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February 2007, Volume 10, Issue 1

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  1. Purpose and procedure
  2. EBMH notebook
  3. Diagnosis
  4. Therapeutics
  5. Prevalence
  6. Glossary
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Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 2-3 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.2

EBMH notebook

  • All the evidence that’s fit to print

    • Steven Reid
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 4 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.4

  • Evidence-based psychopharmacology: an agenda for the future

    • C Barbui,
    • A Cipriani
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 4-6 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.4-a

  • Et al

    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 7-8 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.7

Diagnosis

  • Parental report version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire for adolescents has good sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing bipolar disorder in psychiatric outpatient clinics

    1. Commentator:
      • Mani Pavuluri
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 9 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.9

Therapeutics

  • Review: antidepressant plus antipsychotic increases clinical response rates in psychotic depression

    1. Commentator:
      • Andrea Cipriani and
      • Corrado Barbui
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 10 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.10

  • Review: atypical antipsychotics are effective for treating bipolar mania

    1. Commentator:
      • Dr Roland M Jones
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 11 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.11

  • Combined olanzapine plus fluoxetine modestly improves symptoms of acute bipolar I depression compared to lamotrigine

    1. Commentator:
      • Andrew A Nierenberg
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 12 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.12

  • Continuing aripiprazole after stabilisation of a manic or mixed episode of bipolar I disorder delays relapse

    1. Commentator:
      • James C-Y Chou
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 13 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.13

  • Review: aripiprazole for schizophrenia—more high quality research required

    1. Commentator:
      • Professor Ann M Mortimer
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 14 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.14

  • Risperidone improves symptoms in people who are hospitalised during an acute exacerbation of schizophrenia

    1. Commentator:
      • Dr Robert Chaplin
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 15 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.15

  • Mirtazapine and nortriptyline similarly effective third-line treatments for depression

    1. Commentator:
      • David L Dunner
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 16 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.16

  • Higher dose venlafaxine may improve response compared with standard doses in people with major depressive disorder and intolerance or non-responsiveness to SSRIs

    1. Commentator:
      • Seetal Dodd and
      • Michael Berk
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 17 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.17

  • Dialectic behaviour therapy reduces suicide attempts compared with non-behavioural psychotherapy in women with borderline personality disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Shelley McMain
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 18 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.18

  • Psychiatric telephone contact following emergency department discharge reduces suicide re-attempts in people originally admitted for attempted suicide

    1. Commentator:
      • Gregory K Brown and
      • Shannon Wiltsey Stirman
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 19 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.19

  • Review: antidepressant use increases the risk of suicidal behaviour and ideation in children

    1. Commentator:
      • Amy Cheung
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 20 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.20

  • Interventions targeting joint attention and symbolic play can improve aspects of these skills in young children with autism

    1. Commentator:
      • Professor Tony Charman and
      • Dr Kristelle Hudry
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 21 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.21

  • Bibliotherapy is more effective than waiting list for reducing childhood anxiety disorder, but not as effective as group cognitive behavioural therapy

    1. Commentator:
      • Susan M Bögels
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 22 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.22

  • Pregabalin and venlafaxine improve symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Dan J Stein
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 23 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.23

  • Review: antipsychotic augmentation is effective for people with obsessive-convulsive disorder who are receiving, but not responding to, serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy

    1. Commentator:
      • Bernardo Dell’Osso
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 24 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.24

  • Group cognitive behavioural therapy increases complete remission of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms compared with sertraline, but not response

    1. Commentator:
      • Koen RJ Schruers
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 25 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.25

  • Light therapy and fluoxetine similarly effective for improving seasonal affective disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Bradley N Gaynes
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 26 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.26

  • Homocysteine-lowering vitamin B supplements do not improve cognitive performance in healthy older adults after two years

    1. Commentator:
      • Robert Clarke
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 27 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.27

Prevalence

  • About 1% of children in the South Thames region have an autistic spectrum disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Simon Baron-Cohen
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 28 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.28

  • Learning disabilities are the most commonly diagnosed emotional, developmental or behavioural problem of US children

    1. Commentator:
      • Ramin Mojtabai
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 29 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.29

  • Lifetime prevalence of self-injurious behaviour among US college students is 17%

    1. Commentator:
      • Armando Favazza
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 30 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.30

  • Increased prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression in displaced tsunami survivors from southern Thailand

    1. Commentator:
      • Derrick M Silove
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 31 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.31

  • Intermittent explosive disorder is common, has an early age of onset and is associated with the development of other mental disorders in the US population

    1. Commentator:
      • Diogo R Lara
    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 32 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.32

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Mental Health 2007;10:1 33 doi:10.1136/ebmh.10.1.33

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