abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of the present review was threefold: to address the current state of Animal-Assisted Interactions (AAI) within the military; to summarize recent literature (within the past three years) in the field of AAI; and to discuss trends in AAI research since 2014. RECENT FINDINGS:With regard to A...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Rumayor CB,Thrasher AM

更新日期：2017-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Sex differences in the epidemiology and clinical presentation of trauma-related psychopathology have long been documented. Multiple underlying mechanisms have been examined, both psychosocial and biological. Among the most promising biological mechanisms are neural substrates of trauma-related psychop...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Helpman L,Zhu X,Suarez-Jimenez B,Lazarov A,Monk C,Neria Y

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There are frequent and diverse psychosocial issues that afflict patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) across the illness trajectory, prompting a focus on clinical interventions to prevent and mitigate psychosocial distress. We sought to characterize current understanding on the cause, effects, and ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Smith JD,Shuman AG,Riba MB

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to systematically review recent publications (01/2014-03/2017) with longitudinal designs allowing for the assessment of the prospective risk of insomnia on new onset mental illness in key conditions: anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders, and suic...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Pigeon WR,Bishop TM,Krueger KM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this paper are to provide an overview of the state of the science of sleep in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), present hypotheses for the high prevalence of insomnia in children with ASD, and present a practice pathway for promoting optimal sleep. Approximately two thirds of children with ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Souders MC,Zavodny S,Eriksen W,Sinko R,Connell J,Kerns C,Schaaf R,Pinto-Martin J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this study was to review the literature on perinatal intimate partner violence, focusing on recent knowledge to guide mental health professionals on the best approaches to identify and treat women exposed to perinatal intimate partner violence. RECENT FINDINGS:Risk factors have been br...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Stewart DE,Vigod SN,MacMillan HL,Chandra PS,Han A,Rondon MB,MacGregor JCD,Riazantseva E

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and substance use disorders (SUDs) may have common etiologies. ADHD is more prevalent in patients with substance use disorders, and this pattern is consistent across different substances of abuse. Individuals with SUDs and ADHD exhibit significant variations in their cli...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Luo SX,Levin FR

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several international guidelines indicate stimulants, including methylphenidate (MPH), amphetamines and derivatives, modafinil, and armodafinil among the second-third-line choices for bipolar depression. Efficacy of stimulants has been also reported for the management of residual depressive symptoms such as fatigue an...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Perugi G,Vannucchi G,Bedani F,Favaretto E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a renewed interest in better conceptualizing trajectories of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from childhood to adulthood, driven by an increased recognition of long-term impairment and potential persistence beyond childhood and adolescence. This review addresses the following major issues rele...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Caye A,Swanson J,Thapar A,Sibley M,Arseneault L,Hechtman L,Arnold LE,Niclasen J,Moffitt T,Rohde LA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicidal behavior and its prevention constitute a major public health issue. Etiology of suicidal behavior is multifactorial. Whereas current research is mostly focused on clinical and biological risk factors, the sociodemographic risk factors for suicidal behavior, first highlighted by Durkheim, have received less at...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Conejero I,Lopez-Castroman J,Giner L,Baca-Garcia E

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insomnia is related to an increased risk of eating disorders, while eating disorders are related to more disrupted sleep. Insomnia is also linked to poorer treatment outcomes for eating disorders. However, over the last decade, studies examining sleep and eating disorders have relied on surveys, with no objective meas...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Allison KC,Spaeth A,Hopkins CM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past three decades, there has been an exponential increase in the worldwide availability of Internet access and devices that are able to access online materials. This literature review investigated whether increased accessibility of Internet child pornography (CP) increases the risk of in-person child sexual ex...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Ly T,Murphy L,Fedoroff JP

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric illness which is experienced by about 1 % of individuals worldwide and has a debilitating impact on perception, cognition, and social function. Over the years, several models/hypotheses have been developed which link schizophrenia to dysregulations of the dopamine, glutamate, and...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Egbujo CN,Sinclair D,Hahn CG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The perinatal period introduces a myriad of changes. One important but often overlooked change is an increased reporting of sleep disturbance. Although casually regarded as a consequence of pregnancy or postpartum, there is emerging evidence implicating significant sleep disturbance, characterized by insomnia symptoms...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Okun ML

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Empathy is an important psychological process that facilitates human communication and interaction. Enhancement of empathy has profound significance in a range of applications. In this paper, we review emerging directions of research on computational analysis of empathy expression and perception as well as empathic in...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Xiao B,Imel ZE,Georgiou P,Atkins DC,Narayanan SS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present review examines the moderating role of ideology on the effects of war, armed conflict, and terrorism on youth. Ideology is an important factor given the central role played by religio-political ideology and nationalism in present-day conflicts. Ideologies or worldviews represent cognitive frameworks that i...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Slone M,Shur L,Gilady A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies published between the beginning of 2013 and May 2015 on the neuropsychological functioning of patients with anorexia nervosa compared with healthy participants framed in the context of the Research Domain Criteria matrix identifies evidence for functional differences in three domains: Negative Valance Systems-...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Reville MC,O'Connor L,Frampton I

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis has increased dramatically in recent years, in part because of concerns related to the growing availability of cannabis and potential risks to health and human functioning. There now exists a plethora of scientific articles addressing this issue, but few ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Ksir C,Hart CL

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social media tools such as blogs, microblogs, social networking sites, podcasts, and video-sharing sites are now ubiquitous. These tools enable instantaneous interactions with a global community of individuals, including medical professionals, learners, and patients. An understanding of social media tools and how they...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Peters ME,Uible E,Chisolm MS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of gonadal hormone-related influences on human brain anatomy, function, and chemistry is scarce. The present review scrutinized organizational and functional neuroimaging correlates of the menstrual cycle and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Supportive evidence of cyclic short-term structural and func...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Comasco E,Sundström-Poromaa I

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insomnia is one of the most common complaints of US armed service members. Diagnosis and treatment of insomnia in active duty and veteran populations are often complicated by comorbid disorders experienced by military personnel, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Cognitive ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Capaldi VF 2nd,Kim JR,Grillakis AA,Taylor MR,York CM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) includes in its research appendix a potential new diagnosis-Internet gaming disorder. This article outlines the debate surrounding non-substance addictions and the rationale for including this condition in the "Conditions for Furth...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Petry NM,Rehbein F,Ko CH,O'Brien CP

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anxiety disorders are frequently encountered in the elderly, but they are largely undetected and untreated. Epidemiological studies indicate a prevalence ranging from 1.2 to 15 %. With the exception of generalized anxiety disorder and agoraphobia, which can often start in late life, most anxiety disorders in older pat...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Andreescu C,Varon D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this paper was to critically evaluate the literature on children coping with mass trauma published between the years 2011 and 2014 and to emphasize interesting and important findings with the aim of proposing a new comprehensive model for better understanding the process of coping with these events in this...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Braun-Lewensohn O

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Food addiction" is an emerging area, and behavioral and biological overlaps have been observed between eating and addictive disorders. Potential misconceptions about applying an addiction framework to problematic eating behavior may inhibit scientific progress. Critiques of "food addiction" that focus on descriptive ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Schulte EM,Joyner MA,Potenza MN,Grilo CM,Gearhardt AN

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The co-occurrence of substance use disorders (SUDs) and anxiety disorders has been now well established. This association is frequent and can be explained by three models: the shared vulnerability factors model, the self-medication model, and the substance-induced model. General population epidemiological studies prov...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Vorspan F,Mehtelli W,Dupuy G,Bloch V,Lépine JP

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bipolar disorder (BD) is a complex disorder with a range of presentations. BD is defined by the presentation of symptoms of mania or depression, with classification dependent on patient/family reports and behavioural observations. Recent work has investigated the biological underpinnings of BD, highlighting the role p...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Anderson G,Maes M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is common but mostly not supported by evidence from high-quality research. This review summarises the current evidence up to August 2014 and also aims to identify research trends in terms of ongoing randomised controlled trials (RCTs) as well as res...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Stoffers JM,Lieb K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last several years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of publications reporting on Internet interventions for mental health and addictions. This paper provides a summary of the recent research on Internet interventions for the most common mental health and addictions concerns-depression, anx...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Cunningham JA,Gulliver A,Farrer L,Bennett K,Carron-Arthur B

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An "Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders" was published in Sect. III of DSM-5, while the identical categories and criteria from DSM-IV for the personality disorders (PDs) are in Sect. II. Given strong shifts from categorical diagnoses toward dimensional representations in psychiatry, how did the PDs end u...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Skodol AE

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review provides clinicians and individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) with an overview of evidence-based skills shown to be effective in BD and amenable to self-management including psychoeducation; monitoring moods, medications, and social function; sleep hygiene; setting goals and relapse plans; and healthy lif...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Janney CA,Bauer MS,Kilbourne AM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychological trauma can have devastating consequences on emotion regulatory capacities and lead to dissociative processes that provide subjective detachment from overwhelming emotional experience during and in the aftermath of trauma. Dissociation is a complex phenomenon that comprises a host of symptoms and factors,...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Vermetten E,Spiegel D

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews recent evidence on the value of phallometric (i.e., erectile) measures of sex offenders plus earlier crucial papers. Distinctions are made between types of measuring devices with the volumetric instrument appearing to be the most sensitive. Considering the meaning of responses it is concluded that a...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Marshall WL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The comorbidity of pain and depression has been well established in the literature and is associated with a greater burden to the individual and society than either condition alone. The relationship between pain and depression is quite complex and multiple factors must be considered when trying to disentangle the pain...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Goesling J,Clauw DJ,Hassett AL

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent publication focused on biomarkers of future suicidal behaviors identifies several genes expressed in high-risk states among four samples. We discuss the implications of this study as well as the current state of research regarding biomarkers of suicidal behavior. ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Blasco-Fontecilla H,Lopez-Castroman J,Giner L,Baca-Garcia E,Oquendo MA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few treatments for eating disorders have established a base of empirical support, and those that have are still limited by high dropout rates and low abstinence rates. Thus, there is a critical need for innovative eating disorder treatments to fill this gap. The past decade has seen a surge in the development of novel...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Berg KC,Wonderlich SA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Descriptions of mental illness exist throughout recorded history. However, until the mid-twentieth century, there was no standard nosology or diagnostic standard for mental disorders. This limited understanding of these disorders and development of better treatments. As conditions such as dementia praecox and schizoph...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Bhati MT

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eating disorders anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are severe psychiatric disorders with high mortality. Our knowledge about the neurobiology of eating disorders is very limited, and the question remains whether alterations in brain structure or function in eating disorders are state related, remnants...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Frank GK

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depressive disorders are among the most common ailments affecting humankind and some of the world's leading causes of medical disability. Despite being common, disabling and a major public health problem, the etiology of depression is unknown. Indeed, investigators have suggested that the causes of depression are mult...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Strakowski SM,Adler CM,Delbello MP

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bipolar depression is considered the most difficult-to-treat phase of bipolar disorder, in relation to its pervasiveness and efficacy and/or tolerability limitations of available treatments. Indeed, most mood stabilizers and atypical antipsychotics are not as effective in ameliorating depressive compared with manic sy...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Dell'Osso B,Ketter TA,Cremaschi L,Spagnolin G,Altamura AC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00