Recent neuro-imaging findings with respect to conduct disorder, callous-unemotional traits and psychopathy.

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: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: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: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:The government is recognizing the need to deal with the growing numbers of antisocial young people through investing in early preventive parenting support. It is important that the services provided are evidence-based and delivered effectively. This review briefly discusses the contribution of parenti...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Hutchings J,Lane E

更新日期：2005-07-01 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: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: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:Schizophrenia occurs in ∼25% of individuals with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS), the strongest known molecular genetic risk factor for schizophrenia. This review highlights recent literature in 22q11.2DS as it pertains to psychosis and schizophrenia. RECENT FINDINGS:Advances in noninvasive pre...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Van L,Boot E,Bassett AS

更新日期：2017-05-01 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:The perinatal period introduces a myriad of changes. One important but often overlooked change is the increased risk for sleep disturbance. Although casually regarded as a consequence of pregnancy or postpartum, there is emerging evidence to suggest that women with significant sleep disturbance, chara...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Okun ML

更新日期：2015-11-01 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:The aim of this review is to describe the considerable advances in consolidating the empirical evidence on several key topics in the genetics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, namely the quantitative genetic studies of the nature of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its comorbidi...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Martin N,McDougall M,Hay DA

更新日期：2008-07-01 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: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: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: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:Recent advances in neuroimaging methods have provided new ways of unravelling the complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors that influence functional brain development in the critical first years of life. This has allowed new insights into the effects that early adverse experience ca...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Tomalski P,Johnson MH

更新日期：2010-05-01 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 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:Depression is a common and disabling disorder that affects people of all ages and 10% of those older than 65 years. Current strategies to decrease the personal and societal burden of depression in older age rely on the management of people with depression or of those at risk, but benefits have been li...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Almeida OP

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The International Classification of Diseases, 11th Edition (ICD-11) classifies personality disturbance according to levels of severity. This article reviews the literature on levels of personality functioning in relation to clinical management and treatment, and proposes how these findings apply to th...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Bach B,Simonsen S

更新日期：2021-01-01 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:This review summarizes recent progress in the diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome, with a focus on dietary and microbiota aspects. RECENT FINDINGS:From a pathophysiological point of view, IBS is a multifactorial condition with both peripheral (transit) as central (visceral hypersensi...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Van den Houte K,Colomier E,Schol J,Carbone F,Tack J

更新日期：2020-09-01 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: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:This review covers the epidemiological research from developing countries to identify the scope of research in the various aspects of epidemiology and the strengths of research. The period covered is June 2004 to June 2005. The literature survey used searches of Medline, key psychiatric journals and p...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Murthy RS,Lakshminarayana R

更新日期：2005-09-01 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

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:This article reviews recent evidence and other earlier relevant articles regarding early intervention studies for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). RECENT FINDINGS:There is a well-established body of empirical evidence for the effectiveness of Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (EIB...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Tonge BJ,Bull K,Brereton A,Wilson R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00