Psychiatry: Archives

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Unraveling ADHD Pathogenesis

• October 9, 2009
• Barbara Geller, MD

A PET study yields evidence of a disrupted dopamine reward pathway in adults with ADHD. CME

• Reviewing:
• Volkow ND et al., JAMA 2009 Sep 9; 302:1084

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Strep Antibodies and PANDAS: An Animal Study

• October 9, 2009
• Barbara Geller, MD

Researchers tie behavioral abnormalities to strep-associated antibodies. CME

• Reviewing:
• Yaddanapudi K et al., Mol Psychiatry 2009 Aug 11

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Topiramate and Tourette Syndrome: Treatment Without Antipsychotics?

• October 9, 2009
• Jonathan Silver, MD

Medications other than antipsychotics might avoid the antidopaminergic effects of the standard medications.

• Reviewing:
• Jankovic J et al., J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009 Sep 1

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

A Step Toward Personalized Treatment of Depression

• October 9, 2009
• Steven Dubovsky, MD

Further analyses of genome-wide association data generate a multilocus model of antidepressant response.

• Reviewing:
• Ising M et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009 Sep; 66:966

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Misuse of ADHD Meds: Epidemiologic Data

• October 5, 2009
• Barbara Geller, MD

Such misuse is becoming more common and can have severe effects, but clinicians and parents might be able to moderate these trends. CME

• Reviewing:
• Setlik J et al., Pediatrics 2009 Sep; 124:875

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Treating Adolescent Depression — A TAD Better

• October 5, 2009
• Joel Yager, MD

A year after the end of the study, TADS-treated adolescents hold their own.

• Reviewing:
• Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) Team., Am J Psychiatry 2009 Oct; 166:1141

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Multitaskers: Driven by Distraction

• October 5, 2009
• Jonathan Silver, MD

Heavy media multitaskers can't ignore the irrelevant. CME

• Reviewing:
• Ophir E et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 Sep 15; 106:15583

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Joint APA-ACOG Algorithms for Treatment of Depression During PregnancyFree

• September 28, 2009
• Deborah Cowley, MD

A groundbreaking collaboration provides useful advice on a clinically challenging problem.

• Reviewing:
• Yonkers KA et al., Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2009 Sep/Oct; 31:403

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Binge Drinking in Baby Boomers — and Beyond

• September 28, 2009
• Joel Yager, MD

Not just the young indulge in this risky behavior.

• Reviewing:
• Blazer DG and Wu L-T., Am J Psychiatry 2009 Aug 17

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Psychiatric Morbidities in Gay and Bisexual Subgroups

• September 28, 2009
• Joel Yager, MD

Mood and anxiety disorders were more common in bisexuals and gay men than in heterosexuals.

• Reviewing:
• Bostwick WB et al., Am J Public Health 2009 Aug 20