Psychiatry Weekly: General psychiatry


General Psychiatry
The articles in this section cover a diverse range of topics, including drugs, drug-interactions, psychiatric comorbidities, and many more.

•Changing Climate and Expectations of the Psychiatric Resident: Part I •Taking the Stand: Balancing Ethical Concerns as an Expert Psychiatric Witness •New Perspective on the Genetics of Mood Disorders

	Suicide Attempts: Time Patterns Before and During Treatment
	Perfectionism: Negative or Positive Construct?
	CNS Receptor Partial Agonists: A New Approach to Drug Discovery
	Body Concept: Localized in the Brain?
	Health 2.0: What You Need to Know
	SSRIs Deemed Safe During Pregnancy in Two Major Studies
	The Developmental Process for the DSM-V
	FDA Approves Pregabalin for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
	Poster Highlights from the 2007 NCDEU Conference
	PsychRounds: Teaching and Training Psychiatric Clinicians: Forging the Identity of the Psychiatrist: Physician and Scholar
	Augmenting International Raters' Training
	FDA Recommends Against Approval of New Drug for Obesity
	Poster Highlights from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
	Free Software Tools for the Medical Practice
	Homeless Psychiatric Treatment: New Approaches & Challenges
	Children with Mental Health Issues: Is There a Public Stigma?
	Mental Health Services Among American Blacks: How Prevalent is Treatment?
	Socially Aggressive Behavior: A Genetic Disposition?
	Post-Operative Psychiatric Care
	The Scope and Use of Psychiatric Rating Scales
	Preoperative Psychiatric Evaluation
	Long-Term Stability of Psychiatric Diagnoses
	ADAA Report: Poster Highlights From the 2007 ADAA Meeting
	Pipeline Report: FDA Requests Label Changes for All Sleep Disorder Medications
	Sleep Loss: Cause of Psychopathology Features?
	Prevalence Rates of Need for General Mental Healthcare
	Virtual Reality Treatment
	The Elements and Import of the Mental Status Examination
	The Impact of Second-Generation Antipsychotics on Psychosocial Functioning
	AAGP Report
	In Session with Charles H. Kellner, MD
	Schizophrenia: Current Understanding and Best Practice
	Off-label Prescribing: Adhering to a Standard of Care
	Exercise, Aging, and Mental Health
	Antidepressant Use and Sexual Function: Treatment Strategies
	Primary Care Psychiatric Treatment: How Thorough Is It?
	Psychodynamic Therapy: Easing Panic Disorder
	Psychiatric Issues in Pulmonary Disease
	Psychiatric Drug Interactions - The Scope of the Problem
	DSM-V: Embracing Dimensional Criteria
	The Association Between Bullies and the Bullied: Psychopathic Adolescents
	Social Networking: Now Professionally Ready
	Ecological Momentary Assessment: Enhancing Patient Report Compliance
	Developmental Disabilities and Mental Disorders: A Regression Analysis
	Trends in Psychopharmacology
	Pharmacokinetic Drug Interactions that are Not Metabolism-Based
	Creating and Classifying New Impulse-Control Disorders
	Evaluating Cost Effectiveness of Antipsychotics
	Psychiatric Disorders: Their Effect on Substance Abuse Relapse
	The Medical Evolution of Personal Digital Assistants
	Lack of Perspective in New Suicidality Warning for Antidepressants
	Prazosin For Cocaine Associated Visual Hallucinations
	Antipsychotics a Factor in Thalamic Volume
	Weak Link Between SSRIs and Suicide
	New Drugs on the Horizon
	A Broader Understanding of Migraine: Beyond Headache
	Primary Care Physicians & Antipsychotic Treatment
	Pharmacodynamic DDIs: Ach, GABA, and Others
	Re-examining Lithium in Clinical Practice
	New Technology for Your Practice
	Compulsive Hoarding May Respond to SSRI Treatment
	Herbal Treatments for Psychiatric Illness: Their Prevalence and Efficacy
	Insulin Secretion and Psychotropic Drugs
	New FDA Labeling Rules: A Focus on Usability
	Psychiatric Issues in Rheumatology
	Mirtazapine For Treatment-Resistant Gastroparesis
	One Out of 20 Americans a Compulsive Shopper
	Time Course of Psychiatric Drug Interactions
	ECNP Report: Poster Highlights From the 2006 ECNP Meeting in Paris
	Mobile Medical Sources: Medical Information Anytime and Anywhere
	CBT: A Good Choice for Treating Somatization Disorder?
	Study Finds Fibromyalgia Highly Comorbid
	Patients Still Prefer Flesh and Blood Doctors
	AVP-923 Awaits Approval for IEED
	Now or Never: Short-Term Predictors for Suicide
	Psychiatric Drug Interactions: Special Considerations for How DDIs Present in Psychiatry
	Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Psychiatry Behind Bars
	Internet Weight-Loss Counseling: Automatic Response vs. Human Care
	Combination of Copper and Fats Contributes to Cognitive Decline
	Psychopharmacology Reviews: Topiramate Treatment of Social Anxiety Due To Uncontrollable Facial Sweating
	Psychiatric Issues in Oncology
	Tailor-Made Treatment: The Advent of Pharmacogenomics
	Dissociation a New Diagnosis in China
	Pramipexole: Effective for Fibromyalgia?
	Tech Advisor: Computerized Medicine
	Editor’s Note: Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Suicide Risk
	A Complex Quilt: Clinical Concerns in Cross-Cultural Psychiatry
	Opioid Analgesic Deaths Skyrocket
	CBT May Offer Relief from Somatization Disorder
	Does Trauma Cause the Brain Early Aging?
	CINP Report
	Rational Polypharmacy
	Adverse Drug Events Shockingly Common in the US
	DAPK1 Linked to Cell Death in Alzheimer’s Disease
	Editor's Note: Relationship of BPD to Bipolar Disorder
	Psychogeriatrics: Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
	Prenatal Smoking: A Risk Factor for Tourette’s?
	Memantine Treatment of Aggressive Behavior
	Technology Adoption: Managing Change
	Paranoid Thoughts Surprisingly Common in Non-Clinical Population
	New Insights Into the Genetics and Treatment of OCD
	Psychopharmacology Research Tutorial: Serotonin Syndrome
	Decoding Crisis: The Epidemiology of Disaster
	APSS Report: Poster Highlights From the 2006 Associated Professional Sleep Societies Meeting
	Strategies to Minimize Adverse Outcomes From Unintended DDIs
	The Psychiatric Scars of Childhood Trauma
	OCD and QOL
	The Young and the Incarcerated: Prevalence of Psychiatric Needs in British Inmates
	Radio Frequency Identification: Ready for Implementation Decision
	New Hope For Treating Obesity
	Delaying Autumn: Ongoing Research to Slow Age-Related Cognitive Decline
	Nothing to Laugh About: Bouts of Rage Dangerously Common in the U.S.
	Adjunctive Topiramate for Treatment-Resistant OCD
	Psychiatric Issues in Heart Disease
	Paving the Way to Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
	Poster Highlights From the 2006 APA Meeting in Toronto
	Evolutionary Psychiatry: Broadening the Scope of Clinical Understanding
	Dysthymic Disorder Has High Recovery and Relapse Rates
	Can a Healthy Lifestyle Improve Cognition in the Elderly?
	Tech Advisor: Electronic Prescribing Systems with Computer Decision Support
	In Session with Galina Mindlin, MD, PhD: Brain Music Therapy
	Neuroticism: Strong Genetic Correlation With Internalizing Disorders
	Do Psychiatric Disorders Predict Domestic Violence?
	Psychiatric Drug Interactions: Strategies to Minimize Adverse Outcomes From Unintended DDIs
	Forging a Bond: Collaborative Care in the Outpatient Setting
	Pain Anticipation Hurts
	Excessive Crying May Lead to Sleeping and Eating Difficulties
	In Session With Philip J. Resnick, MD: Malingering of Psychiatric Symptoms
	In Session With Sidney H. Kennedy, MD, MBBS, FRCPC: Deep Brain Stimulation
	Virtual Treatments, Real Results: Virtual Exposure Therapy in Psychiatry
	Pipeline Report: Recent FDA Approvals
	Drug Interactions and Medication Errors
	A New Day Dawns for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
	A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine, and a Healthy Brain
	Electronic Health Information Exchange: Key Trends to Watch
	The Brain's Emotional Response to Errors with Consequence
	FDA Approves Methylphenidate Transdermal Patch for Treatment of ADHD
	Childhood Brain Growth a Better Indicator of Intelligence
	Sick Building or Just Toxic Work Environment?
	Polypharmacy: The Real Landscape of Clinical Prescribing
	Movie Therapy: Coming Soon to an Outpatient Clinic Near You?
	Editor’s Note: The Perils of Polypharmacy
	Bridging the Gap Between Psychiatry and Physical Medicine
	An Informatics Primer
	Training the Brain to Reduce Chronic Pain?
	Psychotropic Side Effects of Commonly Prescribed Medications in the Elderly
	The Mood Spectrum and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis

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General Psychiatry