Psychiatry: Archives

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Medication Adherence in ADHD Needs Attention

• June 22, 2009
• Barbara Geller, MD

Methylphenidate adherence, measured physiologically, differed from parents’ reports and affected outcomes.

• Reviewing:
• Pappadopulos E et al., J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2009 May; 48:501

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Citalopram Ineffective for Children with Autism Spectrum DisordersFree

• June 22, 2009
• Barbara Geller, MD

Repetitive behaviors did not improve with treatment, and activating behaviors increased.

• Reviewing:
• King BH et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009 Jun; 66:583 Volkmar FR., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009 Jun; 66:581

FEATURE

Reviews of Note

• June 15, 2009

Depression after ACS; inflammatory markers; medical and prenatal issues with ECT; bone loss in anorexia nervosa patients; preventing PTSD; trajectories of brain development; and genetics of mental retardation

• Reviewing:
• Carney RM and Freedland KE., Am J Psychiatry 2009 Apr; 166:410 Howren MB et al., Psychosom Med 2009 Feb; 71:171 Tess AV and Smetana GW., N Engl J Med 2009 Apr 2; 360:1437 Anderson EL and Reti IM., Psychosom Med 2009 Feb/Mar; 71:235 Mehler PS and MacKenzie TD., Int J Eat Disord 2009 Apr; 42:195 Roberts NP et al., Am J Psychiatry 2009 Mar; 166:293 Giedd JN et al., J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2009 May; 48:465 Nelson DL and Gibbs RA., Nat Genet 2009 May; 41:510

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Don’t Take Those Vitamins!

• June 8, 2009
• Jonathan Silver, MD

Exercise promotes health, but vitamins C and E block this benefit.

• Reviewing:
• Ristow M et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 May 26; 106:8665

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

I Can See Clearly Now, the Game Is On

• June 8, 2009
• Steven Dubovsky, MD

Action video games heighten contrast sensitivity — indicating a possible method to improve eyesight in pilots or those with impaired vision.

• Reviewing:
• Li R et al., Nat Neurosci 2009 May; 12:549 Caplovitz GP and Kastner S., Nat Neurosci 2009 May; 12:527

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Accentuating the Positive Is Hard for Depressed or Socially Anxious Patients

• June 8, 2009
• M. Katherine Shear, MD

The two disorders are associated with different facets of the extraversion trait, consistent with their fundamental differences.

• Reviewing:
• Naragon-Gainey K et al., J Abnorm Psychol 2009 May; 118:299

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Treating Depression and Pain in Primary Care PatientsFree

• June 8, 2009
• Peter Roy-Byrne, MD

This collaborative-care intervention using antidepressants and pain self-management had sustained effects.

• Reviewing:
• Kroenke K et al., JAMA 2009 May 27; 301:2099

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

CBT for Preventing Depression in Teens? It DependsFree

• June 2, 2009
• Barbara Geller, MD

CBT showed no preventive effects in adolescents whose parents were currently depressed.

• Reviewing:
• Garber J et al., JAMA 2009 Jun 3; 301:2215

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

One More Bad Outcome of Bullying

• June 1, 2009
• Steven Dubovsky, MD

Children who have been tormented by peers are more likely than unbullied children to develop psychotic symptoms.

• Reviewing:
• Schreier A et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009 May; 66:527

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Trends in Mental Illness Treatment: A Decade of Progress?

• June 1, 2009
• Peter Roy-Byrne, MD

More patients now receive psychiatric diagnoses, but some subgroups receive less care.

• Reviewing:
• Glied SA and Frank RG., Health Aff (Millwood) 2009 May/Jun; 28:637