The status of screening measures for bipolar disorder.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the field of global mental health, an enormous gap between what we know and what we do exists in the delivery of clinical care. Creative and effective strategies that surmount the barriers to provision of mental healthcare are essential to improve the lives of millions affected by mental illness. T...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Rebello TJ,Marques A,Gureje O,Pike KM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent epidemiology, biological and clinical findings correlate high cigarette consumption in patients with schizophrenia, impeding both treatment strategies and the effectiveness of antipsychotics. RECENT FINDINGS:New data suggests that despite world-wide efforts to curb cigarette consumption, smoki...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Sagud M,Mihaljevic Peles A,Pivac N

更新日期：2019-09-01 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:Antipsychotic therapy has been eclipsed by high rates of noncompliance; the problem was attributed to a lack of efficacy and the burden of side effects of neuroleptics. This review sought to examine whether the arrival of second generation (atypical) antipsychotic drugs with low side-effect liability ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Voruganti LP,Baker LK,Awad AG

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The importance of ensuring robust arrangements for young people's transitions from specialist child and adolescent mental health services to specialist mental health services for adults is well documented in the international literature. Nonetheless, according to young people, there remains great vari...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Muñoz-Solomando A,Townley M,Williams R

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Mentally ill homeless persons are among the most neglected or marginalized patient groups. Their needs for mental healthcare are widely unmet. The current economic crisis probably accelerates the social decline and deterioration of physical and mental health in high-risk groups worldwide and increases...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Salize HJ,Werner A,Jacke CO

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Sexuality is an essential part of a healthy life. It can contribute significantly to the physical, psychological and social wellbeing of menopausal women, therefore, to their quality of life. This study is an overview of the most recent findings in the literature retrieved from searches of computerize...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Caruso S,Rapisarda AM,Cianci S

更新日期：2016-11-01 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:Mental disorders take a major toll, economically, socially, and psychologically, on individuals, families, and societies. Prevention provides an important and realistic opportunity to overcome this major health problem. This review outlines a conceptual framework for mental health prevention and effec...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： D'Arcy C,Meng X

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To collect and update published information on the stigma associated with substance abuse in nonclinical samples, which has not been recently reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS:Searching large databases, a total of only 17 articles were published since 1999, with the majority of studies conducted outside the ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Yang LH,Wong LY,Grivel MM,Hasin DS

更新日期：2017-09-01 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:To examine recent philosophical work which impacts on fitting mental content into a satisfactory picture of nature. RECENT FINDINGS:Both reductionist and nonreductionist forms of naturalism about mental content have sustained criticism. SUMMARY:The connection between having a mind and fitting a rati...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Thornton T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the recent literature (over the past 18 months) regarding psychosocial challenges and clinical concerns among adolescent athletes, and to address the advances made in understanding adolescent athletes' coping processes. RECENT FINDINGS:Coping research has moved from identifying discrete str...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Tamminen KA,Holt NL,Crocker PR

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Current issues in consultation-liaison psychiatry, which is now labeled psychosomatic medicine as a formal subspecialty by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS:There is continued interest in how to best manage depression and anxiety in a primary-care setting....

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Wise TN

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review recent neuro-imaging findings with respect to conduct disorder and callous-unemotional traits in childhood and comparable psychopathy in adult-hood that deepen the literature in important ways. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent structural findings particularly bring clarity to the literature. First, t...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Blair RJR,Zhang R

更新日期：2020-01-01 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:In recent years, deficits in emotion regulation have been studied as a putative maintaining factor and promising treatment target in a broad range of mental disorders. This article aims to provide an integrative review of the latest theoretical and empirical developments in this rapidly growing field ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Berking M,Wupperman P

更新日期：2012-03-01 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 article is to investigate psychopathology in order to illuminate the nature of personal identity. RECENT FINDINGS:Predominantly, the authors reviewed here defend a more robust version of the narrative self against Dennett's claim that narrative self is ultimately a useful fiction. Aut...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Hansen J,Maynes J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The present review examines the recent advances in psychological interventions for two major lifestyle disorders in adults namely, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disorders. The review summarizes findings from studies carried out between the years 2015 and 2017. RECENT FINDINGS:The effect...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Sudhir PM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent research suggests that expectations might be a particularly important subgroup of cognitions in major depression. The present study aimed to further specify the role of situation-specific dysfunctional expectations (SDEs) in the development of depressive symptoms. It was hypothesized that the e...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Kube T,Glombiewski JA,Rief W

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Psychotropic medications are commonly prescribed to people with intellectual disability. We reviewed current evidence-based pharmacotherapy options and recent updates to guide clinicians in their medication management plans. RECENT FINDINGS:Antipsychotics, particularly risperidone, appear to be effec...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Ji NY,Findling RL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In many regions of the world, wives of alcohol and drug-using men are at an increased risk for HIV/AIDS because of their husbands' high-risk behaviours. These women also tend to be poor, illiterate and dependent on their husbands. Few interventions are designed exclusively for these women. Furthermore...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Varma DS,Chandra PS,O'Leary CC,Reich W,Cottler LB

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Females experience eating disorders at substantially higher rates than males. Although sociocultural factors have traditionally been thought to underlie this sex disparity, accumulating evidence implicates differential exposure to gonadal hormones early in life. Gonadal hormones also impact within-sex...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Mikhail ME,Culbert KM,Sisk CL,Klump KL

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review aims to summarize data published in the scientific literature and available on official websites on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in Africa. RECENT FINDINGS:There is a paucity of published literature and evidence-based information on prenatal exposure to alcohol in the African co...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Adnams CM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The current review aims to describe and evaluate research on cognitive difficulties associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) published between January 2007 and June 2008. RECENT FINDINGS:The reviewed studies provide additional evidence that negative appraisals and decrements on verbal and...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Moore SA

更新日期：2009-01-01 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:To review the literature on decriminalization of drug use from 2016 to 2017 and suggest the way forward. RECENT FINDINGS:The systematic review of the literature on decriminalization resulted in seven articles that discuss decriminalization as compared with 57 published articles on legalization. Decri...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Vicknasingam B,Narayanan S,Singh D,Chawarski M

更新日期：2018-07-01 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: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