Psychiatry: Archives

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Long-Term Relief of Poststroke Depression

• September 28, 2009
• Jonathan Silver, MD

Brief interventions that educate patients and teach a problem-solving approach might have a long-lived effect.

• Reviewing:
• Mitchell PH et al., Stroke 2009 Sep; 40:3073

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Online Psychotherapy for Depression

• September 28, 2009
• Peter Roy-Byrne, MD

Instant messaging of therapy provides surprisingly positive results.

• Reviewing:
• Kessler D et al., Lancet 2009 Aug 22; 374:628 Simon GE and Ludman EJ., Lancet 2009 Aug 22; 374:594

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Combined Flumazenil and Gabapentin for Alcohol Dependence

• September 21, 2009
• Deborah Cowley, MD

A promising protocol, but only for those with more-severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms

• Reviewing:
• Anton RF et al., J Clin Psychopharmacol 2009 Aug; 29:334

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Mental Health Burden of Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan

• September 21, 2009
• Joel Yager, MD

A large-scale study suggests that more than one third of returning veterans receive new psychiatric diagnoses. CME

• Reviewing:
• Seal KH et al., Am J Public Health 2009 Sep; 99:1651

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Neurological Impairments After H5N1 Viral Infection: An Animal Study

• September 21, 2009
• Barbara Geller, MD

Long-term parkinsonian symptoms might follow acute H5N1 influenza.

• Reviewing:
• Jang H et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 Aug 18; 106:14063

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Does Chamomile Calm Your Nerves?

• September 14, 2009
• Peter Roy-Byrne, MD

A small study shows small effects in individuals with mild anxiety. CME

• Reviewing:
• Amsterdam JD et al., J Clin Psychopharmacol 2009 Aug; 29:378

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Somatic Sequelae of Childhood Sexual Abuse

• September 14, 2009
• M. Katherine Shear, MD, and Wendy S. Biggs, MD

In adults, four disorders with often puzzling etiologies are associated with abuse histories.

• Reviewing:
• Paras ML et al., JAMA 2009 Aug 5; 302:550

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Antipsychotic Drugs Still Necessary for Psychotic Depression

• September 14, 2009
• Steven Dubovsky, MD

Adding an antipsychotic to a newer antidepressant produces better results than monotherapy, but the clinician must choose the antipsychotic carefully.

• Reviewing:
• Meyers BS et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009 Aug; 66:838

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Dosing CBT for Panic Disorder: "Massed" Treatment vs. Usual Scheduling

• September 14, 2009
• Joel Yager, MD

Is going to "mass" better for treating panic disorder? CME

• Reviewing:
• Bohni MK et al., Acta Psychiatr Scand 2009 Sep; 120:187

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms After 5 to 6 Years: Lessons from 9/11

• September 14, 2009
• Deborah Cowley, MD

PTS symptoms are common initially and continue to develop 5 to 6 years later. CME

• Reviewing:
• Brackbill RM et al., JAMA 2009 Aug 5; 302:502