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Abstract | The six most essential questions in *psychiatric diagnosis* *...*

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In face of the multiple controversies surrounding the DSM process in general and the development of DSM-5 in particular, we have organized a discussion around what we consider six essential questions in further work on ...

At Trial's End, Lawyers Say Norway Killer Is Not Insane - New York Times

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New York Times

At Trial's End, Lawyers Say Norway Killer Is Not Insane New York Times Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. ... It also brought into sharp relief the role of psychiatry in the country's legal system and ... Is Breivik Mad? Norway Killer's Sanity Focus In Closing ArgumentsSky News Breivik trial: live reportYahoo!7 News Norwegian killer slams court for sanity focusNorthJersey.com Views and News from Norway all 2,310 news articles »

Brain Banks for Autism Face Dearth - New York Times

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New York Times

Brain Banks for Autism Face Dearth New York Times “There's just no question that human tissue is the gold standard for research, ... of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, said, “This is indeed a setback, ... and more »

Norwegian Killer Slams Court for Sanity Focus - ABC News

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Norwegian Killer Slams Court for Sanity Focus ABC News "It's quite sad that the monster of Norwegian court psychiatry has managed to take ... "Because July 22 is not about psychiatry, but about Norway's and Europe's ...

Public still respects court psychiatry - Views and News from Norway

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Public still respects court psychiatry Views and News from Norway The traumatic trial of confessed Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik has raised major questions over the role of forensic psychiatry in Norway's legal ...

Growing Number of Older Woman Struggling with Eating Disorders - Counsel & Heal

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Counsel & Heal

Growing Number of Older Woman Struggling with Eating Disorders Counsel & Heal The study was published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders. Print This Article; Send This Article. Join the Conversation. Please enable JavaScript to ...

A Firm Diagnosis of Frailty

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After years observing and working with elderly patients, Dr. Linda Fried developed criteria for diagnosing frailty, spurring further research into preventing it.

Study: Several Factors Related to Violence in US Veterans - Counsel & Heal

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PsychCentral.com

Study: Several Factors Related to Violence in US Veterans Counsel & Heal The findings, reported in a June 25, 2012 article in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, revealed that veterans with these factors in place were 92 percent less ... No money a bigger player in veteran violence than PTSDExaminer.com Veterans & Violence: Who's at Risk?dailyRx Psychosocial Factors Influence Violence among Returning VetsPsychCentral.com U.S. News & World Report -Medical Xpress all 21 news articles »

Psychotropic medication use in anorexia nervosa between 1997 and 2009

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Despite a lack of data demonstrating benefit, psychotropic medications are frequently prescribed for patients with anorexia nervosa.Method:We studied 525 women (18–54 years of age) with anorexia nervosa who presented to the Clinical Research Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital between ...

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A not so stainless steal: A brief overview of kleptophilia *...*

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In a 1983 issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, Dr. Chalkley and Dr. Powell provided clinical descriptions of 48 of their patients with sexual fetishes, and noted that fetishism is not a criminal act unless accompanied by stealing fetish objects ( i.e., kleptophilia). Interestingly, the authors reported ... Dr. Mark Griffiths is a Chartered Psychologist and Professor of Gambling Studies at the Nottingham Trent University, and Director of the International Gaming Research Unit.

Initiative Critical Psychology: PsySR Conference: Schedule of *...*

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Reform DSM-5" (Brent Robbins, Sarah Kamens). b. 4:30 – 5: 30 pm: "Harmful Psychiatric Diagnosis: A Call to Action" (Paula Caplan,. Caroline Shahbaz). 3. "The Psychological Contributions of Art, History, Narrative and Ritual to Current Social ...

Jon Rappoport's Media Schedule: *Psychiatry* And You

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Jon Rappoport talks with James Corbett (June 26th, 2012) about psychiatry and its use as a weapon of manipulation and control over the population. Jon and James discuss the non-scientific basis of "psychiatric disorders" ...

Corbett Report Radio 162 – *Psychiatry* and You with Jon Rappoport

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Corbett Report Radio 162 – Psychiatry and You with Jon Rappoport.

Prevalence of Alcohol and Other Drugs in Fatally Injured Drivers.

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Prevalence of Alcohol and Other Drugs in Fatally Injured Drivers.
Addiction. 2012 Jun 22;
Authors: Brady JE, Li G
Abstract

AIMS: This study aims to examine the prevalence of alcohol and/or other drugs (AOD) in a large sample of fatally injured drivers. DESIGN: Using data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System for 2005-2009, the authors examined the prevalence of AOD detected in fatally injured drivers in the United States. SETTING: Fatal motor vehicle crashes occurring on public roads. PARTICIPANTS: Drivers who died within one hour of the crash in 14 states that performed toxicological testing on more than 80% of these drivers. MEASUREMENTS: Prevalence of AOD and multivariable-adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR). FINDINGS: Of the 20,150 fatally injured drivers studied, 57.3% tested positive for AOD, including 19.9% being positive for two or more substances. Alcohol was the most commonly detected substance, present in 40.2% of the fatally injured drivers, followed by cannabinols (10.5%), stimulants (9.0%), narcotics (5.7%), and depressants (4.0%). Multivariable analysis revealed that AOD was significantly more prevalent among drivers who died in single-vehicle crashes [aPR 1.69, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.62-1.76], or nighttime crashes (aPR 1.43, 95% CI: 1.39-1.47), or who had a driving-while-intoxicated conviction within the past three years (aPR 1.41, 95% CI: 1.35-1.47), and less prevalent among drivers who were 65 years or older (aPR 0.45, 95% CI: 0.42-0.49), Asian (aPR 0.47, 95% CI 0.41-0.53), or female (aPR 0.88, 95% CI: 0.85-0.91), or who were operating a motor carrier (aPR 0.41, 95% CI 0.34-0.48). CONCLUSIONS: More than half of fatally injured drivers in the United States had been using AOD and approximately 20% had been using polydrugs. The prevalence of AOD use varies significantly with driver and crash characteristics.
PMID: 22725100 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Sequence of Alcohol Involvement from Early Onset to Young Adult Alcohol Abuse: Differential Predictors and Moderation by Family-Focused Preventive Intervention.

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Sequence of Alcohol Involvement from Early Onset to Young Adult Alcohol Abuse: Differential Predictors and Moderation by Family-Focused Preventive Intervention.
Addiction. 2012 Jun 22;
Authors: Mason WA, Spoth RL
Abstract

AIMS: This study tests risk factors for four dimensions of alcohol use in the sequence from (a) early onset prior to age 13 to (b) adolescent alcohol use and (c) alcohol problems to (d) young adult alcohol abuse. It also examines whether family-focused preventive interventions buffer predictive relationships. DESIGN: Data were from a randomized prevention trial extending from ages 11 to 21. SETTING: Families of sixth graders enrolled in 33 rural schools in the Midwestern United States were invited to participate. PARTICIPANTS: Families (N = 667) were pretested and randomly assigned to a control group (n = 208) or to family interventions (n = 459). The average age of participating youth was 11.3 years when the study began (52% female). Measurements: Questionnaire data were collected on alcohol dimensions during adolescence (early onset, alcohol use, alcohol problems) and young adulthood (alcohol abuse), and on risk factors in early adolescence (male gender, impulsive behaviors, aggression-hostility, peer deviance, and parent problem drinking). FINDINGS: Impulsive behaviors predicted early onset, peer deviance predicted alcohol use, and parent problem drinking predicted alcohol problems (p <.05). Aggression-hostility and alcohol problems predicted alcohol abuse in the control group (p <.05), but not in the family interventions group (p >.05). CONCLUSIONS: Different dimensions of alcohol use and problems from before age 13 to young adulthood are predicted by different risk factors. Family-focused preventive interventions can reduce the influence of some of these risk factors, including early adolescent aggression-hostility and late adolescent alcohol problems.
PMID: 22724619 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Association between posttraumatic stress, depression, and functional impairments in adolescents 24 months after traumatic brain injury.

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Association between posttraumatic stress, depression, and functional impairments in adolescents 24 months after traumatic brain injury.
J Trauma Stress. 2012 Jun;25(3):264-71
Authors: O’Connor SS, Zatzick DF, Wang J, Temkin N, Koepsell TD, Jaffe KM, Durbin D, Vavilala MS, Dorsch A, Rivara FP
Abstract

The degree to which postinjury posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or depressive symptoms in adolescents are associated with cognitive and functional impairments at 12 and 24 months after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not yet known. The current study used a prospective cohort design, with baseline assessment and 3-, 12-, and 24-month followup, and recruited a cohort of 228 adolescents ages 14-17 years who sustained either a TBI (n = 189) or an isolated arm injury (n = 39). Linear mixed-effects regression was used to assess differences in depressive and PTSD symptoms between TBI and arm-injured patients and to assess the association between 3-month PTSD and depressive symptoms and cognitive and functional outcomes. Results indicated that patients who sustained a mild TBI without intracranial hemorrhage reported significantly worse PTSD (Hedges g = 0.49, p = .01; Model R(2) = .38) symptoms across time as compared to the arm injured control group. Greater levels of PTSD symptoms were associated with poorer school (η(2) = .07, p = .03; Model R(2) = .36) and physical (η(2) = .11, p = .01; Model R(2) = .23) functioning, whereas greater depressive symptoms were associated with poorer school (η(2) = .06, p = .05; Model R(2) = .39) functioning.
PMID: 22729979 [PubMed - in process]

Advocacy through science: Reply to comments on Resick et al. (2012).

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Advocacy through science: Reply to comments on Resick et al. (2012).
J Trauma Stress. 2012 Jun;25(3):260-3
Authors: Resick PA, Wolf EJ, Stirman SW, Wells SY, Suvak MK, Mitchell KS, King MW, Bovin MJ
Abstract

The 4 comments on the review by Resick et al. (2012) of the complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) literature highlight important theoretical and conceptual questions about the nature and utility of CPTSD and echo the very questions that motivated the review. We discuss the points raised in the comments, particularly with respect to the definition of CPTSD, its relationship to PTSD, and treatment implications. We suggest that setting high scientific standards for CPTSD research is an optimal way to advance the conceptualization of the construct and the treatment of this population.
PMID: 22729978 [PubMed - in process]

Complex PTSD is on the trauma spectrum: Comment on Resick et al. (2012).

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Complex PTSD is on the trauma spectrum: Comment on Resick et al. (2012).
J Trauma Stress. 2012 Jun;25(3):254-5
Authors: Goodman M
Abstract

Conceptualizing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) along a spectrum with complex and simple features is integrative and models an approach taken by disciplines in medicine outside of psychiatry. This perspective is offered in the Resick et al. (2012) review. To best delineate the nature and permeability of the border between Complex PTSD and PTSD, an emphasis on clarifying underlying biological processes is needed to move beyond our current reliance on symptomatic description.
PMID: 22729976 [PubMed - in process]

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My Debate With The DSM 5 Chair

from DSM5 in Distress by Allen J. Frances, M.D.

Recently, I voiced my concerns about DSM 5 in a Medscape interview (http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/763886) with Dr Stephen Strakowski. DSM-5 Task Force Chair David Kupfer then entered the debate and provided his defense (http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/764735).

Here is my reply to Dr Kupfer:

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Prevalence of Alcohol and Other Drugs in Fatally Injured Drivers.

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Prevalence of Alcohol and Other Drugs in Fatally Injured Drivers.
Addiction. 2012 Jun 22;
Authors: Brady JE, Li G
Abstract

AIMS: This study aims to examine the prevalence of alcohol and/or other drugs (AOD) in a large sample of fatally injured drivers. DESIGN: Using data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System for 2005-2009, the authors examined the prevalence of AOD detected in fatally injured drivers in the United States. SETTING: Fatal motor vehicle crashes occurring on public roads. PARTICIPANTS: Drivers who died within one hour of the crash in 14 states that performed toxicological testing on more than 80% of these drivers. MEASUREMENTS: Prevalence of AOD and multivariable-adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR). FINDINGS: Of the 20,150 fatally injured drivers studied, 57.3% tested positive for AOD, including 19.9% being positive for two or more substances. Alcohol was the most commonly detected substance, present in 40.2% of the fatally injured drivers, followed by cannabinols (10.5%), stimulants (9.0%), narcotics (5.7%), and depressants (4.0%). Multivariable analysis revealed that AOD was significantly more prevalent among drivers who died in single-vehicle crashes [aPR 1.69, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.62-1.76], or nighttime crashes (aPR 1.43, 95% CI: 1.39-1.47), or who had a driving-while-intoxicated conviction within the past three years (aPR 1.41, 95% CI: 1.35-1.47), and less prevalent among drivers who were 65 years or older (aPR 0.45, 95% CI: 0.42-0.49), Asian (aPR 0.47, 95% CI 0.41-0.53), or female (aPR 0.88, 95% CI: 0.85-0.91), or who were operating a motor carrier (aPR 0.41, 95% CI 0.34-0.48). CONCLUSIONS: More than half of fatally injured drivers in the United States had been using AOD and approximately 20% had been using polydrugs. The prevalence of AOD use varies significantly with driver and crash characteristics.
PMID: 22725100 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Sequence of Alcohol Involvement from Early Onset to Young Adult Alcohol Abuse: Differential Predictors and Moderation by Family-Focused Preventive Intervention.

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Sequence of Alcohol Involvement from Early Onset to Young Adult Alcohol Abuse: Differential Predictors and Moderation by Family-Focused Preventive Intervention.
Addiction. 2012 Jun 22;
Authors: Mason WA, Spoth RL
Abstract

AIMS: This study tests risk factors for four dimensions of alcohol use in the sequence from (a) early onset prior to age 13 to (b) adolescent alcohol use and (c) alcohol problems to (d) young adult alcohol abuse. It also examines whether family-focused preventive interventions buffer predictive relationships. DESIGN: Data were from a randomized prevention trial extending from ages 11 to 21. SETTING: Families of sixth graders enrolled in 33 rural schools in the Midwestern United States were invited to participate. PARTICIPANTS: Families (N = 667) were pretested and randomly assigned to a control group (n = 208) or to family interventions (n = 459). The average age of participating youth was 11.3 years when the study began (52% female). Measurements: Questionnaire data were collected on alcohol dimensions during adolescence (early onset, alcohol use, alcohol problems) and young adulthood (alcohol abuse), and on risk factors in early adolescence (male gender, impulsive behaviors, aggression-hostility, peer deviance, and parent problem drinking). FINDINGS: Impulsive behaviors predicted early onset, peer deviance predicted alcohol use, and parent problem drinking predicted alcohol problems (p <.05). Aggression-hostility and alcohol problems predicted alcohol abuse in the control group (p <.05), but not in the family interventions group (p >.05). CONCLUSIONS: Different dimensions of alcohol use and problems from before age 13 to young adulthood are predicted by different risk factors. Family-focused preventive interventions can reduce the influence of some of these risk factors, including early adolescent aggression-hostility and late adolescent alcohol problems.
PMID: 22724619 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Association between posttraumatic stress, depression, and functional impairments in adolescents 24 months after traumatic brain injury.

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Association between posttraumatic stress, depression, and functional impairments in adolescents 24 months after traumatic brain injury.
J Trauma Stress. 2012 Jun;25(3):264-71
Authors: O’Connor SS, Zatzick DF, Wang J, Temkin N, Koepsell TD, Jaffe KM, Durbin D, Vavilala MS, Dorsch A, Rivara FP
Abstract

The degree to which postinjury posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or depressive symptoms in adolescents are associated with cognitive and functional impairments at 12 and 24 months after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not yet known. The current study used a prospective cohort design, with baseline assessment and 3-, 12-, and 24-month followup, and recruited a cohort of 228 adolescents ages 14-17 years who sustained either a TBI (n = 189) or an isolated arm injury (n = 39). Linear mixed-effects regression was used to assess differences in depressive and PTSD symptoms between TBI and arm-injured patients and to assess the association between 3-month PTSD and depressive symptoms and cognitive and functional outcomes. Results indicated that patients who sustained a mild TBI without intracranial hemorrhage reported significantly worse PTSD (Hedges g = 0.49, p = .01; Model R(2) = .38) symptoms across time as compared to the arm injured control group. Greater levels of PTSD symptoms were associated with poorer school (η(2) = .07, p = .03; Model R(2) = .36) and physical (η(2) = .11, p = .01; Model R(2) = .23) functioning, whereas greater depressive symptoms were associated with poorer school (η(2) = .06, p = .05; Model R(2) = .39) functioning.
PMID: 22729979 [PubMed - in process]

Advocacy through science: Reply to comments on Resick et al. (2012).

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Advocacy through science: Reply to comments on Resick et al. (2012).
J Trauma Stress. 2012 Jun;25(3):260-3
Authors: Resick PA, Wolf EJ, Stirman SW, Wells SY, Suvak MK, Mitchell KS, King MW, Bovin MJ
Abstract

The 4 comments on the review by Resick et al. (2012) of the complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) literature highlight important theoretical and conceptual questions about the nature and utility of CPTSD and echo the very questions that motivated the review. We discuss the points raised in the comments, particularly with respect to the definition of CPTSD, its relationship to PTSD, and treatment implications. We suggest that setting high scientific standards for CPTSD research is an optimal way to advance the conceptualization of the construct and the treatment of this population.
PMID: 22729978 [PubMed - in process]

Complex PTSD is on the trauma spectrum: Comment on Resick et al. (2012).

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Complex PTSD is on the trauma spectrum: Comment on Resick et al. (2012).
J Trauma Stress. 2012 Jun;25(3):254-5
Authors: Goodman M
Abstract

Conceptualizing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) along a spectrum with complex and simple features is integrative and models an approach taken by disciplines in medicine outside of psychiatry. This perspective is offered in the Resick et al. (2012) review. To best delineate the nature and permeability of the border between Complex PTSD and PTSD, an emphasis on clarifying underlying biological processes is needed to move beyond our current reliance on symptomatic description.
PMID: 22729976 [PubMed - in process]

CPTSD is a distinct entity: Comment on Resick et al. (2012).

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CPTSD is a distinct entity: Comment on Resick et al. (2012).
J Trauma Stress. 2012 Jun;25(3):256-7
Authors: Herman J
Abstract

The concept of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is both conceptually and clinically useful. This distinct entity is highly prevalent, across different cultures, in survivors of prolonged, repeated trauma. Recognition of this entity as part of the spectrum of traumatic disorders would promote development of effective treatment.
PMID: 22729977 [PubMed - in process]

Simplifying complex PTSD: Comment on Resick et al. (2012).

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Simplifying complex PTSD: Comment on Resick et al. (2012).
J Trauma Stress. 2012 Jun;25(3):252-3
Authors: Bryant RA
Abstract

Although constructs related to complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) have been discussed for many years, the field still lacks reliable and standardized definitions to guide research in this field. This comment responds to the article by Resick et al. (2012), who conclude that CPTSD lacks sufficient support to be recognized as a diagnosis. Even though there is no doubt that research is lacking, this comment argues that the key to progressing the field is introducing a standardized definition that will allow researchers to understand CPTSD in relation to other trauma-related disorders, identify key mechanisms driving the condition, and further treatment programs specifically for patients with CPTSD.
PMID: 22729975 [PubMed - in process]

A critical evaluation of the complex PTSD literature: Implications for DSM-5.

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A critical evaluation of the complex PTSD literature: Implications for DSM-5.
J Trauma Stress. 2012 Jun;25(3):241-51
Authors: Resick PA, Bovin MJ, Calloway AL, Dick AM, King MW, Mitchell KS, Suvak MK, Wells SY, Stirman SW, Wolf EJ
Abstract

Complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) has been proposed as a diagnosis for capturing the diverse clusters of symptoms observed in survivors of prolonged trauma that are outside the current definition of PTSD. Introducing a new diagnosis requires a high standard of evidence, including a clear definition of the disorder, reliable and valid assessment measures, support for convergent and discriminant validity, and incremental validity with respect to implications for treatment planning and outcome. In this article, the extant literature on CPTSD is reviewed within the framework of construct validity to evaluate the proposed diagnosis on these criteria. Although the efforts in support of CPTSD have brought much needed attention to limitations in the trauma literature, we conclude that available evidence does not support a new diagnostic category at this time. Some directions for future research are suggested.
PMID: 22729974 [PubMed - in process]

Introduction to the special feature on complex PTSD.

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Introduction to the special feature on complex PTSD.

J Trauma Stress. 2012 Jun;25(3):239-40

Authors: Weiss DS

PMID: 22729973 [PubMed - in process]

 

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PTSD: Constructs, diagnoses, disorders, syndromes, symptoms, and structure.

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PTSD: Constructs, diagnoses, disorders, syndromes, symptoms, and structure.
J Trauma Stress. 2012 Jun;25(3):237-8
Authors: Weiss DS
PMID: 22729972 [PubMed - in process]

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World psychiatry: official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) (WORLD PSYCHIATRY)

Publisher World Psychiatric Association

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Organo ufficiale della World Psychiatric Association (WPA), la rivista rappresenta un forum internazionale focalizzato sui temi di attualità di psichiatria da tutto il mondo. Unico strumento di ricerca e divulgazione veicolato a 15.000 psichiatri di tutto il mondo.

Impact factor

4.38

Website

World Psychiatry website

Other titles

World psychiatry (Online)

ISSN

1723-8617

OCLC

70203966

Material type

Document, Periodical, Internet resource

Document type

Internet Resource, Computer File, Journal / Magazine / Newspaper

Publications in this journal

• Quality of hallucinatory experiences: differences between a clinical and a non-clinical sample

  Authors: Research Report, Giovanni Stanghellini, Álvaro I Langer, Alessandra Ambrosini, Adolfo J Cangas

  World psychiatry: official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA).

  The notion that apparently healthy people can experience psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations "is now becoming the accepted dogma" (1). Part of this "dogma" is the assumption that... [more]The notion that apparently healthy people can experience psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations "is now becoming the accepted dogma" (1). Part of this "dogma" is the assumption that the experiences reported by non-clin-ical samples are overlapping, or at least show some similarity, with those reported by clinical samples (i.e., that "psychotic-like experiences" exist on a continuum between general and clinical populations) (2). In 1981, Launay and Slade (3) published the Launay-Slade Hallucination Scale (LSHS), a 12-item self-report questionnaire aimed to assess the prevalence of perceptual pathological experiences and sub-clinical forms related to hallucinations. This scale started a tradition of almost 30 years of studies of hallucinations in non-clinical samples. Since then, several modified versions of LSHS have been developed (4-6). In order to assess in detail visual hallucina-tions, Morrison et al (5) modified the LSHS excluding three original items and adding four new ones. This version of LSHS was called Revised Hallucination Scale (RHS) (Table 1) and has been used in clinical and non-clinical samples (7,8). Although the LSHS and similar scales were constructed to measure predisposition to hallucinatory experiences (3) (i.e., the vulnerability phenotype and not the illness pheno-type), subsequent studies have used the results obtained through these scales in non-clinical populations as the main argument suggesting that hallucinations – i.e., a significant component of the supposed illness phenotype of psychosis – are a relatively common phenomenon in the general popu-lation. A very influential example of this trend is encapsu-lated in the following quotation (9): "A number of studies have assessed hallucinatory experiences in samples of healthy college students using questionnaire measures. These studies have yielded consistent findings, showing that a considerable proportion of individuals experience hallucinations at some time in their lives". In this study, we asked people from two samples (a clinical one, consisting of patients with schizophrenia, and a non-clinical one, includ-ing university students) to complete the Revised Hallucination Scale (RHS) as a self-questionnaire. When the participants responded positively to an item, they were encouraged to provide further detailed descriptions (i.e., examples of their own experiences) concerning that item. We found that the kinds of descriptions provided by the two groups were very different. We suggest that it is not advisable to explore the presence of hallucinations in non-clinical samples using research protocols based exclusively on yes-or-no answers to ques-tionnaires like the RHS. Hallucinatory or hallucinatory-like experiences cannot be reliably and validly assessed without a precise char-acterization of the phenomenal quality of the experience.

• The core Gestalt of schizophrenia.

  Authors: Josef Parnas

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):67-9.

• Predicting the severity of everyday functional disability in people with schizophrenia: cognitive deficits, functional capacity, symptoms, and health status.

  Authors: Philip D Harvey, Martin Strassing

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):73-9.

  Disability is pervasive in schizophrenia and is refractory to current medication treatments. Inability to function in everyday settings is responsible for the huge indirect costs of schizophrenia,... [more]Disability is pervasive in schizophrenia and is refractory to current medication treatments. Inability to function in everyday settings is responsible for the huge indirect costs of schizophrenia, which may be as much as three times larger than direct treatment costs for psychotic symptoms. Treatments for disability are therefore urgently needed. In order to effectively treat disability, its causes must be isolated and targeted; it seems likely that there are multiple causes with modest overlap. In this paper, we review the evidence regarding the prediction of everyday disability in schizophrenia. We suggest that cognition, deficits in functional capacity, certain clinical symptoms, and various environmental and societal factors are implicated. Further, we suggest that health status variables, recently recognized as pervasive in severe mental illness, may also contribute to disability in a manner independent from these other better-studied causes. We suggest that health status be considered in the overall prediction of real-world functioning and that interventions aimed at disability reduction targeting health status may be needed, in addition to cognitive enhancement, skills training, and public advocacy for better services.

• The self-determination theory perspective on positive mental health across cultures.

  Authors: Kennon M Sheldon

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):101-2.

• Positive mental health: is there a cross-cultural definition?

  Authors: George E Vaillant

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):93-9.

  SEVEN MODELS FOR CONCEPTUALIZING POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH ARE REVIEWED: mental health as above normal, epitomized by a DSM-IV's Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score of over 80; mental health as... [more]SEVEN MODELS FOR CONCEPTUALIZING POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH ARE REVIEWED: mental health as above normal, epitomized by a DSM-IV's Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score of over 80; mental health as the presence of multiple human strengths rather than the absence of weaknesses; mental health conceptualized as maturity; mental health as the dominance of positive emotions; mental health as high socio-emotional intelligence; mental health as subjective well-being; mental health as resilience. Safeguards for the study of mental health are suggested, including the need to define mental health in terms that are culturally sensitive and inclusive, and the need to empirically and longitudinally validate criteria for mental health.

• Healthy personality development and well-being.

  Authors: C Robert Cloninger

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):103-4.

• Subjective positive well-being.

  Authors: Per Bech

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):105-6.

• Positive mental health: a note of caution.

  Authors: Dan J Stein

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):107-9.

• Peer support among persons with severe mental illnesses: a review of evidence and experience.

  Authors: Larry Davidson, Chyrell Bellamy, Kimberly Guy, Rebecca Miller

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):123-8.

  Peer support is largely considered to represent a recent advance in community mental health, introduced in the 1990s as part of the mental health service user movement. Actually, peer support has its... [more]Peer support is largely considered to represent a recent advance in community mental health, introduced in the 1990s as part of the mental health service user movement. Actually, peer support has its roots in the moral treatment era inaugurated by Pussin and Pinel in France at the end of the 18th century, and has re-emerged at different times throughout the history of psychiatry. In its more recent form, peer support is rapidly expanding in a number of countries and, as a result, has become the focus of considerable research. Thus far, there is evidence that peer staff providing conventional mental health services can be effective in engaging people into care, reducing the use of emergency rooms and hospitals, and reducing substance use among persons with co-occurring substance use disorders. When providing peer support that involves positive self-disclosure, role modeling, and conditional regard, peer staff have also been found to increase participants' sense of hope, control, and ability to effect changes in their lives; increase their self-care, sense of community belonging, and satisfaction with various life domains; and decrease participants' level of depression and psychosis.

• Mental health consequences of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster: are the grandchildren of people living in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the drop of the atomic bomb more vulnerable?

  Authors: Menachem Ben-Ezra, Yuval Palgi, Yechiel Soffer, Amit Shrira

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):133.

• Are there differences between training curricula on paper and in practice? Views of European trainees.

  Authors: Martina Rojnic Kuzman, Domenico Giacco, Meinou Simmons, Philippe Wuyts, Nikolaus Bausch-Becker, Guillame Favre, Alexander Nawka

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):135.

• The self and schizophrenia: some open issues.

  Authors: Mario Maj

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):65-6.

• The placebo response: science versus ethics and the vulnerability of the patient.

  Authors: Fabrizio Benedetti

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):70-2.

• Classification of feeding and eating disorders: review of evidence and proposals for ICD-11.

  Authors: Rudolf Uher, Michael Rutter

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):80-92.

  Current classification of eating disorders is failing to classify most clinical presentations; ignores continuities between child, adolescent and adult manifestations; and requires frequent changes... [more]Current classification of eating disorders is failing to classify most clinical presentations; ignores continuities between child, adolescent and adult manifestations; and requires frequent changes of diagnosis to accommodate the natural course of these disorders. The classification is divorced from clinical practice, and investigators of clinical trials have felt compelled to introduce unsystematic modifications. Classification of feeding and eating disorders in ICD-11 requires substantial changes to remediate the shortcomings. We review evidence on the developmental and cross-cultural differences and continuities, course and distinctive features of feeding and eating disorders. We make the following recommendations: a) feeding and eating disorders should be merged into a single grouping with categories applicable across age groups; b) the category of anorexia nervosa should be broadened through dropping the requirement for amenorrhoea, extending the weight criterion to any significant underweight, and extending the cognitive criterion to include developmentally and culturally relevant presentations; c) a severity qualifier "with dangerously low body weight" should distinguish the severe cases of anorexia nervosa that carry the riskiest prognosis; d) bulimia nervosa should be extended to include subjective binge eating; e) binge eating disorder should be included as a specific category defined by subjective or objective binge eating in the absence of regular compensatory behaviour; f) combined eating disorder should classify subjects who sequentially or concurrently fulfil criteria for both anorexia and bulimia nervosa; g) avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder should classify restricted food intake in children or adults that is not accompanied by body weight and shape related psychopathology; h) a uniform minimum duration criterion of four weeks should apply.

• Positive mental health: a research agenda.

  Authors: Alan Carr

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):100.

• The clinical role of psychological well-being.

  Authors: Giovanni A Fava

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):102-3.

• What is health and what is positive? The ICF solution.

  Authors: Michael Linden

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):104-5.

• Problems in the definitions of positive mental health.

  Authors: Hasse Karlsson

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):106-7.

• Outcomes and moderators of a preventive school-based mental health intervention for children affected by war in Sri Lanka: a cluster randomized trial.

  Authors: Wietse A Tol, Ivan H Komproe, Mark J D Jordans, Anavarathan Vallipuram, Heather Sipsma, Sambasivamoorthy Sivayokan, Robert D Macy, Joop T DE Jong

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):114-22.

  We aimed to examine outcomes, moderators and mediators of a preventive school-based mental health intervention implemented by paraprofessionals in a war-affected setting in northern Sri Lanka. A... [more]We aimed to examine outcomes, moderators and mediators of a preventive school-based mental health intervention implemented by paraprofessionals in a war-affected setting in northern Sri Lanka. A cluster randomized trial was employed. Subsequent to screening 1,370 children in randomly selected schools, 399 children were assigned to an intervention (n=199) or waitlist control condition (n=200). The intervention consisted of 15 manualized sessions over 5 weeks of cognitive behavioral techniques and creative expressive elements. Assessments took place before, 1 week after, and 3 months after the intervention. Primary outcomes included post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive, and anxiety symptoms. No main effects on primary outcomes were identified. A main effect in favor of intervention for conduct problems was observed. This effect was stronger for younger children. Furthermore, we found intervention benefits for specific subgroups. Stronger effects were found for boys with regard to PTSD and anxiety symptoms, and for younger children on pro-social behavior. Moreover, we found stronger intervention effects on PTSD, anxiety, and function impairment for children experiencing lower levels of current war-related stressors. Girls in the intervention condition showed smaller reductions on PTSD symptoms than waitlisted girls. We conclude that preventive school-based psychosocial interventions in volatile areas characterized by ongoing war-related stressors may effectively improve indicators of psychological wellbeing and posttraumatic stress-related symptoms in some children. However, they may undermine natural recovery for others. Further research is necessary to examine how gender, age and current war-related experiences contribute to differential intervention effects.

• Lessons learned in developing community mental health care in Australasia and the South Pacific.

  Authors: Peter McGeorge

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):129-32.

  This paper summarizes the findings for the Australasia and Pacific Region of the WPA Task Force on Steps, Obstacles and Mistakes to Avoid in the Implementation of Community Mental Health Care. We... [more]This paper summarizes the findings for the Australasia and Pacific Region of the WPA Task Force on Steps, Obstacles and Mistakes to Avoid in the Implementation of Community Mental Health Care. We present an overview of mental health services in the region; discuss policies, plans and programmes; chart progress towards achieving community-oriented services, and detail the lessons learned.

• Proportion of crimes attributable to mental disorders in the Netherlands population.

  Authors: David J Vinkers, Edwin DE Beurs, Marki Barendregt, Thomas Rinne, Hans W Hoek

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(2):134.

• Bereavement-related depression in the DSM-5 and ICD-11.

  Authors: Mario Maj

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(1):1-2.

• An attachment perspective on psychopathology.

  Authors: Mario Mikulincer, Philip R Shaver

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(1):11-5.

  In recent years, attachment theory, which was originally formulated to describe and explain infant-parent emotional bonding, has been applied to the study of adolescent and adult romantic... [more]In recent years, attachment theory, which was originally formulated to describe and explain infant-parent emotional bonding, has been applied to the study of adolescent and adult romantic relationships and then to the study of psychological processes, such as interpersonal functioning, emotion regulation, coping with stress, and mental health. In this paper, we offer a brief overview of the attachment perspective on psychopathology. Following a brief account of attachment theory, we go on to explain how the study of individual differences in adult attachment intersects with the study of psychopathology. Specifically, we review research findings showing that attachment insecurity is a major contributor to mental disorders, and that the enhancement of attachment security can facilitate amelioration of psychopathology.

• Prototypes, syndromes and dimensions of psychopathology: an open agenda for research.

  Authors: Assen Jablensky

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(1):22-3.

• A practical prototypic system for psychiatric diagnosis: the ICD-11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Guidelines.

  Authors: Michael B First

  World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 11(1):24-5.

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At Trial's End, Lawyers Say Norway Killer Is Not Insane - New York Times

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Norwegian mass killer slams court, says trial has centered too much ... Washington Post Nationals Journal | James Wagner .... “It's quite sad that the monster of Norwegian court psychiatry has managed to take over this case. It should ... World Watchers consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on international affairs.

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Not for Ourselves Alone: The Need to Care

from Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life by Dr Misty Hook, PhD

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony fought hard for women's rights, but they never lived to see the end goal. They cared deeply for the plight of others and they worked hard, not for personal benefit, but because it was the right thing to do. In today's selfish world, we would do better to follow their example.

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