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Psychotropic medication in the French child and adolescent population: prevalence estimation from health insurance data and national self-report survey dataEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study underlines a similar range of prevalence of psychotropic prescriptions in France to that observed in other European countries. Nevertheless, the proportion of antipsychotics and benzodiazepins seems to be higher, whereas the proportion of methylphenidate is lower.Secondly, a disparity between the prevalence of dispensed prescriptions and the self-report of actual use of psychotropics has been highlighted by the ESCAPAD study which shows that these treatments are widely used as "self-medication". (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - November 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eric AcquavivaStephane LegleyeGuy AuleleyJean DeligneDidier CarelBruno Falissard B Source Type: journals

Glutamatergic deficits and parvalbumin-containing inhibitory neurons in the prefrontal cortex in schizophreniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: : These findings suggest that glutamatergic neurotransmission via NR2A-containing NMDA receptors on PV neurons in the PFC may be deficient in schizophrenia. This may disinhibit the postsynaptic excitatory circuits, contributing to neuronal injury, aberrant information flow and PFC functional deficits in schizophrenia. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - November 16, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: B BitanihirweM LimJ KelleyT KanekoT-u Woo Source Type: journals

Evidence for Genetic Association of RORB with Bipolar DisorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that clock genes in general, and RORB in particular, may be important candidates for further investigation in the search for the molecular basis of bipolar disorder. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Casey McGrathStephen GlattPamela SklarHelen Le-NiculescuRonald KuczenskiAlysa DoyleJoseph BiedermanEric MickStephen FaraoneAlexander NiculescuMing Tsuang Source Type: journals

A investigation of cognitive 'branching' processes in major depressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: We found no clear evidence of a fundamental impairment in anterior prefrontal `branching processes' in patients with depression. Rather our data argue for a contextual learning impairment underlying cognitive dysfunction in this disorder. Our data suggest that MDD patients are able to perform high-level cognitive control tasks comparably to controls provided they are well trained. Future work should replicate these preliminary findings in a larger sample of MDD patients. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nicholas WalshMarc SealSteven WilliamsMitul Mehta Source Type: journals

The prevalence of common mental disorders and PTSD in the UK military: using data from a clinical interview-based studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The most common mental disorders in the UK military are alcohol abuse and neurotic disorders. The prevalence of PTSD symptoms remains low in the UK military, but reservists are at greater risk of psychiatric injury than regular personnel. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - October 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Amy IversenLauren van StadenJamie Hacker HughesTess BrowneLisa HullJohn HallNeil GreenbergRoberto RonaMatthew HotopfSimon WesselyNicola Fear Source Type: journals

Factors associated with dropout from treatment for eating disorders: a comprehensive literature reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Implications for clinical practice and areas for further research are discussed. Particularly, these results highlight the need for a shared definition of dropout in the treatment of eating disorders for both inpatient and outpatient settings. Moreover, the assessment of personality dimensions (impulse control, self-efficacy, maturity fear and others) as liability factors for dropout seems an important issue for creating specific strategies to reduce the dropout phenomenon in eating disorders. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - October 8, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Secondo FassinoAndrea PieroElena TombaGiovanni Abbate Daga Source Type: journals

The Self-Assessment Scale of Cognitive Complaints in Schizophrenia: A validation study in Tunisian populationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Given the good psychometric properties that have been revealed in this study, the SASCCS seems to be reliable to measure schizophrenic patients' perception of their own cognitive impairment. This kind of evaluation can't substitute for objective measures of cognitive performances in schizophrenia. The purpose of such an evaluation is to permit to the patient to express his own well-being and satisfaction of quality of life. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - October 7, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ines JohnsonOussama KebirOlfa Ben AzouzLamia DellagiYasmine RabahKarim Tabbane Source Type: journals

Implementation of outpatient schema therapy for borderline personality disorder: study designEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionThe study will provide an answer to the question whether ST can be effectively implemented and whether phone support by the therapist has an additional value.Trial RegistrationThe Dutch Cochrane Center, NTR(TC=1781). (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - October 5, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marjon NadortArnoud ArntzJohannes SmitJosephine Giesen-BlooMerijn EikelenboomPhilip SpinhovenThea van AsseltMichel WensingRichard van Dyck Source Type: journals

Repetition and severity of suicide attempts across the life cycle: a comparison by age group between suicide victims and controls with severe depressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ConclusionIn the older age groups repeated attempts appeared to be predictive for suicide in women and severe attempts predictive in men. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - September 28, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Louise BradvikMats Berglund Source Type: journals

Financial incentives to improve adherence to anti-psychotic maintenance medication in non-adherent patients - a cluster randomised controlled trial (FIAT)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionThe study aims to provide new evidence on the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of offering financial incentives to patients with psychotic disorders to adhere to antipsychotic maintenance medication. If financial incentives improve adherence and lead to better health and social outcomes, they may be recommended as one option to improve the treatment of non-adherent patients with psychotic disorders.Trial Registration: Current controlled trials ISRCTN77769281. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - September 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Stefan PriebeAlexandra BurtonDeborah AshbyRichard AshcroftTom BurnsAnthony DavidSandra EldridgeMike FirnMartin KnappRose McCabe Source Type: journals

Effect of the G72 (DAOA) putative risk haplotype on cognitive functions in healthy subjectsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our data show that the putative high-risk haplotype (i.e. homozygote C/C-allele carriers in SNP M23 and homozygote T/T-allele carriers in SNP M24) is in healthy individuals not necessarily associated with worse performance in cognitive functions, but even with better performance in some domains. Further work is required to identify the mechanisms of G72 on brain functions. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - September 23, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Andreas JansenSoren KrachAxel KrugValentin MarkovThomas EggermannKlaus ZerresMarkus ThimmMarkus NothenJens TreutleinMarcella RietschelTilo Kircher Source Type: journals

Study protocol: the development of a randomised controlled trial testing a postcard intervention designed to reduce suicide risk among young help-seekersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionThis paper describes the development of a study which aims to reduce suicide risk in a sample of young help-seekers. If effective, this intervention could have significant clinical and research implications for a population who can be hard to treat and difficult to research.The study was registered with the Australian Clinical Trials Registry; number: ACTRN012606000274572. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - September 22, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jo RobinsonSarah HetrickSara GookElizabeth CosgraveHok Pan YuenPatrick McGorryAlison Yung Source Type: journals

Developmental psychopathology: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These differences have implications for clinical practice as they can be used for prevention, diagnostic proceedings, and therapeutic intervention as well as for planning future studies. The present article is a translated and modified version of the German article "Entwicklungspsychopathologie der ADHS", published in Zeitschrift fur Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 56, 2008, S. 265-274. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - September 16, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Soeren SchmidtFranz Petermann Source Type: journals

Effects of typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs on gene expression profiles in the liver of schizophrenia subjectsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Although much progress has been made on antipsychotic drug development, precise mechanisms behind the action of typical and atypical antipsychotics are poorly understood. Methods: We performed genome-wide expression profiling to study effects of typical antipsychotics and atypical antipsychotics in the postmortem liver of schizophrenia patients using microarrays (Affymetrix U133 plus2.0). We classified the subjects into typical antipsychotics (n=24) or atypical antipsychotics (n=26) based on their medication history, and compared gene expression profiles with unaffected controls (n=34). We further analyzed indi...
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - September 15, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kwang ChoiBrandon HiggsSerge WeisJonathan SongIda LlenosJeannette DulayRobert YolkenMaree Webster Source Type: journals

The development of a knowledge test of depression and its treatment for patients suffering from non-psychotic depression: A psychometric assessmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: There was adequate reliability and evidence for content and convergent validity for the instrument. Future research should employ a lager and more heterogeneous sample from both psychiatrist and community samples, than did the present study. Meanwhile, the present study has resulted in psychometrically tested instruments for measuring knowledge of depression and its treatment of depressed patients. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - September 14, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Adel GabrielClaudio Violato Source Type: journals

The Bipolar Interactive Psychoeducation (BIPED) study: trial design and protocol.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionBipolar disorder is common, under-recognised and often poorly managed. It is a chronic, life-long, relapsing condition which has an enormous impact on the individual and the economy. This trial will be the first to explore the effectiveness of a novel web-based psychoeducational intervention for patients with bipolar disorder which has potential to be easily rolled out to patients.Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN81375447 (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - August 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sharon SimpsonEmma BarnesEmily GriffithsKerry HoodDavid CohenNick CraddockIan JonesDaniel Smith Source Type: journals

The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Biomedical Research Centre (SLAM BRC) case register: development and descriptive dataEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The SLAM BRC Case Register represents a 'new generation' of this research design, built on a long-running system of fully electronic clinical records and allowing in-depth secondary analysis of both numerical, string and free text data, whilst preserving anonymity through technical and procedural safeguards. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - August 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Robert StewartMishael SoremekunGayan PereraMatthew BroadbentFelicity CallardMike DenisMatthew HotopfGraham ThornicroftSimon Lovestone Source Type: journals

Number of addictive substances used related to increased risk for unnatural death: a combined medico-legal and case-Record Study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The number of drugs used was related to an increased risk of unnatural death by undetermined suicide (mainly fatal intoxications) and heroin overdose. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - August 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Louise BradvikMats BerglundArne FrankAnna LindgrenPeter Lowenhielm Source Type: journals

Mental health first aid for Indigenous Australians: using Delphi consensus studies to develop guidelines for culturally appropriate responses to mental health problemsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Aboriginal mental health experts were able to reach consensus about culturally appropriate first aid for mental illness. The Delphi consensus method could be useful more generally for consulting Indigenous peoples about culturally appropriate best practice in mental health services. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - August 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Laura HartAnthony JormLeonard KanowskiClaire KellyRobyn Langlands Source Type: journals

Treatment patterns and clinical characteristics prior to initiating depot typical antipsychotics for nonadherent schizophrenia patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Despite prior nonadherence with oral antipsychotic medication, only a small proportion of nonadherent schizophrenia patients were initiated on depot antipsychotics in this 3-year prospective study. Patients subsequently initiated on depot had a more severe treatment pattern and clinical profile immediately preceding depot initiation. This profile may have triggered the decision to initiate a depot. Findings have important clinical and economic ramifications for practitioners, policy makers, and other decision makers, highlighting the need for early identification of and tailored therapeutics for schizophrenia p...
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - July 28, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Haya Ascher-SvanumXiaomei PengDouglas FariesWilliam MontgomeryPeter Haddad Source Type: journals

Relationships among neurocognition, symptoms and functioning in patients with schizophrenia: a path-analytic approach for associations at baseline and following 24 weeks of antipsychotic drug therapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Processing speed demonstrated direct and indirect effects via negative symptoms on three domains of functioning as measured by the QLS at baseline and following 24 weeks of antipsychotic treatment. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - July 13, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ilya LipkovichWalter DeberdtJohn CsernanskyBernard SabbeRichard KeefeSara Kollack-Walker Source Type: journals

The Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE): translation and validation study of the Iranian versionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aimed to translate and to test the reliability and validity of the BFNE in Iran. Methods: The English language version of the BFNE was translated into Persian (Iranian language) and was used in this study. The questionnaire was administered to a consecutive sample of 235 students with (n = 33, clinical group) and without social phobia (n = 202, non-clinical group). In addition to the BFNE, two standard instruments were used to measure social phobia severity: the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS). All participants completed a brief background information questionnaire...
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - July 8, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Azadeh TavoliMahdiyeh MelyaniMaryam BakhtiariGholam Hossien GhaediAli Montazeri Source Type: journals

Prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder in Turkish university students and assessment of associated factorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study demonstrates a higher prevalence of OCD among a group of university students compared to other prevalence studies of OCD in Turkish society. Furthermore, our findings also suggest relationships between OCD and sociodemographic factors, as well as other environmental stress factors. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - July 5, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Elcin YoldascanYarkin OzenliOguz KutluKenan TopalAli Bozkurt Source Type: journals

Insular cortex involvement in declarative memory deficits in patients with post-traumatic stress disorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The study provides evidence on structural and function abnormalities of the insular cortex in patients with PTSD. Reduced grey-matter volume in insular cortex may be associated with declarative memory deficits in patients with PTSD. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - June 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shulin ChenLingjiang LiBaihua XuJun Liu Source Type: journals

Persistence and compliance to antidepressant treatment in patients with depression: A chart reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Given a high rate of antidepressant discontinuation without consulting their physicians, closer communication between patients and their physicians should be encouraged. Although the use of anxiolytic benzodiazepines was associated with a higher persistence to antidepressant treatment at month 1, the use of these drugs should be avoided as a rule, given their well-known serious adverse effects. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - June 15, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Norifusa SawadaHiroyuki UchidaTakefumi SuzukiKoichiro WatanabeToshiaki KikuchiTakashi HandaHaruo Kashima Source Type: journals

Psychotherapy as a treatment modality for psychiatric disorders: Perceptions of general public of Karachi, Pakistan.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Positive attitudes regarding the acceptability, clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy were observed in a sample representative of general public of Karachi, Pakistan. These findings highlight its potential utility for devising pragmatic mental health strategies in the face of limited resources. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - June 14, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Abdul ZafarAli JawaidHiba AshrafAmbreena FatimaRubina AnjumSalah Qureshi Source Type: journals

Study protocol for the development of a European measure of best practice for people with long term mental health problems in institutional care (DEMoBinc)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to build a measure for assessing and reviewing the living conditions, care and human rights of people with longer term mental health problems in psychiatric and social care institutions. Protection of their human rights is imperative since impaired mental capacity secondary to mental illness can make them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation from others. They also constitute a major resource pressure for mental health services, social services, informal carers and society as a whole.Methods/DesignThis study uses an iterative methodology to develop a toolkit to assess internationally agreed domains of care t...
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - June 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Helen KillaspyMichael KingChristine WrightSarah WhitePaul McCroneThomas KallertJorge CervillaJiri RabochGeorgi OnchevRoberto MezzinaDurk WiersmaAndzrej KiejnaDimitri PloumpidisJose Miguel Caldas de Almeida Source Type: journals

Study protocol for the development of a european measure of best practice for people with long term mental illness in institutional care (DEMoBinc).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to build a measure for assessing and reviewing the living conditions, care and human rights of people with longer term mental health problems in psychiatric and social care institutions. Protection of their human rights is imperative since impaired mental capacity secondary to mental illness can make them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation from others. They also constitute a major resource pressure for mental health services, social services, informal carers and society as a whole.Methods/DesignThis study uses an iterative methodology to develop a toolkit to assess internationally agreed domains of care t...
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - June 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Helen KillaspyMichael KingChristine WrightSarah WhitePaul McCroneThomas KallertJorge CervillaJiri RabochGeorgi OnchevRoberto MezzinaDurk WiersmaAndzrej KiejnaDimitri PloumpidisJose Miguel Caldas de Almeida Source Type: journals

Study protocol for the development of a european measure of best practice for people with long term mental illness in institutional care (DEMoBinc).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to build a measure for assessing and reviewing the living conditions, care and human rights of people with longer term mental health problems in psychiatric and social care institutions. Protection of their human rights is imperative since impaired mental capacity secondary to mental illness can make them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation from others. They also constitute a major resource pressure for mental health services, social services, informal carers and society as a whole. Methods: This study uses an iterative methodology to develop a toolkit to assess internationally agreed domains of care that ...
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - June 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Helen KillaspyMichael KingChristine WrightSarah WhitePaul McCroneThomas KallertJorge CervillaJiri RabochGeorgi OnchevRoberto MezzinaDurk WiersmaAndzrej KiejnaDimitri PloumpidisJose Miguel Caldas de Almeida Source Type: journals

Psychiatric and psychosocial problems in adults with normal-intelligence autism spectrum disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: ASDs are clinical syndromes characterized by impaired social interaction and non-verbal communication in adulthood as well as in childhood. They also carry a high risk for co-existing mental health problems from a broad spectrum of disorders and for unfavourable psychosocial life circumstances. For the next revision of DSM, our findings especially stress the importance of careful examination of the exclusion criterion for adult patients with ASDs. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - June 9, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bjorn HofvanderRichard DelormePauline ChasteAgneta NydenElisabet WentzOla StahlbergEvelyn HerbrechtAstrid StopinHenrik AnckarsaterChristopher GillbergMaria RastamMarion Leboyer Source Type: journals

Characteristics of suicide attempters with family history of suicide attempt: a retrospective chart reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The present study has revealed the characteristics of suicide attempters with a family history of suicide attempt. Further understanding of the situation of such individuals is expected to lead to better treatment provision and outcomes, and family function might be a suitable focus in their treatment. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - June 5, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Makiko NakagawaChiaki KawanishiTomoki YamadaYoko IwamotoRyoko SatoHana HasegawaSatoshi MoritaToshinari OdawaraYoshio Hirayasu Source Type: journals

The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Project in Brazil: Neuropsychological, Structural and Molecular Neuroimaging Studies in Victims of Urban ViolenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study protocol will be informative for researchers and clinicians interested in considering, designing and/or conducting translational research in the field of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - June 1, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rodrigo BressanLucas QuarantiniSergio AndreoliCelia AraujoGerome BreenCamila GuindaliniMarcelo HoexterAndrea JackowskiMiguel JorgeAcioly LacerdaDiogo LaraStella MaltaTais MoriyamaMaria QuintanaWagner RibeiroJuliana RuizAline SchoedlMing ShihIvan FigueiraK Source Type: journals

Epidemiologic heterogeneity of common mood and anxiety disorders over the lifecourse in the general population: a systematic reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Understanding the diversity of these conditions may help us identify preventable factors that are only associated with some subtypes of these common disorders. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - June 1, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Arijit NandiJohn BeardSandro Galea Source Type: journals

Differences between homicide and filicide offenders; results of a nationwide register-based case-control studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Since filicide offenders did not seem significantly more mentally disordered than the other homicide offenders, psychiatry alone cannot be held responsible for the prevention of filicide. Extensive international studies are needed to replicate our findings and provide more specific knowledge in order to enhance prevention. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - May 29, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hanna PutkonenGhitta Weizmann-HeneliusNina LindbergMarkku EronenHelina Hakkanen Source Type: journals

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy of topiramate in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionThe development of treatments for PTSD is challenging due to the complexity of the symptoms and psychiatric comorbidities. The SSRIs are the mainstream treatment for PTSD, but many patients do not have a satisfactory response to antidepressants. Although there are limited clinical studies available to assess the efficacy of topiramate for PTSD, the findings of prior trials suggest this anticonvulsant may be promising in the management of these patients.Trial Registration: NCT 00725920 (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - May 29, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marcelo MelloMary YehJair Barbosa NetoLuciana BragaJose FiksDeise MendesTais MoriyamaNina ValenteMariana CostaPatricia MattosRodrigo BressanSergio AndreoliJair Mari Source Type: journals

The self-reported Montgomery-Asberg depression rating scale is a useful evaluative tool in major depressive disorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the 9-item, patient-administered version of the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S). Methods: Data from a multicentre, double-blind, 8-week, randomised controlled trial of 278 outpatients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder were used to evaluate the validity, reliability and sensitivity to change of the MADRS-S using psychometric methods. A Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to identify the most appropriate threshold to define perceived remission. Results: No missing values were found at the item level, indi...
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - May 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bruno FantinoNicholas Moore Source Type: journals

Returning home: forced conscription, reintegration, and mental health status of former abductees of the Lord's Resistance Army in northern UgandaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Abduction and forced conscription of civilians has affected the psychological well-being of a significant number of northern Ugandans. The sources of psychological trauma are multiple, ranging from witnessing to being forced to commit violent acts, and compounded by prolonged exposure to violence, often for months or years. Community-based mental health care services and reintegration programs are needed to facilitate the reintegration of former abductees back into their communities. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - May 16, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Phuong N Pham, Patrick Vinck and Eric Stover Source Type: journals

Treatment of schizophrenia with antipsychotics in Norwegian emergency wards, a cross-sectional national studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our national survey of antipsychotic treatment at discharge from emergency inpatient treatment revealed antipsychotic drug regimens that are to some degree at odds with current guidelines, with increased risk of side effects. Patients with high relapse rates, comorbid conditions, and previous inpatient treatment are especially prone to be prescribed antipsychotic drug regimens not supported by international guidelines. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - May 16, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rune A Kroken, Erik Johnsen, Torleif Ruud, Tore Wentzel-Larsen and Hugo A Jorgensen Source Type: journals

Treating children traumatized by war and Tsunami: A comparison between exposure therapy and meditation-relaxation in North-East Sri LankaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: As recovery rates in the treatment groups exceeded the expected rates of natural recovery, the study provides preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of NET as well as meditation-relaxation techniques when carried out by trained local counselors for the treatment of PTSD in children in the direct aftermath of mass disasters. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:NCT00820391 (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - May 13, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Claudia Catani, Mahendran Kohiladevy, Martina Ruf, Elisabeth Schauer, Thomas Elbert and Frank Neuner Source Type: journals

Accumulation of major depressive episodes over time in a prospective study indicates that retrospectively assessed lifetime prevalence estimates are too lowEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In this study, prospectively observed cumulative prevalence over a relatively brief interval of time exceeded lifetime prevalence estimates by a considerable extent. This supports the idea that lifetime prevalence estimates are vulnerable to recall bias and that existing estimates are too low for this reason. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - May 8, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Scott B Patten Source Type: journals

Accentuation of suicides but not homicides with rising latitudes of Greenland in the sunny monthsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Seasonal variation in suicides has been shown in many countries. We assessed the seasonality and the variation with latitude in suicides and homicides, and the impact of alcohol on the seasonality in suicides. Methods: Official computerized registers on causes of death in all Greenland during 1968-2002 were used. Sales data on beer from one of the major food store chains for July 2005- June 2006 were examined. Seasonal variation was assessed by Rayleigh's test for circular distributions. Results: There were a total of 1351 suicides and 308 homicides. The suicides rate varied from 4.2 /100 000 person-years in 19...
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - May 8, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Karin S Bjorksten, Daniel F Kripke and Peter Bjerregaard Source Type: journals

Psychopathic traits and offender characteristics - a nationwide consecutive sample of homicidal male adolescentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Finnish homicidal male adolescents as a group display serious aggressive and violent behavior. Homicidal adolescents with high levels of psychopathic traits form a special subgroup among other homicidal youngsters. Recognizing their characteristics, especially in life course development, would facilitate effective prevention and intervention efforts. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - May 6, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nina Lindberg, Taina Laajasalo, Matti Holi, Hanna Putkonen, Ghitta Weizmann-Henelius and Helina Hakkanen-Nyholm Source Type: journals

A modelled economic evaluation comparing atomoxetine with methylphenidate in the treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in SpainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The economic evaluation showed that atomoxetine is an effective alternative across a range of ADHD populations and offers value-for money in the treatment of ADHD. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - April 14, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jihyung Hong, Tatiana Dilla and Jorge Arellano Source Type: journals

Correction: Folate Augmentation of Treatment - Evaluation for Depression (FolATED): protocol of a randomised controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This correction reports changes in our protocol since its publication. These include changes to authorship and acknowledgements, together with improvements to study design and procedures, and correction of an internal inconsistency. The improvements relate to the exclusion criteria, assessments carried out at screening, and mode of data collection. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - April 7, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Seren Haf Roberts, Emma Bedson, Dyfrig A Hughes, Keith R Lloyd, David B Menkes, Stuart J Moat, Munir Pirmohamed, Gary P Slegg, Johannes Thome, Richard Tranter, Rhiannon Whitaker, Clare Wilkinson and Ian T Russell Source Type: journals

Maintenance of response with atypical antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia: a post-hoc analysis of 5 double-blind, randomized clinical trialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: During 24 and 28 weeks of treatment, the antipsychotics studied differed in the time that treated patients with schizophrenia remained in response and the proportion of patients who lost response. Olanzapine treatment resulted in a consistent and statistically significant advantage in maintenance of response compared to treatment with risperidone, quetiapine and ziprasidone; but not compared to treatment with aripiprazole. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - March 31, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Virginia Stauffer, Haya Ascher-Svanum, Lin Liu, Tamara Ball and Robert Conley Source Type: journals

Maintenance of Response with Atypical Antipsychotics in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: a Post-hoc Analysis of 5 Double-blind, Randomized, Clinical TrialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: How long an antipsychotic is effective in maintaining response is important in choosing the correct treatment for people with schizophrenia. This post-hoc analysis describes maintenance of response over 24 or 28 weeks in people treated for schizophrenia with olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, ziprasidone, or aripiprazole. Methods: This was a post-hoc analysis using data from 5 double-blind, randomized, comparative trials of 24 or 28 weeks duration in which olanzapine was compared to risperidone (1 study; N=339), quetiapine (1 study; N=346), ziprasidone (2 studies; N=548 and 394) or aripiprazole (1 study; N=5...
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - March 31, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Virginia Stauffer, Haya Ascher-Svanum, Lin Liu, Tamara Ball and Robert Conley Source Type: journals

Predictors and correlates for weight changes in patients co-treated with olanzapine and weight mitigating agents; a post-hoc analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The association between weight gain and lack of cognitive restraint in the presence of increased appetite suggests potential benefit of psychoeducational counseling in conjunction with adjunctive pharmacotherapeutic agents in limiting weight gain during antipsychotic drug therapy. Trial Registration: This analysis was not a clinical trial and did not involve any medical intervention. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - March 28, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Virginia L Stauffer, Ilya Lipkovich, Vicki Poole Hoffmann, Alexandra N Heinloth, H SCOTT McGregor and Bruce J Kinon Source Type: journals

The response of mental health professionals to clients seeking help to change or redirect same-sex sexual orientationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: A significant minority of mental health professionals are attempting to help lesbian, gay and bisexual clients to become heterosexual. Given lack of evidence for the efficacy of such treatments, this is likely to be unwise or even harmful. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - March 26, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Annie Bartlett, Glenn Smith and Michael King Source Type: journals

Discrepant comorbidity between minority and white suicides: a national multiple cause-of-death analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The multivariate analyses indicate high consistency in predicting suicide-associated comorbidities across racial-ethnic groups using MCOD data. However, low prevalence of documented comorbid psychopathology in suicides, and concomitant racial-ethnic discrepancies underscore the need for training in death certification, and routinization and standardization of timely psychological autopsies in all cases of suicide, suspected suicide, and other traumatic deaths of equivocal cause. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - March 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ian RH Rockett, Yinjuan Lian, Steven Stack, Alan M Ducatman and Shuhui Wang Source Type: journals

A Survey of Inhalant Use Disorders among Delinquent Youth: Prevalence, Clinical Features, and Latent Structure of DSM-IV Diagnostic CriteriaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: IUDs and constituent criteria were prevalent among youth in the juvenile justice system. Two groups of problem inhalant users were identified, symptomatic users-DSM-IV inhalant abuse and highly symptomatic users-DSM-IV inhalant dependence, which differed primarily in severity of inhalant-related problems. Inhalant screening, prevention and treatment efforts in juvenile justice settings are rarely delivered, but critically needed. (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - March 8, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Matthew O Howard and Brian E Perron Source Type: journals