The many ages of man: diverse approaches to assessing ageing-related biological and psychological measures and their relationship to chronological age.

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:Psychiatric neuroimaging has made a dramatic impact on the understanding of the brain in mental illness in a relatively brief period of time and continues to be evolving in terms of methodology, analysis and utilization of the combination of techniques. Given the level of sophistication of the techniq...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Fusar-Poli P,Broome MR

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:With increasing awareness of potential differences of autism presentation in nonmale versus male individuals, this review summarizes the rapidly evolving literature on sex and gender impacts on autism across nosology, behavioural presentation, developmental change and contextual recognition biases. R...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Lai MC,Szatmari P

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Quality of life (QoL) has become an important clinical and research outcome in clinical drug and alcohol studies. Yet, further advancement in this field is hindered by the lack of a consensual definition of QoL in that often investigators use the constructs of health status and QoL interchangeably. Th...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Zubaran C,Foresti K

更新日期：2009-05-01 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: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:Third-wave cognitive-behaviour therapies such as dialectical behaviour therapy have demonstrated effectiveness in the treatment of personality disorders, which are considered difficult to treat. These therapies typically incorporate some component of mindfulness practice. The current study examines cu...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Sng AA,Janca A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Attempts to remediate the cognitive difficulties of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia have shown efficacy; however, existing treatment studies display huge variation, frustrating efforts to determine how best to apply this treatment tool. This review summarizes findings of induced cognitive cha...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Wykes T,Huddy V

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To raise awareness of and inform evidence-based practice regarding medical and behavioral interventions for antipsychotic medication-induced metabolic abnormalities. RECENT FINDINGS:The current literature indicates that individuals with severe and persistent mental illness have significantly worse he...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Amiel JM,Mangurian CV,Ganguli R,Newcomer JW

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Delirium remains one of the most common complicating diagnoses in ailing elderly patients and a leading cause of morbidity, decreased quality of life, prolonged hospital stay, institutionalization and mortality. Despite its clinical importance and health-related costs, it often remains unrecognized or...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Moraga AV,Rodriguez-Pascual C

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar disorder are severe mental disorders, both placing a significant burden on individuals' wellbeing and global health generally. The complex interaction of multiple mechanisms, underlying these disorders, still needs further elucidation. Increased activation of components...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Genedi M,Janmaat IE,Haarman BBCM,Sommer IEC

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Overview on integrated care trials focusing on effectiveness and efficiency published from 2011 to 2013. RECENT FINDINGS:Eight randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 21 non-RCT studies were published from 2011 to 2013. Studies differed in several methodological aspects such as study population, psyc...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Schöttle D,Karow A,Schimmelmann BG,Lambert M

更新日期：2013-07-01 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:Specific phobias are prevalent and often disabling anxiety disorders. The present review examines relevant investigations that have been published during the last 2 years on major aspects of this group of disorders. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies have come mainly from epidemiology, brain imagery and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Pull CB

更新日期：2008-01-01 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: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: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:This review highlights the epidemiologic research on club drug use in the past year, with a focus on clinical epidemiology, social epidemiology, new methodological approaches, and alternative explanations for drug use behaviors. RECENT FINDINGS:Although 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) o...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Leung KS,Cottler LB

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review examines progress being made in the treatment of cocaine abuse and dependence, with a particular focus on pharmacotherapies. Medications with apparently very different mechanisms of action have been reported to reduce cocaine use in controlled clinical trials in outpatient settings. This r...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Vocci FJ,Elkashef A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Behavioral medicine is an interdisciplinary field, integrating research from a variety of disciplines. This review focuses on recent advances and developments in behavioral medicine. RECENT FINDINGS:Stress, as well as having a role in the etiology and maintenance of somatic disease and somatoform dis...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Nater UM,Gaab J,Rief W,Ehlert U

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review outlines the positive and negative aspects of DNA testing and provides an account of the issues particularly relevant to schizophrenia. RECENT FINDINGS:Modern technology has changed the field of medicine so rapidly that patients and their families have become much more independent in thei...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： DeLisi LE

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this article is to critically review the current literature on treatment-refractory schizophrenia with an emphasis on emergent themes and key findings. RECENT FINDINGS:New information continues to emerge on the impact of each second-generation antipsychotic on the treatment-refractory pati...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Buckley PF,Shendarkar N

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Health disparities are evident between people with intellectual disabilities and the general population. Despite the potential of indicators for measuring disparities and planning interventions to address inequalities- currently a priority health policy target- few studies have mapped the physical or ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Walsh PN

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

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:The present review compares and contrasts the diagnostic entities and taxonomy of substance use and addictive disorders in the beta draft of the Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 11), which was released in November 2016, and the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Saunders JB

更新日期：2017-07-01 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:To explores the potential role of psychological treatments for older people who are affected by chronic pain. RECENT FINDINGS:It is now widely recognized that chronic pain is a highly prevalent health problem among older people, and guidelines have evolved to assist with the assessment and management...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： McGuire BE,Nicholas MK,Asghari A,Wood BM,Main CJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Neuroimaging research in psychiatry has been increasing exponentially in recent years, yet many psychiatrists are relatively unfamiliar with this field. This article summarizes the findings of the most relevant research articles on the neuroimaging of somatoform, conversive, and dissociative disorders...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： García-Campayo J,Fayed N,Serrano-Blanco A,Roca M

更新日期：2009-03-01 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: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