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November 2000, Volume 3, Issue 4

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  1. Purpose and procedure
  2. Correction
  3. Other articles noted
  4. Therapeutics
  5. Diagnosis
  6. Prognosis
  7. Aetiology
  8. Quality improvement
  9. Qualitative
  10. Glossary
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Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 98-99 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.98

  • Answering clinical questions about prognosis

    • John Geddes
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 100-101 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.100

  • Cluster randomisation trials in mental health research

    • Allan Donner
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 102-103 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.102

Correction

  • Correction

    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 103 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.103

Other articles noted

  • Other articles noted

    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 104 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.104

Therapeutics

  • Cognitive behaviour therapy was more effective than interpersonal psychotherapy for bulimia nervosa

    1. Commentator:
      • Cynthia M Bulik
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 105 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.105

  • Review: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are as effective as tricyclic antidepressants overall but may be less effective in some patient subgroups

    1. Commentator:
      • Willem A Nolen
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 106 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.106

  • Imipramine plus cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) was more effective than placebo plus CBT in adolescents with comorbid anxiety and depression who refused to attend school

    1. Commentator:
      • John S March
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 107 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.107

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy, systemic behavioural family therapy, and non-directive supportive therapy had similar long term effectiveness for major depressive disorder in adolescents

    1. Commentator:
      • Harold J Bursztajn
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 108 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.108

  • Sertraline increased the response rate and improved symptoms in post-traumatic stress disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Jonathan I Bisson
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 109 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.109

  • A programme for relapse prevention was effective for patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • William Bradshaw
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 110 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.110

  • The combination of nefazodone and psychotherapy was more effective than either treatment alone in chronic depression

    1. Commentator:
      • Lata K McGinn
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 111 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.111

  • Self hypnotic relaxation and structured attention reduced the discomfort of invasive medical procedures

    1. Commentator:
      • Rodger Kessler
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 112 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.112

  • Valproate for acute mania reduced neuroleptic administration and improved symptoms on mania and global function scales

    1. Commentator:
      • Alan C Swann
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 113 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.113

  • Fixed high dose right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy produced a higher antidepressant response rate than titrated dosing

    1. Commentator:
      • Max Fink
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 114 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.114

  • High dose right unilateral was as effective as bilateral electroconvulsive therapy for major depression

    1. Commentator:
      • Max Fink
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 115 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.115

  • Stimulus control combined with relaxation improved sleep in secondary insomnia

    1. Commentator:
      • Timo Partonen
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 116 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.116

  • Review: pimozide had effects on global functioning and mental state similar to typical antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia

    1. Commentator:
      • Gregory E Gray
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 117 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.117

  • Review: newer and older antidepressants are effective in primary care and elderly patients with depressive disorders

    1. Commentator:
      • Roger Bullock
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 118 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.118

Diagnosis

  • The Severity of Dependence Scale had high sensitivity and specificity for detecting benzodiazepine dependence

    1. Commentator:
      • Fergus D Law
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 119 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.119

Prognosis

  • Positive family interaction was associated with fewer relapses in patients admitted to hospital for psychotic disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Ashok Malla
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 120 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.120

  • 3 year survival rates did not differ between patients with Alzheimer's disease and those with dementia with Lewy bodies

    1. Commentator:
      • James Warner
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 121 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.121

Aetiology

  • Review: fluoxetine use during the first trimester of pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of major malformations

    1. Commentator:
      • Harm Gijsman
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 122 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.122

  • Review: tardive dyskinesia is a risk factor for mortality in psychiatric patients

    1. Commentator:
      • Jolyon Meara and
      • Peter Hobson
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 123 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.123

Quality improvement

  • Feedback to physicians plus telephone care management improved outcomes in primary care patients with depression

    1. Commentator:
      • John W Williams, Jr
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 124 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.124

Qualitative

  • Adolescents managed their asthma or diabetes in gendered ways with the aim of projecting different gendered identities

    1. Commentator:
      • Hugh McKenna
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 125 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.125

  • Parents and general practitioners differed in some of their views of child hyperactivity

    1. Commentator:
      • Richard Williams
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 126 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.126

  • 2 core experiential and 4 behavioural dimensions of the initial prodrome in schizophrenia emerged

    1. Commentator:
      • Stephen M Goldfinger
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 127 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.127

  • Inpatients had mostly negative experiences of seclusion during short term treatment in a mental health facility

    1. Commentator:
      • Helen Kirkpatrick
    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 128 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.128

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Mental Health 2000;3:4 128 doi:10.1136/ebmh.3.4.128-a

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