A review of evidence-based early intervention for behavioural problems in children with autism spectrum disorder: the core components of effective programs, child-focused interventions and comprehensive treatment models.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Poor psychosocial functioning in schizophrenia can be conceptualized as an early indicator of chronic neurodevelopmental illness. Alternatively, impaired psychosocial functioning could be the result of social and environmental factors associated with the onset of psychotic illness. We review recent ev...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Lin A,Wood SJ,Yung AR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Clinical registries, routinely collected administrative data and electronic medical records (EMRs) provide new opportunities to investigate medication safety and effectiveness. This review outlines the strengths and limitations of these data, and highlights recent research related to safe and effectiv...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Ilomäki J,Lai EC,Bell JS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article aims to review and summarize the recent literature investigating the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and terrorism. A particular focus is given to the studies related to the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, DC on 11 September 2001. The review aims to p...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Laugharne J,Janca A,Widiger T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The development of acute and posttraumatic stress symptoms after a traumatic event is common and often leads to personal distress, functional impairment, and economic consequences in trauma victims and their loved ones. Hence, the prevention of acute and chronic posttraumatic stress is an important pu...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Agorastos A,Marmar CR,Otte C

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Mental disorders are mainly characterized via symptom assessment. Symptoms are state-like macroscopic anomalies of behaviour, experience, and expression that are deemed relevant for diagnostic purposes. An alternative approach is based on the concept of endophenotypes, which are physiological or behav...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Stanghellini G,Rossi R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Behavioral medicine is a vast field with an ever-increasing knowledge base. We review important findings over the last 18 months. RECENT FINDINGS:We organized advances in behavioral medicine into four main topic areas: the doctor and patient, health-related behavior, integration of behavioral medicin...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Feldman MD,Berkowitz SA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. However, 20-30% of patients undergoing bariatric surgery experience premature weight stabilization or weight regain postoperatively. We report on the recent literature of predictors of weight loss and the efficacy of cognitive behav...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Paul L,van der Heiden C,Hoek HW

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent policy and legislative developments confirm the right to advocacy for people experiencing mental health problems. Provision of mental health advocacy for black and minority ethnic communities is particularly identified as a key objective for Primary Care Trusts. This review considers the implic...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Newbigging K,McKeown M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A shift in accepted practice regarding sharing research led one editor to discuss adopting a legal rather than a moral stance to enforce ethical standards. Familiar ethical concerns regarding consent and balancing individual rights against those of others are considered, alongside lacunae in the field, by drawing on v...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Clegg J

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this article is to review the most relevant conceptual models of borderline personality disorder (BPD), with a focus on recent developments in this area. RECENT FINDINGS:Several conceptual models have been proposed with the aim of better understanding BPD: the borderline personality or...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： D'Agostino A,Rossi Monti M,Starcevic V

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We reviewed the recent literature on prevalence rates, and application of evidence-based treatments for eating disorders among Hispanics/Latinos residing in the United States. RECENT FINDINGS:Lifetime prevalence rates of anorexia nervosa are lower among Hispanic/Latinos than non-Hispanic Whites. Ther...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Perez M,Ohrt TK,Hoek HW

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize research into public policy affecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, published in 2009 and early 2010. RECENT FINDINGS:There is a growing body of international policy relating to intellectual disability, usually expressed as general moral objectives. However, th...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Cumella SJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Including the psychopathic specifier within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition alternative model of personality disorder (AMPD) trait conceptualization of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) represents a significant development in the history of the conceptualiz...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Dunne AL

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Alcohol dependence is a complex disorder with a well documented highly hereditary nature. This article reviews the recent advances in our understanding of the direct and indirect genetic influences on alcohol use and dependence. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent findings can be summarized as follows: (a) twin s...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Higuchi S,Matsushita S,Kashima H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Since the first description of the foetal damage of alcohol in 1967, numerous studies have outlined different aspects of neurodevelopmental dysfunction, adversely affecting the lives of children worldwide. Although the cause of the syndrome is sorted out, the pathogenesis of brain damage is far from b...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Koren G,Zelner I,Nash K,Koren G

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Multiple lines of evidence support the conceptualization of bipolar disorder as a disorder of circadian rhythms. Considering bipolar disorder in the framework of circadian disturbances also helps understand the clinical phenomenology pointing toward a multisystemic involvement. RECENT FINDINGS:Patien...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Soreca I

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Considerable progress has been made in the neurobiological understanding of expectations in physiological and pathological processes. This article is aimed at presenting an overview of the role of expectations in producing health-related effects. We selected recent laboratory and clinical studies in t...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Colloca L,Miller FG

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often presents with comorbid substance use disorders (SUD). Due to similarities in key symptoms of both disorders and suboptimal efficacy of the available treatments, clinicians are faced with difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of these pati...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： van der Burg D,Crunelle CL,Matthys F,van den Brink W

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Depression is a complex and burdensome condition; it often leads to personal, societal and economic costs. Despite advances in treatments, its management over time remains a challenge; many treated for depression do not achieve full recovery or remain well for long. Novel ways to monitor patients are ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Frank E,Pong J,Asher Y,Soares CN

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Women are more impacted by Alzheimer's disease than men - they are at significantly greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, and recent research shows that they also appear to suffer a greater cognitive deterioration than men at the same disease stage. The purpose of this article is to review r...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Laws KR,Irvine K,Gale TM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Economic evaluation is becoming more and more important as a means to assist policy makers in choosing the best intervention or treatment against a pervasive scarcity of resources relative to the demands. Health service provision and the practice of geriatric psychiatry are closely associated with cos...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Suh GH,Han C

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Over 70 million people worldwide, including those with neurodegenerative disease (NDD), have been diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to date. We review outcomes in patients with NDD and COVID-19 and discuss the hypothesis that due to putative commonalities of neuropathogenesis, COVID-1...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： McAlpine LS,Fesharaki-Zadeh A,Spudich S

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To consider comorbidity across multiple classes of disorders in data derived from recent large-scale community surveys. RECENT FINDINGS:There has been substantial recent progress in our understanding of patterns and implications of comorbidity of mental disorders. There is now converging evidence on ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Merikangas KR,Kalaydjian A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Alcohol is widely available and one of the most commonly used psychoactive substances. This review examined the recent literature for empirical research addressing the cause, prevalence and treatment of alcohol-related problems in adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities. RECENT FINDINGS...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Barrett N,Paschos D

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review evidence on the validity and utility of recent approaches to subtyping late-life mild cognitive impairment. RECENT FINDINGS:There is growing evidence that amnestic mild cognitive impairment is associated with biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease, while nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment ma...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Hughes TF,Snitz BE,Ganguli M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this study is to provide a review of articles published between July 2007 and August 2008 on the current use and rationale of benzodiazepines in anxiety disorders. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent review articles confirm selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors as first-choice drugs for treating anxi...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Cloos JM,Ferreira V

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Compelling evidence suggests that a small group of men who develop schizophrenia display a stable pattern of antisocial behaviour from childhood onwards, causing considerable suffering to victims and to themselves and imposing a significant financial burden on society. We reviewed the literature on th...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Naudts K,Hodgins S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) do not usually offer a sex-specific approach for the management of schizophrenia. With this narrative review, we aim to give an integrated and synthesized overview of the current state of knowledge regarding sex-specific aspects in schizophrenia and how this topic m...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Fernando P,Sommer IEC,Hasan A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article summarizes major results in the field of epidemiology and characteristics of stalking, as published in literature between 2003 and October 2005. RECENT FINDINGS:Although stalking had been only recently conceptualized, it soon became evident that it represents a significant social and med...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Dressing H,Kuehner C,Gass P

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronological age is a crude measure and may not be the best indicator of the ageing process. Establishing valid and reliable biomarkers to understand the true effect of ageing is of great interest. We provide an overview of biological and psychological characteristics that change with age and can pot...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Foo H,Mather KA,Thalamuthu A,Sachdev PS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00