Efficacy of Modafinil on Fatigue and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

Efficacy of Modafinil on Fatigue and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

This meta-analysis was aimed to assess drug safety and effects of modafinil on fatigue and EDS associated with neurological disorders.

• Title: Efficacy of Modafinil on Fatigue and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Associated with Neurological Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• Authors: Ping Sheng, Lijun Hou, Xiang Wang, Xiaowen Wang, Chengguang Huang, Mingkun Yu, Xi Han, and Yan Dong
• Date: 2013
• Source: PLoS One. 2013; 8(12): e81802. doi:  10.1371/journal.pone.0081802

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Efficacy of Modafinil on Fatigue and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

Opioid Agonist or Therapeutic Community Treatment

Patients with heroin addiction entering opioid agonist or therapeutic community treatment

The main aim of the present study was to verify whether the five psychopathological dimensions identified through the SCL-90 tool in a previous study carried out on patients with heroin addiction entering an outpatient opioid agonist treatment (OAT) were also observable in those entering a residential treatment community (TC).

• Title: Psychopathological symptoms of patients with heroin addiction entering opioid agonist or therapeutic community treatment
• Authors: Pier Paolo Pani, Emanuela Trogu, Federica Vigna-Taglianti, Federica Mathis, Roberto Diecidue, Ursula Kirchmayer, Laura Amato, Marina Davoli, Joli Ghibaudi, Antonella Camposeragna, Alessio Saponaro, Fabrizio Faggiano, Angelo Giovanni Icro Maremmani and Icro Maremmani
• Date: 2014
• Source: Annals of General Psychiatry 2014, 13:35  doi:10.1186/s12991-014-0035-x

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Opioid Agonist or Therapeutic Community Treatment

Psychiatrists' attitudes & Anorexia Nervosa: Survey

Psychiatrists' attitudes & Anorexia Nervosa: Survey

Research suggests that psychiatrists have a range of attitudes towards the use of compulsory treatment for Anorexia Nervosa.

• Title:Research - Psychiatrists' attitudes towards autonomy, best interests and compulsory treatment in anorexia nervosa: a questionnaire survey
• Authors: Jacinta OA Tan, Helen A Doll, Raymond Fitzpatrick, Anne Stewart and Tony Hope
• Date: 2008
• Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2008, 2:40  doi:10.1186/1753-2000-2-40

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Psychiatrists' attitudes & Anorexia Nervosa: Survey

Metacognitive Training in Schizophrenia

Metacognitive Training in Schizophrenia

The present article provides a narrative review of empirical studies on metacognitive training in psychosis (MCT).

• Title: Sowing the seeds of doubt: a narrative review on metacognitive training in schizophrenia
• Authors: Steffen Moritz, Christina Andreou, Brooke C. Schneider, Charlotte E. Wittekind, Mahesh Menon, Ryan P. Balzan, Todd S. Woodward
• Date: 2014
• Source: Clinical Psychology Review 34 (2014) 358–366 Elsevier

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Metacognitive Training in Schizophrenia

Anxiety, Depression and Patient Adherence

Anxiety, Depression and Patient Adherence 

This article presents a quantitative review and synthesis of studies correlating treatment noncompliance with anxiety and depression. Compared with nondepressed patients, the odds are 3 times greater that depressed patients will be noncompliant with medical treatment recommendations. The results point to the importance of recognizing depression as a risk factor for poor outcomes among patients who might not be adhering to medical advice.

• Title: Depression Is a Risk Factor for Noncompliance With Medical Treatment - Meta-analysis of the Effects of Anxiety and Depression on Patient Adherence 
• Authors: M. Robin DiMatteo, PhD; Heidi S. Lepper, PhD; Thomas W. Croghan, MD
• Date: 2000
• Source: Arch Intern Med. 2000;160(14):2101-2107. doi:10.1001/archinte.160.14.2101.

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Anxiety, Depression and Patient Adherence

Clozapine vs Classical Antipsychotics on Treating Schizophrenia

Clozapine vs Classical Antipsychotics on Treating Schizophrenia

This paper describes a state-of-the-art approach of SPECT to correlate neuropsychological evaluation.

• Title: CLOZAPINE VERSUS CLASSICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS ON TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA; USING SPECT AND PANSS
• Authors: Sharafi M, M.D. 
• Date: n/a
• Source: Priory Lodge Education Ltd 

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Clozapine vs Classical Antipsychotics on Treating Schizophrenia

Anorexia nervosa Treatment Expectations

Anorexia nervosa Treatment Expectations

The goal of this study was to examine the expectations of potential anorexic patients seeking treatment at a specialized eating-disorder unit.

• Title: Anorexia nervosa: treatment expectations – a qualitative study
• Authors: Gunilla Paulson-Karlsson and Lauri Nevonen
• Date: 2012
• Source: J Multidiscip Healthc. 2012; 5: 169–177. doi:  10.2147/JMDH.S33658

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Anorexia nervosa Treatment Expectations

Neuroregeneration and dementia: Treatment Options

Neuroregeneration and Dementia: Treatment Options

With longer life span one of the major health concerns is dementia.

The aim of this review is to highlight some of the newest aspects of therapeutic strategies that can improve natural neuroregeneration.

• Title: Review - Neuroregeneration and dementia: new treatment options
• Authors: Smaranda Ioana Mitran, Bogdan Catalin, Veronica Sfredel and Tudor-Adrian Balseanu
• Date: 2013
• Source: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013, 1:12  doi:10.1186/2049-9256-1-12 © 2013 Mitran et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 

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Neuroregeneration and dementia

Treatments for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

Treatments for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

Treatment of panic disorder might be improved if more heed were taken of the results of clinical studies.

• Title: AVAILABLE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR PANIC DISORDER AND AGORAPHOBIA AND SATISFACTION WITH TREATMENT
• Authors: B. Bandelow, P.D. Dr., Dipl.-Psych., Consultant Psychiatrist, K. Sievert, Dr.M. Röthemeyer, G. Hajak, P.D. Dr., Consultant Psychiatrist ,L. Adler, Dr., Consultant Psychiatrist, and E. Rüther, Prof. Dr., Göttingen, Germany.
• Date: 1999
• Source: Priory Lodge Education Ltd 1994-2014

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Treatments for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

Therapy for Anxiety in Bipolar Spectrum Disorders

Therapy for Anxiety in Bipolar Spectrum Disorders

Comorbid anxiety is common in bipolar spectrum disorders [BPSD], and is associated with poor outcomes.

• Title: Psychological therapy for anxiety in bipolar spectrum disorders
• Authors: Hannah J. Stratford, Myra J. Cooper, Martina Di Simplicio, Simon E. Blackwell, Emily A. Holmes
• Date: 2014
• Source: Clinical Psychology Review 35, 19–34

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Therapy for Anxiety in Bipolar Spectrum Disorders

CBT For Childhood Disruptive Behaviours

CBT For Childhood Disruptive Behaviours

A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the success of cognitive-behavioral therapy in reducing disruptive behaviors exhibited by school-age children. 

• Title: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy As A Clinical Intervention For Childhood Disruptive Behaviours: A Meta-Analysis
• Authors: Bita Ghafoori Ph.D.,  Susan M. Tracz Ph.D.
• Date: 2004
• Source: Priory Lodge Education Ltd 

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CBT For Childhood Disruptive Behaviours

DBT Fact Sheet

DBT Fact Sheet

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy. DBT was originally developed in the 1980s by Marsha Linehan.

• Title: ABCT FACT SHEETS - DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY
• Authors: abct.org
• Source: abct.org Information

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DBT Fact Sheet

Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Personality Disorder

Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Personality Disorder

This review focuses on the existing literature about psychotherapy for people with personality disorder. Identifying the mechanisms of change in psychotherapies has further implications for clinical practice.

• Title: A Systematic Review of Potential Mechanisms of Change in Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Personality Disorder
• Authors: Chloe Forster, Natasha Berthollier and David Rawlinson
• Date: 2014
• Source: J Psychol Psychother 4:133. doi: 10.4172/2161-0487.1000133

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Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Personality Disorder

Anorexia & Bulimia Nervosa: Treatment

Anorexia & Bulimia Nervosa: Treatment

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are characterized by physically and/or psychologically harmful eating patterns.

• Title: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulima Nervosa Critical Analysis of It's Treatment: Implications and Interventions
• Authors: Flourish Itulua-Abumere
• Date: 2013
• Source: The Open Access Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 1 (2013), Article ID 100007, 5 pages  doi:10.11131/2013/100007

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Anorexia & Bulimia Nervosa: Treatment

CBT and Pharmacotherapy for Insomnia

CBT and Pharmacotherapy for Insomnia

Insomnia, defined as difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep with impaired daytime functioning attributed to poor sleep, is one of the most common complaints brought to a physician's office practice. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of behavioral and pharmacological therapy.

• Title: Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for Insomnia - A Randomized Controlled Trial and Direct Comparison 
• Authors: Gregg D. Jacobs, PhD; Edward F. Pace-Schott, MA; Robert Stickgold, PhD; Michael W. Otto, PhD
• Date: 2004
• Source: Arch Intern Med. 2004;164(17):1888-1896. doi:10.1001/archinte.164.17.1888.

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DBT for Suicidal Multi-Problem Adolescents

DBT for Suicidal Multi-Problem Adolescents

(Page 16) DBT is in many ways an ideal intervention for multi-problem suicidal youth, as it flexibly addresses suicidal behaviors, suicide risk factors, and co-morbid mental disorders.

• Title: DBT for Suicidal Multi-Problem Adolescents
• Authors: Jill H. Rathus, PhD, Alec L. Miller, PsyD and Bevin Campbell 
• Date: 2008
• Source: Society of Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association, ISSN 0009-9244, The Clinical Psychologist VOL 61 Issue 1 WINTER 2008

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DBT for Suicidal Multi-Problem Adolescents

CBT for Somatization Disorder

CBT for Somatization Disorder

Patients diagnosed as having somatization disorder (SD) present with a lifetime history of multiple, medically unexplained physical symptoms. This study examined the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for SD.

• Title: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Somatization Disorder - A Randomized Controlled Trial
• Authors: Lesley A. Allen, PhD; Robert L. Woolfolk, PhD; Javier I. Escobar, MD; Michael A. Gara, PhD; Robert M. Hamer, PhD
• Date: 2006
• Source: Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(14):1512-1518. doi:10.1001/archinte.166.14.1512.

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