Progress in psychiatry

Article Abstract:

Patients with mood disorders have episodes of mania and depression. They may be angry, irritable and anxious more often than other individuals. They may also have other problems such as substance abuse and eating disorders. These patients are usually classified as having a bipolar or unipolar disorder. Possible anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, simple and social phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Drugs have been developed to treat both mood disorders and anxiety disorders. Alcoholism and other types of substance abuse are another form of psychiatric illness. Patients with alcoholism are unable to limit their intake of alcohol. Alcoholism can be treated successfully, but this requires complete abstinence from alcohol. Individuals with HIV infection may develop psychiatric symptoms. These may be caused by both complications of infection and psychosocial factors.

Psychological aspects, HIV infection, HIV infections, Substance abuse, Affective disorders, Mood disorders, Anxiety, Substance abuse treatment

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Progress in psychiatry

Article Abstract:

Recent psychiatric practice has shifted from an emphasis on psychological processes to a more medical model and from an emphasis on the mind to an emphasis on the brain. Research indicates that many psychiatric disorders have genetic components, though a clear link has not yet been established. Most genetic research has focused on schizophrenia, affective disorders and alcoholism. Therapy for psychiatric disturbances has become more drug-oriented with less emphasis placed on psychotherapy. Psychotherapeutic interventions are generally shorter than they were in the past. Criteria for diagnosing psychiatric disorders have become more specific and multiple diagnoses for each patient are more common. Treatment of schizophrenia includes drug therapy, social or vocational rehabilitation and family management.

Practice, Psychiatry

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Are research ethics bad for our mental health?

Article Abstract:

A physician analyzes the recommendations of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, which were released in a 1998 report. One of its concerns was the ability of the mentally ill to give consent for participating in medical research. Many doctors believe that the mentally ill can not give adequate consent but this will affect research efforts to find a cure for mental illness. Some of the recommendations of the commission are admirable, but others are more problematic.

Research, Ethical aspects, Psychiatric research

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