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May 2002, Volume 5, Issue 2

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  1. Purpose and procedure
  2. Resource corner
  3. Other articles noted
  4. Therapeutics
  5. Diagnosis
  6. Prognosis
  7. Aetiology
  8. Qualitative
  9. Clinical Prediction Guide
  10. Glossary
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Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 34-35 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.34

  • Double blind, you have been voted off the island!

    • P J Devereaux,
    • Mohit Bhandari,
    • Victor M Montori,
    • Braden J Manns,
    • William A Ghali,
    • Gordon H Guyatt
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 36-37 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.36

Resource corner

  • Critical appraisal for psychiatry

    • Patrick G O'Malley
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 38 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.38

  • PDQ evidence-based principles and practice

    • Gavin Hui
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 39 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.39

Other articles noted

  • Other Articles Noted

    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 40 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.40

Therapeutics

  • The early risers programme improved academic competence in children at high risk of aggressive behaviour

    1. Commentator:
      • Alan E Kazdin
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 41 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.41

  • Review: depot antipsychotics are effective and safe for schizophrenia or schizophrenia like illnesses

    1. Commentator:
      • Patrick McGorry
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 42 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.42

  • Review: management of children with mental health problems by specialist teams in primary care improved some outcomes

    1. Commentator:
      • Hema Patel
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 43 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.43

  • Review: lithium is effective in preventing relapse in mixed diagnoses of mood disorder and in bipolar disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Sten Thelander
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 44 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.44

  • Review: geriatric health services after discharge do not improve mental state in elderly people

    1. Commentator:
      • Irene E Ortiz
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 45 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.45

  • Integrated medical care in a mental health clinic improved quality of care and outcomes in serious mental disorders

    1. Commentator:
      • Gregory E Gray
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 46 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.46

  • Sustained release dextroamphetamine (15–30 mg but not 30–60 mg) improved retention in patients with cocaine dependence

    1. Commentator:
      • Judy Myles
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 47 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.47

  • Review: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has antidepressant effects

    1. Commentator:
      • Denzil R L Edwards
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 48 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.48

  • Collaborative care led to greater recovery, improvement, and adherence than usual care at 12 months in panic disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Guido Pieters
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 49 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.49

  • Review: short acting methylphenidate has short term efficacy in children and adolescents with attention deficit disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Daniel F Connor
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 50 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.50

  • A needs based cognitive behavioural family intervention for schizophrenia reduced relapse in the long term

    1. Commentator:
      • William Bradshaw
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 51 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.51

  • Review: long term lithium treatment lowers suicide risk in major affective disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Sally Burgess
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 52 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.52

  • Family based therapy plus cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) was better than CBT alone or family therapy alone for reducing adolescent drug abuse

    1. Commentator:
      • Denise E Stevens
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 53 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.53

  • Review: cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise show the most promise for chronic fatigue syndrome

    1. Commentator:
      • Simon Hatcher
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 54 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.54

  • Group treatment plus usual care decreased the risk of deliberate self harm in adolescents who repeatedly harm themselves

    1. Commentator:
      • Anthony Spirito
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 55 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.55

  • Review: progesterone or progestogens lead to a marginal reduction in premenstrual syndrome symptoms

    1. Commentator:
      • Kimberly Yonkers
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 56 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.56

  • Review: multiple daily doses of antidepressants are not more effective than single daily doses

    1. Commentator:
      • Corrado Barbui
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 57 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.57

Diagnosis

  • 2 of 3 dimensional rating scales were useful for discriminating anxiety and depression in adolescents

    1. Commentator:
      • Katharina Manassis
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 58 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.58

Prognosis

  • One half of patients with anorexia nervosa fully recovered after 21 years but the other half had a chronic or lethal course

    1. Commentator:
      • Cynthia Bulik
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 59 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.59

  • Non-psychotic, non-major affective psychiatric disorders in adolescent boys were associated with greater schizophrenia risk

    1. Commentator:
      • Glyn Lewis
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 60 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.60

Aetiology

  • Increased risk of Alzheimer's disease in mothers who gave birth to children with Down's syndrome before 35 years of age

    1. Commentator:
      • Roger Bullock
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 61 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.61

Qualitative

  • People with enduring mental health problems described the importance of communication, continuity of care, and stigma

    1. Commentator:
      • Stephen M Goldfinger
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 62 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.62

  • Newly referred patients engaged in an ongoing and uncertain process to understand the causes of their psychological problems

    1. Commentator:
      • Ann Long
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 63 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.63

Clinical Prediction Guide

  • 4 factors were predictive of extended duration in hospital in acute psychiatric admission

    1. Commentator:
      • Simon Gilbody
    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 64 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.64

Glossary

  • GLOSSARY

    Evid Based Mental Health 2002;5:2 64 doi:10.1136/ebmh.5.2.64-a

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