abstract：:The concepts of healthcare reform and population health are shifting the emphasis from traditional, volume-based care to a model in which value, or quality, predominates. High quality care will be increasingly rewarded, with financial consequences for poor performance. This shift will be accelerated by the use of heal...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Baum RA,Epstein JN,Kelleher K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cognitive model of OCD suggests that misinterpreting intrusive thoughts as unacceptable leads to increased anxiety and attempts to suppress or ignore the thoughts through avoidance or compulsive rituals. An insidious negative feedback loop develops as one's attention focuses on these thoughts and in turn the unwan...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Calkins AW,Berman NC,Wilhelm S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraphilia is a set of disorders characterized by abnormal sexual desires. Perhaps most discussed amongst them, pedophilia is a complex interaction of disturbances of the emotional, cognitive and sexual experience. Using new imaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, neural correlates of emotion...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Wiebking C,Northoff G

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human gut harbors a complex community of microbes that profoundly influence many aspects of growth and development, including development of the nervous system. Advances in high-throughput DNA sequencing methods have led to rapidly expanding knowledge about this gut microbiome. Here, we review fundamental emerging...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Mulle JG,Sharp WG,Cubells JF

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In May 2013 the APA will release DSM-5, which will restructure the diagnostic classification for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) into a single category. The proposed changes in DSM-5 aim to better reflect the current state of research by consistently identifying the core features in social/communication and restricti...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Mahjouri S,Lord CE

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children's and adolescent's use of computer games and videogames is becoming highly popular and has increased dramatically over the last decade. There is growing evidence of high prevalence of addiction to computer games and videogames among children, which is causing concern because of its harmful consequences. There...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Weinstein A,Weizman A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for an effective psychopharmacologic strategy in the treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN) has been elusive for decades and has run the gamut from reserpine to typical antipsychotics, to lithium, to tetrahydrocannabinol, to growth hormone, to anticonvulsants, to antidepressants, to atypical antipsychotics. Onl...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Brewerton TD

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By design or by default, primary care providers (PCPs)are frequently the vanguard in the fight against suicide. Recent studies have highlighted programs to improve screening and prevention of suicidality in the medical home, particularly among high-risk patients, such as adolescents, the elderly, and veterans. Increas...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Bostwick JM,Rackley S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stress vulnerability model has proven to be a politically important model for two reasons. It has provided the framework that defines a temporal and dynamic process whereby a person's uniquely determined biopsychosocial vulnerability to schizophrenia symptoms interacts with his or her capacity to manage stress and...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Fleming MP,Martin CR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of an adequate and satisfying level of functioning for the course and outcome of schizophrenia has been increasingly emphasized by researchers in recent years. Employment status is a major component of the patient's functioning and is generally believed to be essential for well-being, satisfaction in li...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Schennach R,Musil R,Möller HJ,Riedel M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress has been identified as a key risk factor for a multitude of human pathologies. However, stress by itself is often not sufficient to induce a disease, as a large contribution comes from an individual's genetic background. Therefore, many stress models have been created to investigate this so-called gene-environm...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Scharf SH,Schmidt MV

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article aimed to systematically review the current literature regarding elevated risk of aggression in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and to review factors that differentiate aggressive from nonaggressive individuals with BPD. It has done so via a systematic review of the literature using Ovid MEDLINE and ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Allen A,Links PS

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bipolar disorder (BD) is one of the most potentially severe mental disorders. Literature data indicate that despite the current available treatments, a large proportion of patients do not achieve complete remission, with consequent residual symptoms and chronic impairment. We carried out a comprehensive review of new ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Sanches M,Soares JC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently available antidepressants are effective in less than two thirds of depressed patients, with even lower remission rates in the context of co-morbid medical illness. A rapidly expanding evidence base suggests that maladaptive inflammatory immune responses may be a common pathophysiology underlying depression, ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Li M,Soczynska JK,Kennedy SH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapse is a highly prevalent phenomenon in addiction. This paper examines the new research on identifying biological factors that contribute to addiction relapse risk. Prospective studies examining relapse risk are reviewed, and clinical, biological, and neural factors that predict relapse risk are identified. Clinic...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Sinha R

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell disease (SCD), the most common genetic hemoglobin disorder, affects more than 70,000 Americans, primarily those of African and Mediterranean descent. SCD, characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia; recurrent, episodic painful episodes; vaso-occlusive complications affecting multiple organ systems; and incr...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Benton TD,Boyd R,Ifeagwu J,Feldtmose E,Smith-Whitley K

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the emergence of new media technologies, television remains the most widely used screen media format. Unfortunately, concerns have arisen about its effects on the health and well-being of children and adolescents. This article reviews television usage trends and television's impact on sleep, attention, and int...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Jolin EM,Weller RA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorexia nervosa is a debilitating illness that affects mostly females and their families. Multiple physiologic disturbances are present and can be life-threatening. Nutritional rehabilitation is the foremost initial treatment goal. Assessment skills include understanding the physiologic, developmental, and psychiatri...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Weaver L,Liebman R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Joint hypermobility (JH) is considered a common benign, hereditary, overlap, connective tissue disorder with a prevalence in the general population of about 10% in European populations and 25% in other ethnic groups. JH shows an association with mitral valve prolapse and fibromyalgia. However, the most significant and...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Garcia-Campayo J,Asso E,Alda M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the DSM-5 Personality Disorders Workgroup offered its proposed revision for borderline personality disorder (BPD) and other personality disorder types ( http://www.dsm5.org ). According to the workgroup, this revision reflects an attempt to address excessive comorbidity among personality disorders, place per...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Trull TJ,Distel MA,Carpenter RW

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric illness with high levels of morbidity and mortality. Despite intensive research during the past several decades, the neurobiological basis and pathophysiology of depressive disorders remain unknown. Genetic factors play important roles in the development of MDD, ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Lohoff FW

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a recent acceleration in the development and testing of programs for computer-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy (CCBT). Programs are now available for treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, and other psychiatric conditions. Technology for delivery of CCBT includes multimedia programs, virtual r...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Spurgeon JA,Wright JH

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine dependence continues to be a significant public health problem in the United States. The number of regular cocaine users has not declined significantly in the United States since 1992. Although counseling remains the treatment of choice for cocaine dependence, many cocaine-dependent patients do not respond com...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Kampman KM

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term paraphrenia refers to a condition characterized by a strong delusional component with preservation of thought and personality. Most affected patients are women. Although a late age at onset (> 60 years) has been proposed in the literature, evidence for this assertion remains debatable. Deterioration of cognit...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Casanova MF

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anticoagulants and psychotropic medications are commonly prescribed together. Thus, the potential for interaction exists. Whereas thrombolytics and heparins are implicated in few pharmacokinetic interactions, warfarin and platelet inhibitors have been implicated in various interactions with psychotropic medications. I...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Bachawati M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance use disorder is a chronic condition of compulsive drug seeking and use that is mediated by stable changes in central reward pathways. Repeated use of abused drugs causes persistent alterations in gene expression responsible for the long-term behavioral and structural changes. Recently, it has been suggested ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： McQuown SC,Wood MA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review provides an overview of the most recent neuroimaging findings in borderline personality disorder. The contributions of the structural and functional imaging studies of the past 3 years are presented to help us better understand this severe psychiatric disorder. There are three domains of functional imaging...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Mauchnik J,Schmahl C

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with bipolar disorder experience twice the cardiovascular mortality expected from general population estimates. The metabolic syndrome is more common in those with bipolar disorder, with a prevalence ratio of 1.6, and includes many traditional cardiovascular risk factors, which may explain much of the elev...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Murray DP,Weiner M,Prabhakar M,Fiedorowicz JG

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by inattention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity in children and adults. Putative environmental risk factors for ADHD include toxin and prenatal smoke exposure, low socioeconomic status, and parental marital instability and disc...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Ficks CA,Waldman ID

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past 20 years have been witness to a growing knowledge base of research highlighting the critical importance of cognition in understanding functional status and outcome in schizophrenia. This work has led to an increased emphasis on identifying and evaluating treatments that enhance cognition in schizophrenia, wit...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Barch DM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) and infantile schizophrenia were initially thought to be the same condition, but distinct differences were described in later research. However, attempts to identify psychosis in individuals with PDDs continue to be challenging and controversial. The two disorders share many si...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Starling J,Dossetor D

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stratification by age at onset has been useful for genetic studies across all of medicine. For the past 20 years, the National Institute of Mental Health has been systematically recruiting patients with onset of schizophrenia before age 13 years. Examination of familial transmission of known candidate risk genes was c...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Addington AM,Rapoport JL

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central characteristics of borderline personality disorder (BPD) are bound to be associated with the development and maintenance of couple dysfunction. Although seven of the nine diagnostic criteria of BPD in the DSM-IV-TR refer directly to interpersonal functioning, very few empiric studies have addressed the exa...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Bouchard S,Sabourin S

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for severe mood disorders. Rarely there can be serious complications, such as postictal agitation, cardiovascular compromise, prolonged seizures, and status epilepticus, all of which are important for the clinician to recognize and treat. Postictal agit...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Cristancho MA,Alici Y,Augoustides JG,O'Reardon JP

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although addiction is a uniquely human phenomenon, some of its pathognomonic features can be modeled at the animal level. Such features include the euphoric "high" produced by acute administration of addictive drugs; the dysphoric "crash" produced by acute withdrawal; drug-seeking and drug-taking behaviors; and relaps...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Gardner EL

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The comorbidity of anxiety disorders with pain has received little research attention even though recent studies show that these disorders are as likely to co-occur with chronic pain conditions as depressive disorder. Comorbid anxiety has implications for the impact and outcome of pain conditions. Even though it may b...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Gureje O

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review addresses the influence of ethnicity on the expression of psychotic symptoms and the implications for evaluating and treating patients of diverse backgrounds. Growing clinical and population research from Europe and the United States supports a dimensional interpretation of psychosis, yet the evidence sugg...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Vega WA,Lewis-Fernández R

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV, the cause of AIDS, has infected more than 65 million people worldwide, including 1 million children. An estimated 39.5 million people are living with HIV. As of 2006, 4.3 million were newly infected, with 2.8 million occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Rates of infection have risen more than 50% in Eastern Europe an...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Benton TD,Ifeagwu JA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its earliest descriptions, schizophrenia has been thought to be clinically heterogeneous. Symptomatic features and subtypes tend to aggregate in families, suggesting that genetic factors contribute to individual differences in illness presentation. Over the past 5 years, evidence from genetic linkage and associa...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Fanous AH,Kendler KS

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) has been shown to be an efficacious evidence-based treatment for major depression in combination with antidepressant medication, as a maintenance treatment in combination with medication, and as monotherapy (with placebo). After reviewing the salient features of IPT that make it a goo...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Miller MD

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00