Top Psychiatry Stories of 2007
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I am pleased to introduce this year’s Top Stories for Journal Watch Psychiatry . The editorial board has determined the Top Stories of 2007 after . . .
Weighty Issues in 2007
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Researchers examined weight gain: psychiatric patients’ propensities, molecular mechanisms, and potential treatments.
After STAR*D, What More Could There Be?
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This year, researchers learned much about the wide-ranging effects of depression and about helpful treatments for this debilitating illness.
New Studies in Polymorphism Psychiatry: Focus on 5-HTTLPR
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When life gets hard, does the short allele confer the short end of the stick?
Childhood Bipolar Disorder: Why Are the Numbers Higher?
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Even if the answer becomes clearer, the reality of treating these ill children remains harsh.
It’s Not Benign: Cannabis, Cognition, and Psychosis
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Accumulating evidence suggests that cannabis use is harmful to mental health.
Neuroethics: The Potential (Mis)Application of Neuroscience
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Difficult ethical issues accompany new imaging techniques and insights.
Top Psychiatry Stories of 2006
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The <$EMPH_O>Journal Watch Psychiatry<$EMPH_C> editors offer their perspective on the year’s most important stories in psychiatry.
By Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
December 29, 2006
Wondering About the Wonder Drugs: A Second Look at the Atypical Antipsychotics
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Findings from government-funded research are not as positive as earlier results.
By Steven Dubovsky, MD
December 29, 2006
Behavioral Treatment for Chronic Insomnia Works
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Why won’t you suggest it?
By Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
December 29, 2006
