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:Public health concern regarding the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants among youth has generated the need for increased understanding of diversion, which is the illegal sharing and selling of prescription drugs. Although our understanding of nonmedical use of stimulants has increased, the same ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Lasopa SO,Striley CW,Cottler LB

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We review the recent literature on the comparative efficacy/effectiveness of antipsychotic long-acting injections (LAIs) vs. oral antipsychotics. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), mirror-image studies and cohort studies are reviewed, and the strength and weaknesses of each design discussed. RECENT...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Haddad PM,Kishimoto T,Correll CU,Kane JM

更新日期：2015-05-01 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:To provide an update of the recent studies on the olfactory function in Alzheimer's disease, with a focus on the olfactory identification function. RECENT FINDINGS:The studies reviewed here confirm previous reports on the poor olfactory function in Alzheimer's disease compared to health normal contro...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Velayudhan L

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Social cognition refers broadly to the way in which we process social information, and is a critical predictor of social competency. This article provides an overview of some of the assessment approaches that have been developed to assess this construct. RECENT FINDINGS:A variety of well validated as...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Henry JD,Cowan DG,Lee T,Sachdev PS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Screening measures for bipolar disorder are positioned as playing an important role in improving diagnostic accuracy. This review considers the principal screening measures developed over the past decade. RECENT FINDINGS:Although the development and evaluation of bipolar screening measures were disti...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Graham RK,Parker GB

更新日期：2015-01-01 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:To explores the potential role of psychological treatments for older people who are affected by chronic pain. RECENT FINDINGS:It is now widely recognized that chronic pain is a highly prevalent health problem among older people, and guidelines have evolved to assist with the assessment and management...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： McGuire BE,Nicholas MK,Asghari A,Wood BM,Main CJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 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: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: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: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:This review outlines the positive and negative aspects of DNA testing and provides an account of the issues particularly relevant to schizophrenia. RECENT FINDINGS:Modern technology has changed the field of medicine so rapidly that patients and their families have become much more independent in thei...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： DeLisi LE

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Mental disorders are mainly characterized via symptom assessment. Symptoms are state-like macroscopic anomalies of behaviour, experience, and expression that are deemed relevant for diagnostic purposes. An alternative approach is based on the concept of endophenotypes, which are physiological or behav...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Stanghellini G,Rossi R

更新日期：2014-05-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Since the first description of the foetal damage of alcohol in 1967, numerous studies have outlined different aspects of neurodevelopmental dysfunction, adversely affecting the lives of children worldwide. Although the cause of the syndrome is sorted out, the pathogenesis of brain damage is far from b...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Koren G,Zelner I,Nash K,Koren G

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the lead up to and following the recent publication of the DSM-5, the diagnostic construct of autism has received intense scrutiny. RECENT FINDINGS:This article briefly reviews the history of the diagnosis of autism, the changes that have occurred in the diagnosis over time, and the rationale for ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： King BH,Navot N,Bernier R,Webb SJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews recent literature published over the period March 2012-August 2013 on antidepressant pharmacogenetics, with a focus on clinical translation and methodological challenges. RECENT FINDINGS:Recently, various polymorphisms associated with differential antidepressant efficacy, tolerab...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Singh AB,Bousman CA,Ng C,Berk M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review considers the literature on ethical and conceptual issues in eating disorders from the last 18 months. Some reference to earlier work is necessary in order to provide context for the recent findings from research that is ongoing. RECENT FINDINGS:Empirical ethics research on anorexia nervo...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Charland LC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Social cognition training is an emerging intervention, which aims to ameliorate impairment in social interaction and improve functional outcomes in persons with a psychosis. This article reviews the research conducted on the impact of this intervention published in English language journals over the p...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Henderson AR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Extensive research exists that collaborative primary care-mental health models can improve care and outcomes for patients. These programs are currently being implemented throughout the United States and beyond. The purpose of this study is to review the literature and to generate an overview of strate...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Franx G,Dixon L,Wensing M,Pincus H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Mentally ill homeless persons are among the most neglected or marginalized patient groups. Their needs for mental healthcare are widely unmet. The current economic crisis probably accelerates the social decline and deterioration of physical and mental health in high-risk groups worldwide and increases...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Salize HJ,Werner A,Jacke CO

更新日期：2013-07-01 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: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: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:To review the rationale behind and the use of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Established as well as new candidate biomarkers will be covered. RECENT FINDINGS:AD is a complex disorder and the AD brain is characterized by multiple pathological processes, in addition t...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Rosén C,Zetterberg H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Poor psychosocial functioning in schizophrenia can be conceptualized as an early indicator of chronic neurodevelopmental illness. Alternatively, impaired psychosocial functioning could be the result of social and environmental factors associated with the onset of psychotic illness. We review recent ev...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Lin A,Wood SJ,Yung AR

更新日期：2013-03-01 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: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:To review the recent literature (over the past 18 months) regarding psychosocial challenges and clinical concerns among adolescent athletes, and to address the advances made in understanding adolescent athletes' coping processes. RECENT FINDINGS:Coping research has moved from identifying discrete str...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Tamminen KA,Holt NL,Crocker PR

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The comorbidity between psychiatric and substance use disorders remains an important phenomenon to understand, and an active area of investigation. The purpose of this review is to highlight key 2011 issues and novel findings on psychiatric and substance disorders comorbidity from the National Epidemi...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Hasin D,Kilcoyne B

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In recent years, deficits in emotion regulation have been studied as a putative maintaining factor and promising treatment target in a broad range of mental disorders. This article aims to provide an integrative review of the latest theoretical and empirical developments in this rapidly growing field ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Berking M,Wupperman P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In African countries, the biggest killers of young children are respiratory infections and diarrhoeal disease, and both are preventable via hand washing. Regular tooth brushing, at least twice a day, is one of the most effective methods for the control and prevention of dental caries and periodontal d...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Pengpid S,Peltzer K

更新日期：2012-03-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Progress in neurosciences, increasing computational power, and ongoing miniaturization of micro-technological components enable both a better understanding of human brain functions and development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools. Research and development as well as clinical application of devi...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Clausen J

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To examine recent philosophical work which impacts on fitting mental content into a satisfactory picture of nature. RECENT FINDINGS:Both reductionist and nonreductionist forms of naturalism about mental content have sustained criticism. SUMMARY:The connection between having a mind and fitting a rati...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Thornton T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The development of acute and posttraumatic stress symptoms after a traumatic event is common and often leads to personal distress, functional impairment, and economic consequences in trauma victims and their loved ones. Hence, the prevention of acute and chronic posttraumatic stress is an important pu...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Agorastos A,Marmar CR,Otte C

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To understand pathways into healthcare people of minority ethnic groups use and if these differ from those of the majority. RECENT FINDINGS:The current literature shows that some forms of treatment are seen as less stigmatizing and more acceptable. The treatment expectations also dictate choice of he...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Kalra G,Bhugra D

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review evidence on the validity and utility of recent approaches to subtyping late-life mild cognitive impairment. RECENT FINDINGS:There is growing evidence that amnestic mild cognitive impairment is associated with biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease, while nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment ma...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Hughes TF,Snitz BE,Ganguli M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00