Table of contents

Therapeutics

• Review: Individual behavioural therapy reduces symptoms of depression (24 October, 2008) Free
• Mood and anxiety disorders: differences between long- and short-term psychotherapies in work ability, but not employment (24 October, 2008)
• Adolescents with SSRI-resistant depression: CBT plus antidepressant switch more effective than medication switch alone (24 October, 2008)
• Adjunctive aripiprazole improves symptoms in antidepressant refractory major depressive disorder (24 October, 2008)
• Review: Insufficient evidence on Huperzine A for Alzheimer’s (24 October, 2008)
• Review: Cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine consistently but marginally improve symptoms of dementia (24 October, 2008)
• Review: Paliperidone reduces symptoms of schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like illness (24 October, 2008)
• Second generation antipsychotics reduce treatment discontinuation rates compared with haloperidol (24 October, 2008)
• Little difference between haloperidol, risperidone and olanzapine in weight gain after 1 year of treatment (24 October, 2008)
• Review: Cognitive remediation improves cognitive functioning in schizophrenia (24 October, 2008)
• Transdermal methylphenidate more effective than placebo for treating ADHD (24 October, 2008)
• A parenting programme does not affect behavioural problems in toddlers (24 October, 2008)
• Borderline personality disorder: STEPPS improves symptoms (24 October, 2008)
• Carers of people with dementia: no benefit of adding befriending initiative to usual care (24 October, 2008)
• Timely encouraging letters increase attendance at first consultations at outpatient psychiatric clinics (24 October, 2008)
• Review: Substance use disorders respond to psychosocial interventions (24 October, 2008)
• Review: Short stay hospitalisation does not increase readmissions compared with long stay (24 October, 2008)