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February 1999, Volume 2, Issue 1

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  1. Purpose and procedure
  2. Other articles noted
  3. Therapeutics
  4. Diagnosis
  5. Prognosis
  6. Aetiology
  7. Economics
  8. Glossary
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Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 2-3 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.2

  • Evidence-Based Mental Health: the first year

    • John Geddes,
    • Shirley Reynolds,
    • David Streiner,
    • Peter Szatmari,
    • Nancy Wilczynski
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 4-5 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.4

  • Evidence-based child psychiatry and the two solitudes

    • Peter Szatmari
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 6-7 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.6

Other articles noted

  • Other articles noted

    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 8 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.8

Therapeutics

  • Portage home based programme for preterm infants did not provide a developmental advantage at 2 years of age

    1. Commentator:
      • Richard Reading
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 9 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.9

  • Exposure with response prevention in addition to cognitive behavioural therapy did not decrease bulimic behaviours

    1. Commentator:
      • Glen Waller
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 10 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.10

  • Cognitive behavioural self help reduced binge eating in women

    1. Commentator:
      • David M Garner
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 11 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.11

  • Multidimensional treatment foster care was more effective than group care for chronic juvenile offenders

    1. Commentator:
      • Oliver Bilke and
      • Alfred Behnisch
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 12 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.12

  • Review: antidepressants reduce pain intensity in psychogenic pain or somatoform pain disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Simon Wessely
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 13 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.13

  • Interpersonal therapy alone and supportive therapy plus antidepressant drugs were most effective for depression in HIV positive patients

    1. Commentator:
      • Jose Catalán
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 14 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.14

  • Review: hydergine leads to greater global improvement and greater improvement on comprehensive rating scales in dementia

    1. Commentator:
      • Roger Bullock
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 15 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.15

  • The Community Reinforcement Approach decreased alcohol intake in homeless alcoholics

    1. Commentator:
      • George Tolomiczenko
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 16 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.16

  • Review: reality orientation improves cognitive functioning and behaviour in dementia

    1. Commentator:
      • Gianetta Rands
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 17 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.17

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy improved symptoms in chronic schizophrenia

    1. Commentator:
      • Elizabeth Kuipers
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 18 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.18

  • Review: non-parental daycare promotes disadvantaged children's intelligence, development, and school achievement

    1. Commentator:
      • Susan Goldberg
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 19 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.19

Diagnosis

  • Review: some alcohol screening tests have acceptable test properties for use in general clinical populations of North American women

    1. Commentator:
      • Richard Saitz
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 20 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.20

Prognosis

  • Age, previous conviction, and psychopathic disorder were associated with conviction after discharge from high security hospitals

    1. Commentator:
      • R Karl Hanson
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 21 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.21

  • Baseline depressive symptoms were associated with smoking initiation in adolescents

    1. Commentator:
      • Naomi Breslau
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 22 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.22

  • Most patients with a first episode of major depressive disorder experienced multiple levels of depressive symptoms over time

    1. Commentator:
      • Jacqueline B Persons
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 23 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.23

  • Tic symptoms in Tourette's syndrome reached their worst level of severity in middle childhood and then declined

    1. Commentator:
      • Paul Sandor
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 24 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.24

  • Concern about body integrity and a good physical appearance were associated with poorer psychosocial adjustment after treatment for breast cancer

    1. Commentator:
      • Peter Harvey
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 25 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.25

Aetiology

  • Self reported depressive symptoms were associated with an increased risk of mortality from stroke

    1. Commentator:
      • Alex Mitchell and
      • Allan House
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 26 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.26

  • Review: the risk of neonatal mortality is increased in pregnant women who continue to use heroin while receiving methadone

    1. Commentator:
      • Judith Myles
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 27 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.27

  • Recently widowed people were at greater risk of dying than married people

    1. Commentator:
      • Gerald M Devins
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 28 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.28

  • Risk of several psychiatric disorders was increased in relatives of anorexics and bulimics

    1. Commentator:
      • Blake Woodside
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 29 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.29

  • Review: assumed properties of child sexual abuse are not borne out in college student samples

    1. Commentator:
      • Harriet MacMillan
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 30 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.30

  • Abrupt termination of fluoxetine for depression led to an increase in dizziness and somnolence

    1. Commentator:
      • Tony Kendrick
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 31 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.31

Economics

  • Standardised nortriptyline and psychotherapy were more effective and more expensive than usual care in major depression

    1. Commentator:
      • Matthew Hotopf
    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 32 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.32

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Mental Health 1999;2:1 32 doi:10.1136/ebmh.2.1.32-a

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