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May 2012, Volume 15, Issue 2

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  1. Editorial
  2. Letter
  3. Aetiology
  4. Diagnosis
  5. Prevalence
  6. Prognosis
  7. Therapeutics
  8. Electronic page
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Editorial

  • Evidence-based mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: gaps and opportunities

    • Wietse A Tol,
    • Mark van Ommeren
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 25-26 Published Online First: 26 March 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2012-100644

Letter

  • Response to Dr Goy's commentary

    • Baptiste Leurent,
    • Bridget Candy,
    • Louise Jones,
    • Michael King
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 27 Published Online First: 18 February 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100550

Aetiology

  • Childhood adversity and certain mental health disorders are associated with increased risk of incident drug use among adults

    1. Commentator:
      • Silvia S Martins
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 28 Published Online First: 2 March 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100566
    Editor's Choice

  • Childhood and young adult-onset depression are associated with similar psychosocial risk factors

    1. Commentator:
      • Paul Wilkinson
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 29 Published Online First: 28 March 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2012-100575
    Editor's Choice

  • Comorbid dyslipidaemia and diabetes, but not antipsychotic use, is associated with unexplained sudden death among psychiatric patients

    1. Commentator:
      • Joe Reilly
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 30 Published Online First: 8 January 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100335

  • Sibling recurrence rate of autism spectrum disorders is 18.7%

    1. Commentator:
      • Julie A Crittendon,
      • Evon Batey Lee,
      • and Zachary E Warren
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 31 Published Online First: 20 January 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100474

  • Review: depression is associated with an increased risk of developing stroke

    1. Commentator:
      • Sarah T Pendlebury
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 32 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2012-100661

  • Review: premorbid IQ is inversely associated with future risk of schizophrenia

    1. Commentator:
      • James H MacCabe
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 33 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2012-100640

Diagnosis

  • The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire hyperactivity-inattention subscale is more sensitive for the ADHD-combined subtype than other subtypes in 7–9-year-old school children

    1. Commentator:
      • Alison Pritchard
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 34 Published Online First: 31 January 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100482

Prevalence

  • Poor psychological health and stressful-life events are more common in adolescents with self-harm thoughts or episodes

    1. Commentator:
      • Sophia Morgan
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 35 Published Online First: 7 March 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100491

  • ADHD is associated with an increased risk of written-language disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Rosemary Tannock
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 36 Published Online First: 18 February 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100487

  • Children with social phobia have distinct social skills deficit and vocal characteristics to children with Asperger's disorder and typically developing children

    1. Commentator:
      • Cheryl Dissanayake
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 37 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100259

Prognosis

  • Suicide and attempted suicide are more common in children and adolescents in care, but rates of attempted suicide are higher before entry into care than after

    1. Commentator:
      • Bo Vinnerljung
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 38 Published Online First: 18 February 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100526

  • Depression 3 and 9 months after discharge is less common in cardiac patients who are receiving statins at discharge

    1. Commentator:
      • David S Krantz
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 39 Published Online First: 2 March 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100579

  • Parental ADHD affects parent and child outcomes of parental friendship coaching

    1. Commentator:
      • Patrick John McGrath
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 40 Published Online First: 6 March 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100567

  • Regular primary care and specialty care as needed is associated with remission from alcohol and drug use disorders over 9 years

    1. Commentator:
      • Christine E Grella
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 41 Published Online First: 18 February 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100387

  • In Ethiopia, people with schizophrenia are at higher risk of 5-year mortality than the general population

    1. Commentator:
      • Steve Brown
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 42 Published Online First: 20 January 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100426

  • Use of ADHD drugs in children and young adults does not increase risk of serious cardiovascular adverse events compared with non-use

    1. Commentator:
      • Almut G Winterstein
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 43 Published Online First: 14 February 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100514

  • The risk of suicide attempt by a child or adolescent is highest after a contact with a psychiatric department

    1. Commentator:
      • Lars Mehlum
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 44 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2012-100680

Therapeutics

  • Review: risperidone, olanzapine and haloperidol are the most effective drugs for acute mania in adults with bipolar I disorder

    1. Commentator:
      • Ulrich Hegerl
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 45 Published Online First: 18 February 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100476

  • Review: ω-3 fatty acids produce a small improvement in ADHD symptoms in children compared with placebo

    1. Commentator:
      • Alexandra J Richardson
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 46 Published Online First: 18 February 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100523

  • Review: extrapyramidal side effects vary between different second-generation antipsychotic drugs

    1. Commentator:
      • Stanley N Caroff
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 47 Published Online First: 23 March 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2012-100637

  • Multisystemic therapy reduces re-offending in young offenders between 12 and 18 months post-treatment

    1. Commentator:
      • Charles M Borduin and
      • Alex R Dopp
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 48 Published Online First: 12 March 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2012-100568
    Editor's Choice

  • Online cognitive-behaviour therapy is similarly effective to clinic-based CBT for reducing adolescent anxiety

    1. Commentator:
      • Carol Newall and
      • Jennifer L Hudson
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 49 Published Online First: 18 February 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100435

  • Increasing psychotherapy dose from 8 to 16 sessions does not improve social functioning in people with major depressive disorder receiving pharmacotherapy

    1. Commentator:
      • Janet Deborah Carter
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 50 Published Online First: 8 January 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100357

  • Review: limited evidence from two small trials suggests no improvement in ASD symptoms with short term ω-3 supplementation

    1. Commentator:
      • G Paul Amminger and
      • Miriam R Schäfer
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 51 Published Online First: 2 March 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100486

  • The Strongest Families intervention is more effective than usual care in children with mild or moderate oppositional, attention or anxiety disorders

    1. Commentator:
      • Sarvet Barry
    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 52 Published Online First: 31 January 2012 doi:10.1136/ebmental-2011-100475

Electronic page

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Mental Health 2012;15:2 e3-e4 doi:10.1136/ebmh.15.2.e3

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