abstract：:The existence of a group of psychoses that are symptomatologically and prognostically different from schizophrenia and affective psychotic disorders is supported by clinical and epidemiologic evidence. Although such "atypical" psychoses account for up to 10% of all psychotic disorders, their aetiology, pathophysiology...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Jablensky A

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement approaches for male and female sexual dysfunction have proliferated in recent years, spurred in large part by the development of new treatments for male and female dysfunction. In the past, physiologic measures of penile tumescence and rigidity in males, and vaginal blood flow in females, played an importa...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Rosen RC

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review the literature from the last year examining the benefits of cholinesterase inhibitors in the treatment of behavioral disturbance in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias. Previous review has indicated that cholinesterase inhibitors have psychotropic properties. We found more evidence to suppo...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Daly EJ,Falk WE,Brown P

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twin studies have established that there are substantial genetic influences on alcoholism (0.5-0.6) in both men and women. Our knowledge of behaviors predisposing to alcoholism, including anxiety and impulsivity, is advancing rapidly through animal and human studies. Although alcoholism is often comorbid with other su...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Enoch MA,Goldman D

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the association between trauma and personality disorders, particularly borderline personality disorder (BPD), has been well established, the etiologic role of trauma in the development of personality disorders has been a topic of debate. Numerous mediation models have been put forth to explain how trauma can ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Yen S,Shea MT

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bipolar disorder is marked by frequent recurrences, a course from childhood or early adulthood until death, marked increased rates of suicide, and substantial functional morbidity. Maintenance treatment is generally recommended to reduce the ravages of the illness. This article reviews the evidence that lithium, dival...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Bowden CL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychotic symptoms are common in both the manic and depressive phases of bipolar disorder. More than half of patients with bipolar disorder will experience psychotic symptoms in their lifetime. Grandiose delusions are the most common type of psychotic symptom, but any kind of psychotic symptom, including thought disor...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Dunayevich E,Keck PE Jr

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following article discusses research trends in childhood and adolescent social phobia during the past year. Of particular importance are findings regarding prevalence rates, cognitive variables and social skills deficits, temperamental influences, and the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Rec...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Chavira DA,Stein MB

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual functioning often suffers during depression, although depressed people continue to value sex. Many popular antidepressants further impair sexual functioning, with highly serotonergic agents affecting orgasm and libido prominently. This paper addresses clinical assessment of sexual side effects from antidepressa...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Gelenberg AJ,Delgado P,Nurnberg HG

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research consistently indicates that in animals and adults, reduced central serotonergic (5-HT) function is associated with increased aggression. This relationship has been elucidated via cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolite levels, hormonal responses to pharmacologic challenge using serotonergic probes, platelet ...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Mitsis EM,Halperin JM,Newcorn JH

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is consistent evidence that major depression is familial and population-based twin studies as well as hospital register-based twin studies find substantial heritability. However, there is also a large proportion of variation in liability left to be explained by nongenetic factors. Although there seems little dou...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Malhi GS,Moore J,McGuffin P

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of studies have examined both the epidemiology and neuropsychiatric manifestations of dementia among older adults. However, there is a relative dearth of studies focusing on ethnic minority elders in the United States. This article reviews the existing empiric literature in the area of ethnicity and dem...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Harwood DG,Ownby RL

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers have estimated the cost of treating substance abuse and its effects on medical care and social service expenses, but have rarely used the methods developed to evaluate medical care interventions. When outcomes are expressed as quality-adjusted life years, substance abuse treatment may be compared with othe...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Barnett PG

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethical issues in the field of schizophrenia research have become a focus of intense debate in the past year. The publication of the final report of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) coupled with recent media reports have catapulted these issues into international view. Major questions have been raised...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Zipursky RB

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a clinically distinct disorder that is under-recognized. A primary focus of recent research has been to delineate neuropsychiatric features that best discriminate FTD from other dementias, and to identify test instruments that elicit differentiating characteristics most effectively. Ad...

journal_title：Current psychiatry reports

authors： Snowden JS,Neary D

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00