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November 2003, Volume 6, Issue 4

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  1. Purpose and procedure
  2. EBMH Notebook
  3. Prevalence
  4. Diagnosis
  5. Therapeutics
  6. Economics
  7. Qualitative
  8. Glossary
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Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 98 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.98

EBMH Notebook

  • The Art of Evidence-Based Child Psychiatry

    • Peter Szatmari
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 99-100 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.99

  • Bipolar disorder

    • John Geddes
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 101-102 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.101

  • Depression in children and adolescents

    • Philip Hazell
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 103-104 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.103

Prevalence

  • Prodromal symptoms may be identified by people with bipolar or unipolar depression

    1. Commentator:
      • John Geddes
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 105 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.105

  • Risk of suicide remains high fifteen years after deliberate self-harm

    1. Commentator:
      • Brian F Walker
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 106 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.106

  • Expected levels of behaviour problems in a population sample of children between four and eighteen years

    1. Commentator:
      • Ellen L Lipman
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 107 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.107

Diagnosis

  • Insufficient evidence on benefits of early detection and treatment of dementia

    1. Commentator:
      • James P Warner
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 108 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.108

  • Nurse administered structured clinical interviews improve psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in community settings

    1. Commentator:
      • Richard Rogers
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 109 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.109

Therapeutics

  • Rofecoxib or naproxen do not slow progression of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease

    1. Commentator:
      • Robin Jacoby
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 110 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.110

  • Oestrogen plus progestin doubles the risk of dementia in post-menopausal women

    1. Commentator:
      • Barbara B Sherwin and
      • James McGill
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 111 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.111

  • Targeted cognitive behavioural therapy may reduce relapse in people with prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia

    1. Commentator:
      • Peter J McKenna
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 112 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.112

  • Review: the case for antidepressants for treating depression in people with schizophrenia remains unproven

    1. Commentator:
      • Christian G Kohler
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 113 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.113

  • Family focused psychoeducational therapy decreases relapse and rehospitalisation in people with a manic episode and bipolar disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Gregory E Simon
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 114 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.114

  • Group psychoeducation reduces recurrence and hospital admission in people with bipolar disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Jan Scott
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 115 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.115

  • Collaborative care speeds recovery from depression

    1. Commentator:
      • Paula Goering
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 116 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.116

  • Review: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors as effective as tricyclic antidepressants for major depression, and may have fewer adverse effects

    1. Commentator:
      • Andrea Cipriani
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 117 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.117

  • Review: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is of unknown effectiveness in people with depression

    1. Commentator:
      • Declan M McLoughlin
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 118 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.118

  • Gradual reduction of benzodiazepines, with or without cognitive behavioural therapy, increases successful withdrawal rates compared with no support in long-term users

    1. Commentator:
      • Philip Boyce
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 119 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.119

  • Helping parents solve stressful life problems enhances the effectiveness of interventions for child aggression and antisocial behaviour

    1. Commentator:
      • Srinivas S Gada and
      • Shankar Kanumakala
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 120 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.120

  • Review: evidence is lacking about suicide prevention in young people

    1. Commentator:
      • Gregory Carter
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 121 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.121

  • Review: therapeutic relationship is modestly correlated with treatment outcome in child and adolescent psychotherapy

    1. Commentator:
      • Philip Hazell
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 122 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.122

  • Behavioural family counselling reduces drug use in opioid-dependent men

    1. Commentator:
      • G K Hulse
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 123 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.123

  • Trauma-focused group psychotherapy is not effective for posttraumatic stress disorder in Vietnam veterans

    1. Commentator:
      • Jonathan I Bisson
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 124 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.124

  • Self-help manuals may reduce bingeing and purging in bulimia nervosa

    1. Commentator:
      • Zenobia C Y Chan
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 125 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.125

  • Review: stress is a problem for mental health nurses but research on interventions is insufficient

    1. Commentator:
      • Sabina Dosani
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 126 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.126

Economics

  • Counselling may be more expensive than usual care for people with mental health problems, but may not be more effective for improving Beck depression score in the long term

    1. Commentator:
      • Jonathan R Price
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 127 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.127

Qualitative

  • Stigma alone does not explain non-disclosure of psychological symptoms in general practice

    1. Commentator:
      • Jim Bolton
    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 128 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.128

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Mental Health 2003;6:4 128 doi:10.1136/ebmh.6.4.128-a

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