abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Considerable progress has been made in the neurobiological understanding of expectations in physiological and pathological processes. This article is aimed at presenting an overview of the role of expectations in producing health-related effects. We selected recent laboratory and clinical studies in t...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Colloca L,Miller FG

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize research into public policy affecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, published in 2009 and early 2010. RECENT FINDINGS:There is a growing body of international policy relating to intellectual disability, usually expressed as general moral objectives. However, th...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Cumella SJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this paper, we analyze the concept of objectivity as it is accepted in the 'standard position' on ethical practice in forensic psychiatry and confront it with the current trends of psychiatric nosology, specially the debate that we have now regarding the theoretical orientation of DSM-5, which is i...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Calcedo-Barba A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The importance of ensuring robust arrangements for young people's transitions from specialist child and adolescent mental health services to specialist mental health services for adults is well documented in the international literature. Nonetheless, according to young people, there remains great vari...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Muñoz-Solomando A,Townley M,Williams R

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent advances in neuroimaging methods have provided new ways of unravelling the complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors that influence functional brain development in the critical first years of life. This has allowed new insights into the effects that early adverse experience ca...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Tomalski P,Johnson MH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Among the mentally ill, smoking prevalence is highest in patients with schizophrenia ( approximately 70-80%). This can impose a significant financial burden on patients, not to speak of increased smoking-related morbidity and mortality. Therefore, it is critical for clinicians to understand why patien...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Winterer G

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Quality of life (QoL) has become an important clinical and research outcome in clinical drug and alcohol studies. Yet, further advancement in this field is hindered by the lack of a consensual definition of QoL in that often investigators use the constructs of health status and QoL interchangeably. Th...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Zubaran C,Foresti K

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Attempts to remediate the cognitive difficulties of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia have shown efficacy; however, existing treatment studies display huge variation, frustrating efforts to determine how best to apply this treatment tool. This review summarizes findings of induced cognitive cha...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Wykes T,Huddy V

更新日期：2009-03-01 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:The current review aims to describe and evaluate research on cognitive difficulties associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) published between January 2007 and June 2008. RECENT FINDINGS:The reviewed studies provide additional evidence that negative appraisals and decrements on verbal and...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Moore SA

更新日期：2009-01-01 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: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: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:Health disparities are evident between people with intellectual disabilities and the general population. Despite the potential of indicators for measuring disparities and planning interventions to address inequalities- currently a priority health policy target- few studies have mapped the physical or ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Walsh PN

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this review is to describe the considerable advances in consolidating the empirical evidence on several key topics in the genetics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, namely the quantitative genetic studies of the nature of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its comorbidi...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Martin N,McDougall M,Hay DA

更新日期：2008-07-01 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: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:Antipsychotic therapy has been eclipsed by high rates of noncompliance; the problem was attributed to a lack of efficacy and the burden of side effects of neuroleptics. This review sought to examine whether the arrival of second generation (atypical) antipsychotic drugs with low side-effect liability ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Voruganti LP,Baker LK,Awad AG

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Current issues in consultation-liaison psychiatry, which is now labeled psychosomatic medicine as a formal subspecialty by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS:There is continued interest in how to best manage depression and anxiety in a primary-care setting....

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Wise TN

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Specific phobias are prevalent and often disabling anxiety disorders. The present review examines relevant investigations that have been published during the last 2 years on major aspects of this group of disorders. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies have come mainly from epidemiology, brain imagery and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Pull CB

更新日期：2008-01-01 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: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:To consider comorbidity across multiple classes of disorders in data derived from recent large-scale community surveys. RECENT FINDINGS:There has been substantial recent progress in our understanding of patterns and implications of comorbidity of mental disorders. There is now converging evidence on ...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Merikangas KR,Kalaydjian A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Delirium remains one of the most common complicating diagnoses in ailing elderly patients and a leading cause of morbidity, decreased quality of life, prolonged hospital stay, institutionalization and mortality. Despite its clinical importance and health-related costs, it often remains unrecognized or...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Moraga AV,Rodriguez-Pascual C

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The present review focuses on atypical antipsychotics and tardive dyskinesia. RECENT FINDINGS:We have known for many years that clozapine has a diminished risk of tardive dyskinesia compared with typical antipsychotics. The last decade has seen the introduction of a number of other atypical antipsych...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Remington G

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article aims to review and summarize the recent literature investigating the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and terrorism. A particular focus is given to the studies related to the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, DC on 11 September 2001. The review aims to p...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Laugharne J,Janca A,Widiger T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Psychiatric neuroimaging has made a dramatic impact on the understanding of the brain in mental illness in a relatively brief period of time and continues to be evolving in terms of methodology, analysis and utilization of the combination of techniques. Given the level of sophistication of the techniq...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Fusar-Poli P,Broome MR

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Alcohol is widely available and one of the most commonly used psychoactive substances. This review examined the recent literature for empirical research addressing the cause, prevalence and treatment of alcohol-related problems in adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities. RECENT FINDINGS...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Barrett N,Paschos D

更新日期：2006-09-01 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:This article summarizes major results in the field of epidemiology and characteristics of stalking, as published in literature between 2003 and October 2005. RECENT FINDINGS:Although stalking had been only recently conceptualized, it soon became evident that it represents a significant social and med...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Dressing H,Kuehner C,Gass P

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Alcohol dependence is a complex disorder with a well documented highly hereditary nature. This article reviews the recent advances in our understanding of the direct and indirect genetic influences on alcohol use and dependence. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent findings can be summarized as follows: (a) twin s...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Higuchi S,Matsushita S,Kashima H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Behavioral medicine is an interdisciplinary field, integrating research from a variety of disciplines. This review focuses on recent advances and developments in behavioral medicine. RECENT FINDINGS:Stress, as well as having a role in the etiology and maintenance of somatic disease and somatoform dis...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Nater UM,Gaab J,Rief W,Ehlert U

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pilowsky introduced the term 'abnormal illness behaviour' to characterize syndromes of excessive or inadequate response to symptoms, including hypochondriasis, somatization, and denial of illness. This review summarizes recent work from sociology, health psychology and psychiatry that contributes to a...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Kirmayer LJ,Looper KJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this article is to investigate psychopathology in order to illuminate the nature of personal identity. RECENT FINDINGS:Predominantly, the authors reviewed here defend a more robust version of the narrative self against Dennett's claim that narrative self is ultimately a useful fiction. Aut...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Hansen J,Maynes J

更新日期：2005-11-01 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 government is recognizing the need to deal with the growing numbers of antisocial young people through investing in early preventive parenting support. It is important that the services provided are evidence-based and delivered effectively. This review briefly discusses the contribution of parenti...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Hutchings J,Lane E

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Inpatient services constitute the most highly specialized child and adolescent mental health provision and cater for the most severe disorders in this age group. In view of a number of mapping and audit initiatives in the UK in recent years and changing influences on admission policies worldwide, it i...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Gowers SG,Rowlands L

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review examines progress being made in the treatment of cocaine abuse and dependence, with a particular focus on pharmacotherapies. Medications with apparently very different mechanisms of action have been reported to reduce cocaine use in controlled clinical trials in outpatient settings. This r...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Vocci FJ,Elkashef A

更新日期：2005-05-01 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:To examine the influence of personality disorder comorbidity on the general treatment of mood disorders. RECENT FINDINGS:Personality disorders generally have a negative influence on outcome of mood disorders, both unipolar and bipolar. When the personality features are addressed, however, the outcome...

journal_title：Current opinion in psychiatry

authors： Bajaj P,Tyrer P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00