The importance of faith-based mental healthcare in African urbanized sites.

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:Failing adult neurogenesis is increasingly considered a factor in the pathogenesis and course of psychiatric disorders. The level of evidence in favor of such hypotheses varies, but disturbed cellular plasticity in the hippocampus may be a common aspect of several neuropsychiatric diseases. RECENT FI...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Kempermann G,Krebs J,Fabel K

更新日期：2008-05-01 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 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:The present article reviews the increasing literature on comorbidity, treatment and use of health service resources for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability from January 2006 to January 2007. RECENT FINDINGS:Children and adolescents with autism spectrum ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： McCarthy J

更新日期：2007-09-01 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: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: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: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: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:The overview focuses on publications relating to the history of social psychiatry and the mental health movement, respectively. RECENT FINDINGS:The selected works show fundamental developments within psychiatry, which can be conceived in the broadest sense as sociomedical in nature. Main emphases are...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Haack K,Kumbier E

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：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: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:This work reviews recent research regarding treatment of fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. The phenotype includes anxiety linked to sensory hyperarousal, hyperactivity, and attentional problems consistent with attention d...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Hagerman RJ,Polussa J

更新日期：2015-03-01 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: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: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: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: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:There has been increased interest in the relationship between religion and spirituality and mental health in recent years. This article reviews recent research into the capacity of religion and spirituality to benefit or harm the mental health of believers. We also examine the implications this may ha...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Weber SR,Pargament KI

更新日期：2014-09-01 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: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:The issue of workplace bullying has become an area of research interest in the last 3 decades. Much of the extant literature is published in the business management journals. This is problematic as the targets of workplace bullying may need psychiatric treatment; as a discipline, therefore psychiatris...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Kemp V

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:India has experienced rapid urbanization in the last few decades. This review focuses on recent research related to the effects of urbanization on mental health with a specific focus on various population groups in urban India. RECENT FINDINGS:With a specific focus on recent research undertaken among...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Chandra PS,Shiva L,Nanjundaswamy MH

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pain is a near-universal experience and research suggests that chronic pain, defined as pain lasting longer than 3 months, affects around 20% of the general population. However, there is relatively little awareness of the problem of pain amongst people with an intellectual disability. RECENT FINDINGS...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： McGuire BE,Kennedy S

更新日期：2013-05-01 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: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: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: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