The unique challenges of managing depression in mid-life women.

abstract：:Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), as exemplified by the model of psychotherapy developed and refined over the past 40 years by A.T. Beck and colleagues, is one of the treatments of first choice for ambulatory depressive and anxiety disorders. Over the past several decades, there have been vigorous efforts to adapt CBT...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Thase ME,Kingdon D,Turkington D

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is characterized by positive symptoms, negative symptoms and cognitive impairment. Positive symptoms may be related to excessive dopamine (DA) function, as suggested by the common antidopaminergic properties of antipsychotic medications, which are most effective at treating positive symptoms. Negative sy...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Abi-Dargham A

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components are highly predictive of cardiovascular diseases. The primary aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the prevalence of MetS and its components in people with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Vancampfort D,Stubbs B,Mitchell AJ,De Hert M,Wampers M,Ward PB,Rosenbaum S,Correll CU

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there is no evidence of its success with PTSD patients still under direct threat of terrorist attacks. This study reports the first randomized controlled trial of CBT for PTSD terrorist-affected people. Twe...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Bryant RA,Ekasawin S,Chakrabhand S,Suwanmitri S,Duangchun O,Chantaluckwong T

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine mental disorders and treatment use among bereaved siblings in the general population. Siblings (N=7243) of all deceased children in the population of Manitoba, Canada who died between 1984 and 2009 were matched 1:3 to control siblings (N=21,729) who did not have a sibling die...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Bolton JM,Au W,Chateau D,Walld R,Leslie WD,Enns J,Martens PJ,Katz LY,Logsetty S,Sareen J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the transcultural robustness of a screening instrument for hypomania, the Hypomania Checklist-32, first revised version (HCL-32 R1). It was carried out in 2606 patients from twelve countries in five geographic regions (Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe, South America and East Asia). In addition...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Angst J,Meyer TD,Adolfsson R,Skeppar P,Carta M,Benazzi F,Lu RB,Wu YH,Yang HC,Yuan CM,Morselli P,Brieger P,Katzmann J,Teixeira Leão IA,Del Porto JA,Hupfeld Moreno D,Moreno RA,Soares OT,Vieta E,Gamma A

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatrists would undoubtedly support the notion of promoting such qualities as empathy, sensitivity and caring in the pursuit of good clinical practice. However, cultivating what we may call the "art of psychiatry" is not straightforward, since the qualities that constitute it are elusive. I propose that the means ...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Bloch S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper summarizes the findings for the Latin American and Caribbean countries of the WPA Task Force on Steps, Obstacles and Mistakes to Avoid in the Implementation of Community Mental Health Care. It presents an overview of the provision of mental health services in the region; describes key experiences in Argenti...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Razzouk D,Gregório G,Antunes R,Mari JD

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the construct of dissociation was introduced into psychiatry at the end of the 19th century by Pierre Janet, the term still lacks a coherent conceptualization, which is partially reflected by differences in the classification of dissociative and conversion disorders in ICD-10 and DSM-IV. Given the clinical si...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Spitzer C,Barnow S,Freyberger HJ,Grabe HJ

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies from North America have concluded that supported employment using the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model is effective in helping individuals with severe and persistent mental illness gain competitive employment. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of IPS ...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Heslin M,Howard L,Leese M,McCrone P,Rice C,Jarrett M,Spokes T,Huxley P,Thornicroft G

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disastrous events in the country and the region caused a 13.5% increase in the prevalence of mental and behavioral disorders in Serbia in the last few years, thus making them the second largest public health problem. Due to prolonged adversities, the health system has deteriorated and is facing specific challenges. Ho...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Lecic Tosevski D,Pejovic Milovancevic M,Popovic Deusic S

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although non-adherence is common across all branches of medicine, psychotic disorders pose additional challenges that increase its risk. Despite the importance of non-adherence, clinicians generally spend too little time on assessing and addressing adherence attitudes and behaviors. Importantly, how adherence is measu...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Kane JM,Kishimoto T,Correll CU

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the most up-to-date international legal instrument concerning the rights of persons with disabilities. Such persons are taken to include those with serious mental disorders. According to an authoritative interpretation of a crucial...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Szmukler G

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome and other cardiovascular risk factors are highly prevalent in people with schizophrenia. Patients are at risk for premature mortality and overall have limited access to physical health care. In part these cardio-metabolic risk factors are attributable to unhealthy lifestyle, including poor diet and ...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： DE Hert M,Schreurs V,Vancampfort D,VAN Winkel R

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A timely determination of the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prerequisite for efficient service delivery and prevention. We provide a risk estimate tool allowing a calculation of individuals' PTSD likelihood from early predictors. Members of the International Consortium to Predict PTSD (ICPP) share...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Shalev AY,Gevonden M,Ratanatharathorn A,Laska E,van der Mei WF,Qi W,Lowe S,Lai BS,Bryant RA,Delahanty D,Matsuoka YJ,Olff M,Schnyder U,Seedat S,deRoon-Cassini TA,Kessler RC,Koenen KC,International Consortium to Predict P

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revealed hundreds of genetic loci associated with the vulnerability to major psychiatric disorders, and post-GWAS analyses have shown substantial genetic correlations among these disorders. This evidence supports the existence of a higher-order structure of psychopathology a...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Waldman ID,Poore HE,Luningham JM,Yang J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a substantial body of research reporting evidence of associations between various forms of childhood adversity and psychosis, across the spectrum from experiences to disorder. This has been extended, more recently, to include studies of cumulative effects, of interactions with other factors, of specific effec...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Morgan C,Gayer-Anderson C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance use is a major cause of disability globally. This has been recognized in the recent United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in which treatment coverage for substance use disorders is identified as one of the indicators. There have been no estimates of this treatment coverage cross-nationally, ma...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Degenhardt L,Glantz M,Evans-Lacko S,Sadikova E,Sampson N,Thornicroft G,Aguilar-Gaxiola S,Al-Hamzawi A,Alonso J,Helena Andrade L,Bruffaerts R,Bunting B,Bromet EJ,Miguel Caldas de Almeida J,de Girolamo G,Florescu S,Gureje O

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for psychological therapies for psychosis is increasingly recognised. In recent years, two psychological approaches, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and family interventions (FI), have emerged from among a range of psychological approaches as effective therapies with the strongest evidence base. The theor...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Garety PA

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor insight in schizophrenia is prevalent across cultures and phases of illness. In this review, we examine the recent research on the relationship of insight with behavior, mood and perceived quality of life, on its complex roots, and on the effects of existing and emerging treatments. This research indicates that p...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Lysaker PH,Pattison ML,Leonhardt BL,Phelps S,Vohs JL

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to develop a casemix classification of characteristics of New Zealand mental health services users. Over a six month period, patient information, staff time and service costs were collected from 8 district health boards. This information was analysed seeking the classification of service user characte...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Eagar K,Gaines P,Burgess P,Green J,Bower A,Buckingham B,Mellsop G

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rather large body of literature now exists on the use of telemental health services in the diagnosis and management of various psychiatric conditions. This review aims to provide an up-to-date assessment of telemental health, focusing on four main areas: computerized CBT (cCBT), Internet-based CBT (iCBT), virtual re...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Aboujaoude E,Salame W,Naim L

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antipsychotic drugs such as clozapine and olanzapine are associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, but relatively little is known about the relationship between risk factors for type 2 diabetes established in the general population and type 2 diabetes in people with psychosis. We estimated the prevalence ...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Foley DL,Mackinnon A,Morgan VA,Watts GF,McGrath JJ,Castle DJ,Waterreus A,Galletly CA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uganda has passed through political and bloody civil strife stretching over 40 years. Since 1987 the HIV/AIDS pandemic has compounded the problems of the country. The present paper describes some initiatives to develop mental health services in one district of the country. A bottom-up approach in the district resulted...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Ovuga E,Boardman J,Wasserman D

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A meta-analysis was conducted to explore the risk for cardio-metabolic abnormalities in drug naïve, first-episode and multi-episode patients with schizophrenia and age- and gender- or cohort-matched general population controls. Our literature search generated 203 relevant studies, of which 136 were included. The final...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Vancampfort D,Wampers M,Mitchell AJ,Correll CU,De Herdt A,Probst M,De Hert M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although enormous progress has been made in the treatment of schizophrenia, and the use of existing pharmacologic agents can have a dramatic effect on the short- and long-term management of the disorder, enormous challenges and unmet needs continue to exist. Despite the introduction of a second generation of antipsych...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Kane JM,Malhotra A

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reporting of child sexual abuse (CSA) and physician-patient sexual relationships (PPSR) are currently the focus of professional, legal and media attention in several countries. This paper briefly reviews mental health policies on these issues and reports on a WPA survey of them. While the WPA Madrid Declaration pe...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Stewart DE,Venos E,Ashraf IJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an enormous gap between the burden of mental disorders and mental health resources in low- and middle-income countries. The Mental Health: Global Action Programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) envisions an active role for research in the multidimensional efforts required to change the current mental ...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Saxena S,Sharan P,Saraceno B

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent and disabling condition, and many patients do not respond to available treatments. Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) is a new technology allowing non-surgical stimulation of relatively deep brain areas. This is the first double-blind randomized controlled mult...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Levkovitz Y,Isserles M,Padberg F,Lisanby SH,Bystritsky A,Xia G,Tendler A,Daskalakis ZJ,Winston JL,Dannon P,Hafez HM,Reti IM,Morales OG,Schlaepfer TE,Hollander E,Berman JA,Husain MM,Sofer U,Stein A,Adler S,Deutsch

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most psychotherapies for depression have been developed in high-income Western countries of North America, Europe and Australia. A growing number of randomized trials have examined the effects of these treatments in non-Western countries. We conducted a meta-analysis of these studies to examine whether these psychothe...

journal_title：World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

authors： Cuijpers P,Karyotaki E,Reijnders M,Purgato M,Barbui C

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00