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BMJ Journals

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February 1998 - Volume 1 - 1

Purpose and procedure

Purpose and procedure (1 February, 1998) Free

Evidence-based practice in mental health (1 February, 1998) Free
John Geddes, Shirley Reynolds, David Streiner, Peter Szatmari, Brian Haynes
Some useful concepts and terms used in articles about diagnosis (1 February, 1998) Free
David Streiner, John Geddes

Therapeutics

Caregiver training delayed admission of patients with dementia to nursing homes (1 February, 1998) Free
A “critical time” intervention reduced homelessness in inner city men with psychiatric problems (1 February, 1998) Free
Child and parent training sessions led to improved child behaviour in child conduct disorder (1 February, 1998) Free
Cognitive behavioural therapy reduced symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorders with no overt compulsive rituals (1 February, 1998) Free
Review: exposure with response prevention and serotonergic medication reduce symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (1 February, 1998) Free
Cognitive behaviour therapy improved functional impairment and fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (1 February, 1998) Free
Review: risperidone produces more clinical improvement and causes fewer extrapyramidal side effects in schizophrenia (1 February, 1998) Free
Sertindole controlled symptoms of schizophrenia without motor side effects (1 February, 1998) Free
Review: clozapine reduces relapse and symptoms compared with typical neuroleptic drugs in schizophrenia (1 February, 1998) Free
Review: benzodiazepines are more effective than neuroleptics in reducing delirium and seizures in alcohol withdrawal (1 February, 1998) Free
Brief advice reduced drinking in non-dependent problem drinkers (1 February, 1998) Free
High dose levomethadyl acetate hydrochloride reduced heroin use in patients dependent on opiates (1 February, 1998) Free
Review: discontinuation rates are the same for serotonin specific reuptake inhibitors and newer tricyclic and heterocyclic antidepressants (1 February, 1998) Free

Diagnosis

Questionnaire for eating disorder diagnoses had good sensitivity in a clinical and non-clinical sample of women (1 February, 1998) Free

Prognosis

Child and maternal psychological status was predictive of psychiatric disorders in youths with IDDM (1 February, 1998) Free
Comorbid OCD, higher score on the MFQ, and older age at presentation predicted persistence of major depression in children and adolescents (1 February, 1998) Free
DSM-III-R and ICD-10 diagnoses of schizophrenia had higher predictive validity than that of ICD-9 and CATEGO S+ diagnoses (1 February, 1998) Free
Review: risk for suicide is increased for most mental disorders where patients require treatment in a hospital setting (1 February, 1998) Free

Aetiology

Purchase of a handgun was associated with an increased risk of suicide or death by homicide (1 February, 1998) Free
Comorbid anxiety and depression in childhood was associated with poorer psychosocial functioning in early adulthood (1 February, 1998) Free
Antidepressant exposure before birth was not associated with language, physical, or behavioural development (1 February, 1998) Free
Psychiatric sickness absence was affected by social support at home and at work (1 February, 1998) Free

Glossary

Glossary (1 February, 1998) Free

Economics

Review: psychotherapy reduces a variety of costs when used to treat patients with the most severe psychiatric disorders (1 February, 1998) Free

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