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     ISSN (Print) 0706-7437 - ISSN (Online) 1497-0015
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  • Melancholia: Past and Present
    • Abstract: Objective: To investigate commonalities in the clinical presentation of melancholia over time.Method: I conducted a comparative study to 2 epidemiologically complete databases from 1875-1924 and 1995-2005.Results: Patients in the historical period (1875-1924, compared with 1995-2005) with a ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • The Impact of Memantine and Cholinesterase Inhibitor Initiation for Alzheimer Disease on the Use of Antipsychotic Agents: Analysis Using the Régie De l'Assurance Maladie Du Québec Database
    • Abstract: Objective: Patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) show a high incidence of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, which often lead to the prescription of antipsychotics. Our study sought to assess the impact of the initiation of memantine or Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) on the use ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • The Impact of the Type of Insurance Plan on Adherence and Persistence with Antidepressants: A Matched Cohort Study
    • Abstract: Objective: To compare adherence to, and persistence with, antidepressants (AD) in Quebec patients who are covered by private and public drug insurance.Method: A matched cohort study was conducted using prescription claims databases: reMed, a medication data registry for Quebec residents covered by ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • Age at Immigration to Canada and the Occurrence of Mood, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders
    • Abstract: Objective: The process of migration and resettlement has been associated with increased risk for psychiatric illness. Our study sought to examine the association between age at immigration and risk for mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders (SUDs) among adult immigrants in Canada.Method: Data ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • Religious Attendance, Spirituality, and Major Depression in Canada: A 14-Year Follow-Up Study
    • Abstract: Objective: Although there have been numerous studies on the relation of religion or spirituality and major depression, few used a longitudinal, nationally representative sample. Our study sought to examine the effect of religious attendance, self-declared importance of spiritual values, and ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • A Case for Reprising and Redefining Melancholia
    • Abstract: Objective: To Identify limitations to severity-based classifications of depression, and to argue for positioning melancholia as a distinct melancholic subtype.Method: An overview of relevant literature was conducted.Results: First, dimensionalizing depressive disorders effectively aggregates ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • The Costs Associated with Antidepressant Use in Depression and Anxiety in Community-Living Older Adults
    • Abstract: Objective: To determine the costs associated with antidepressant (AD) use by depression and anxiety status in a public-managed health care system.Methods: Data were obtained from a population-based health survey of 1869 older adults. Depression and anxiety were based on the Diagnostic and ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • Melancholia: A Distinct Entity'
    • Abstract: As the debates about the future shape of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), Fifth Edition, continue, a review of one of the liveliest arguments, about melancholia as a diagnostic category in its own right, appears timely.In "A Case for Reprising and Redefining ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • Comparative Safety of Antipsychotics: Another Look at the Risk of Diabetes
    • Abstract: Objective: The association between the use of antipsychotics and diabetes mellitus (DM) is still unclear, as depicted by several conflicting reports. Our study aims to assess the risk of DM in new users of antipsychotics.Methods: Our nested case-control study used the Quebec Health Insurance Board ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • Letter to the Editor
    • Abstract: Pathways to Forensic Mental Health Care in Toronto: A Comparison of European, African Caribbean, and Other Ethnoracial Groups in TorontoDear Editor:I commend the authors who, by describing the first-ever Canadian study' of pathways to forensic mental health services, have not only identified a ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Reciprocal Prospective Associations between Depressive Symptoms and Perceived Relationship with Parents in Early Adolescence
    • Abstract: Objective: Adolescent depressive symptoms are associated with difficult family relationships. Family systems and interpersonal theories of depression suggest that this association could reflect a circular process in which symptoms and family functioning affect each other over time. Few longitudinal ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Examining the Nature of the Association between AttentionDeficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Nicotine Dependence: A Familial Risk Analysis
    • Abstract: Objective: To use familial risk analysis to examine the association between attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and nicotine dependence (ND).Method: Subjects were children with (n = 257) and without (n = 229) ADHD of both sexes ascertained from pediatric and psychiatric referral sources ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Developing an Evaluation Framework for Consumer-Centred Collaborative Care of Depression Using Input from Stakeholders
    • Abstract: Objective: To develop a framework for research and evaluation of collaborative mental health care for depression, which includes attributes or domains of care that are important to consumers.Methods: A literature review on collaborative mental health care for depression was completed and used to ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Rethinking Disaster Mental Health Response in a Post-9/11 World
    • Abstract: This In Review features 2 articles that examine different aspects of mental health interventions in disaster settings. The article by Dr Anand Pandya1 describes mental health interventions provided in New York City after the September 11, 2001 (9/11), terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Offspring
    • Abstract: Objective: To determine if maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased levels of internalizing and externalizing symptomatology in offspring throughout childhood and adolescence, and if these links persist after adjusting for the confounders of these ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Teachers' Ratings of Childhood Behaviours Predict Adolescent and Adult Crime among 3016 Males and Females
    • Abstract: Objective: To examine associations of teacher-rated conduct problems (CP) and hurtful and uncaring behaviours (HUB) at age 6 and 10 with criminal convictions up to age 24 among 1593 males and 1423 females, and to determine whether aggressive behaviour at age 12 mediated the associations of CP and ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • A Review and Retrospective Analysis of Mental Health Services Provided after the September 11 Attacks
    • Abstract: Objective: Various mental health services were provided in New York City in the response to the September 11 attacks. This article describes these services and the subsequent research in disaster psychiatry to identify recommended practices for future disasters.Method: A PubMed search identified ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Assessing Children's Disaster Reactions and Mental Health Needs: Screening and Clinical Evaluation
    • Abstract: Objective: To present a framework for assessing children's disaster reactions and mental health needs.Methods: We reviewed the relevant literature and clinical experience to identify information on assessment approaches in children and to construct an assessment framework based on disaster ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Suicidal Ideation in Depressed Outpatients
    • Abstract: Objective: To identify clinical and sociodemographic characteristics associated with suicidal ideation (SI) among patients seeking care for depression in routine primary and psychiatric care settings.Methods: We examined data from 4041 treatment-seeking outpatients with major depressive disorder ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Studying Schizophrenia as a Neuroplastic Disorder
    • Abstract: Brain stimulation therapies have a long history, beginning with the development of electroconvulsive (also known as electroshock) therapy in the first half of the previous century, progressing with the development of other, more refined, methods to induce electrical currents in the living brain. ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • The Changing Understanding of the Genetic and Environmental Causes of Mental Illness
    • Abstract: Abbreviations5-HTT serotonin transporterMAOA monoamine oxidase APTSD posttraumatic stress disorderPsychiatrists have always been trying to understand the reasons why some people become mentally ill while others remain well. In the 20th century, the thinking about the causes of mental health and ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Neuroplasticity-Based Brain Stimulation Interventions in the Study and Treatment of Schizophrenia: A Review
    • Abstract: We reviewed novel brain stimulation approaches that modify neuroplasticity and are used in the treatment and study of schizophrenia. We searched PubMed and Scholars Portal using search terms related to schizophrenia, brain stimulation, and neuroplasticity. Various brain stimulation approaches ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Bipolar Disorder
    • Abstract: Bipolar Disorder The Bipolar Spectrum. Diagnosis or Fad' Joel Paris. New York (NY): Rutledge; 2012. 120 p. US$26.95Reviewer rating: ExcellentDr Joel Paris' new book on the bipolar spectrum will pleasantly surprise people who have known him mainly for his outstanding research and publications on ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Gene-Environment Interactions in Major Depressive Disorder
    • Abstract: Family, twin, and epidemiologic studies have suggested that both genes and environment are important risk factors for the development of major depressive disorder (MDD). In the absence of consistent and strong main genetic effects, numerous studies have supported gene-environment interactions in ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • A Review of Evidence Linking Disrupted Neural Plasticity to Schizophrenia
    • Abstract: The adaptations resulting from neural plasticity lead to changes in cognition and behaviour, which are strengthened through repeated exposure to the novel environment or stimulus. Learning and memory have been hypothesized to occur through modifications of the strength of neural circuits, ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Prospective Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts in a Treated Sample of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder
    • Abstract: Objective: People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are at high risk for attempting suicide. There are some data to suggest that risk factors for suicide attempts change over time. We conducted a prospective cohort study to examine risk factors for suicide attempts in a treated sample of ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Trends in Newspaper Coverage of Mental Illness in Canada: 2005-2010
    • Abstract: Objectives: Much research suggests that the general public relies on the popular media as a primary source of information about mental illness. We assessed the broad content of articles relating to mental illness in major Canadian newspapers over a 6-year period. We also sought to assess if such ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Gene-Environment Interaction in Panic Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    • Abstract: Gene-environment interaction is a form of causal interplay, whereby genetic effects on phenotypic variation change as a function of environmental exposure. While conceptually appealing, there is still much debate on the veracity and the relevance of this form of etiological interdependence for ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    • Abstract: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treating PTSD in Military Personnel: A Clinical Handbook Bret A Moore, Walter E Penk, editors. New York (NY): Guilford Publications; 2011. 382 p. US$45.00 Reviewer rating: ExcellentPeople treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will benefit from this well-written ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Childhood Trauma as a Cause of Psychosis: Linking Genes, Psychology, and Biology
    • Abstract: Recent studies have provided robust evidence for an association between childhood trauma (CT) and psychosis. Meta-analyses have quantified the association, pointing to odds ratios in the order of around 3, and prospective studies have shown that reverse causation is unlikely to explain the ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • The Significance of At-Risk or Prodromal Symptoms for Bipolar I Disorder in Children and Adolescents
    • Abstract: While in the early identification and intervention of psychosis-specific instruments and risk criteria have been generated and validated, research into indicated preventive strategies for bipolar I disorder (BD I) has only recently gained momentum. As the first signs of BD I often start before ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • The Paradoxical Brain
    • Abstract: Neuropsychology The Paradoxical Brain Narinder Kapur, editor. New York (NY): Cambridge University Press; 2011.466 p. US$105.00Reviewer rating: ExcellentThis is a remarkably refreshing and stimulating book, with a focus on animal and human neuropsychological research. The editor, Dr Narinder Kapur, ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Bigger and Better: Expanding in Reviews and the Electronic Era
    • Abstract: The Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) has announced that a new Editor-in-Chief will be appointed for fall 2014, when my mandate ends. I am grateful to the CPA for this exciting job. In recent years, The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (The CJP) has focused on original research and systematic ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Neuroimaging Findings in the At-Risk Mental State: A Review of Recent Literature
    • Abstract: The at-risk mental state (ARMS) has been the subject of much interest during the past 15 years. A great deal of effort has been expended to identify neuroimaging markers that can inform our understanding of the risk state and to help predict who will transition to frank psychotic illness. Recently, ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Identifying a Treatable Psychosis-Risk Cohort
    • Abstract: Detection and intervention in the very early phases of psychosis is possibly the field of schizophrenia's best hope for substantive improvements in the outcome of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Huge progress has been made in many mental health systems worldwide, offering specialized intervention ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • The Significance of At-Risk Symptoms for Psychosis in Children and Adolescents
    • Abstract: The early detection and treatment of people at risk for psychosis is currently regarded as a promising strategy in fighting the devastating consequences of psychotic disorders. Currently, the 2 most broadly used sets of at-risk criteria, that is, ultra-high risk (UHR) and basic symptom criteria, ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • The Ultra-High Risk Concept-A Review
    • Abstract: Attempts to identify people at imminent risk of psychotic disorder have been made during the past 20 years. High-risk criteria have been developed, and despite findings of a recent decline in the rate of onset of psychosis associated with these criteria, people identified still have a significantly ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Early Clinical Phenotypes and Risk for Serious Mental Disorders in Young People: Need for Care Precedes Traditional Diagnoses in Mood and Psychotic Disorders
    • Abstract: Potentially severe and persistent or recurrent mental disorders pose the major threat to the health, happiness, and productivity of young people as they emerge from childhood to approach the threshold of adult life. The World Economic Forum has recently revealed that mental disorders now equal ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • From Social Experience to Illness Experience: Reviewing the Psychological Mechanisms Linking Psychosis with Social Context
    • Abstract: This review was undertaken to describe the psychological processes that are associated with the social experiences and behaviours of people with psychosis. A systematic search was conducted using MEDLINE and PsycINFO search engines. In each of the major topic domains, the search was comprised of ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • How Do Social Factors Cause Psychotic Illnesses'
    • Abstract: Five years ago, Jarvis' heralded the rebirth of investigation of the social causation of psychoses.In this In Review section he charted the growing interest in Europe based on studies of immigrant groups.2 Evidence was accumulating that social factors have a role in the development of schizophrenia ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • The Influence of Perceived Social Support on Medication Adherence in First-Episode Psychosis
    • Abstract: Objective: Our study examines the unique influence of social and family support on adherence to medication in a sample of patients treated for first-episode psychosis (FEP).Method: Social and family support using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and medication adherence ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -060
       
  • A Review of Pharmacoepidemiologic Studies of Antipsychotic Use in Children and Adolescents
    • Abstract: Objective: In Canada, treatment of children and adolescents with antipsychotics is almost always off label. A single atypical agent, aripiprazole, only recently received regulatory authorization for use in the group aged 15 to 17 years. This regulatory approval was restricted to treatment of ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Synthesis through Simulation: Insights on the Epidemiology of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Canada
    • Abstract: Objective: Prevalence estimates for mood and anxiety disorders in Canada are available, but various methodological approaches have produced inconsistent results. Simulation studies involve careful examination of available data by an expert modelling team working together with subject matter ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • Electronic Media Use and Addiction among Youth in Psychiatric Clinic versus School Populations
    • Abstract: Objective: Electronic media use is highly prevalent among today's youth, and its overuse in the general population has been consistently associated with the presence of psychiatric symptoms. In contrast, little information exists about electronic media use among youth with psychiatric disorders. ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Adolescent Use of Prescription Drugs to Get High in Canada
    • Abstract: Objective: To present epidemiologic information on adolescent use of prescription drugs to get high, and not for medical purposes, in Canada.Methods: Data were obtained from 44 344 adolescents in grades 7 to 12 living across Canada's 10 provinces who completed the Youth Smoking Survey in ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Second-Generation Antipsychotics for the Treatment of Disruptive Behaviour Disorders in Children: A Systematic Review
    • Abstract: Objective: The use of second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) in youth has increased considerably. Increases are mainly attributable to treatment of disruptive behaviour disorders (DBDs). Our objective was to review the evidence regarding the efficacy of SGAs for DBDs in youth.Method: We performed ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Mental Health of Canadian Forces Members While on Deployment to Afghanistan
    • Abstract: Objective: The deployed environment poses special challenges to the delivery of effective in-theatre mental health care. Our study sought to identify the prevalence and impact of symptoms of mental health problems in Canadian Forces (CF) personnel serving in Task Force Afghanistan; and, to ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -060
       
  • The Influence of Somatic Symptoms on Beck Depression Inventory Scores in Hospitalized Postmyocardial Infarction Patients
    • Abstract: Objective: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) has been used more than any other self-report questionnaire in research on depression in cardiovascular disease. However, no studies have examined whether BDI scores may be influenced by somatic symptoms common after myocardial infarction (Ml) that may ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Predicting Treatment Response in Major Depressive Disorder: The Impact of Early Symptomatic Improvement
    • Abstract: Objective: Antidepressants (ADs) are the mainstay of treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD). Despite their widespread usage, a consensus does not exist as to the timing of clinically significant symptomatic improvement during an AD trial. The objective of this review is to provide ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Epidemiologic and Clinical Perspectives on Antipsychotic Treatment of Children and Adolescents
    • Abstract: AbbreviationsADHD attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderCD conduct disorderDBD disruptive behaviour disorderODD oppositional defiant disorderSGA second-generation antipsychoticDuring the past several years, an increasing number of children and adolescents have been treated with antipsychotics. A ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -060
       
  • Protective Associations of School Connectedness with Risk of Depression in Nova Scotia Adolescents
    • Abstract: Objective: To determine whether school connectedness demonstrated an independent protective association with risk of depression in students in grades 10 to 12 attending a high school in a rural community in southwestern Nova Scotia.Methods: Students at a high school in rural Nova Scotia ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
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  • Predictors of Psychiatric Aftercare among Formerly Hospitalized Adolescents
    • Abstract: Key Words: rural, urban, mental health services, aftercare, continuity of care, health care disparity, health policy, health care reformObjective: Timely aftercare can be viewed as a patient safety imperative. In the context of decreasing inpatient length of stay (LOS) and known child psychiatry ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Prevalence Inflation
    • Abstract: In psychiatry, prevalence has become a controversial topic. Prevalence is an epidemiologic parameter representing the number with, or frequency of, a health condition in a specified population at a designated point (point prevalence) or period (period prevalence) in time. As with all epidemiologic ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Mental Illness and Mental Health: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full'
    • Abstract: During the past century, the scope of mental health intervention in North America has gradually expanded from an initial focus on hospitalized patients with psychoses to outpatients with neurotic disorders, including the so-called worried well. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Bipolar Disorder: The Shift to Overdiagnosis
    • Abstract: Sometimes dramatically changing vogues in diagnostic practice in psychiatry resemble the volatility of international share markets. One such quickly shifting diagnostic area has been that of bipolar disorder (BD). Historically regarded as a relatively uncommon condition until recent decades, the ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Real-World Evaluation of the Resident Assessment Instrument-Mental Health Assessment System
    • Abstract: Objective: We evaluated the Resident Assessment Instalment - Mental Health (RAI-MH) assessment platform at a large psychiatric hospital in Ontario during the 3 years following its provincially mandated implementation in 2005. Our objectives were to document and consider changes over time in ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Forensic Psychiatry
    • Abstract: Forensic Psychiatry Hound Pound Narrative: Sexual Offender Habilitation and the Anthropology of Therapeutic Intervention. James B Waldram. Los Angeles (CA): University of California Press; 2012. 280 p. US$29.95James Waldram is an anthropologist who has written an ethnography based on a grant from ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Emerging Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression: Serotonin Transporter Genotype and Omega-3 Fatty Acid Status
    • Abstract: Objective: Depression is a leading cause of disability and hospitalization. Women are at the highest risk of depression during their childbearing years, and the birth of a child may precipitate a depressive episode in vulnerable women. Postpartum depression (PPD) is associated with diminished ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Childhood Maltreatment and Substance Use Disorders among Men and Women in a Nationally Representative Sample
    • Abstract: Key Words: child abuse, neglect, alcohol, drugs, nicotine, cannabis, cocaine, heroin, sedatives, opioidsObjective: To examine the association between a history of 5 types of childhood maltreatment (that is, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect, and emotional neglect) and ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Alcohol and Substance Abuse
    • Abstract: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Marijuana and Madness: Second Edition. David Castle, Robin Murray, Deepak Cyril D'Souza, editors. Cambridge (GB): Cambridge University Press; 2012.251 p. US$85.00This book was first published in 2004 and appears to have been comprehensively updated to the present day. It ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Predicting Hospital Length of Stay for Geriatric Patients with Mood Disorders
    • Abstract: Objective: To determine predictors of hospital length of stay (LOS) for adult and geriatric patients with mood disorders admitted to inpatient psychiatric beds.Method: Admission and discharge data from a large urban mental health centre, from 2005 to 2010 inclusive, were retrospectively analyzed. ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Treatment of Psychopathology in People with Intellectual and Other Disabilities
    • Abstract: Objective: To review the psychosocial, pharmacological, and other treatments of psychopathology in people with intellectual disabilities (IDs), autism, and other developmental disabilities (DDs). Method: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of psychosocial, pharmacological, and other treatments for ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Racial Discrimination Experienced by Aboriginal University Students in Canada
    • Abstract: Objectives: Racial discrimination is an established life course social determinant of health associated with adverse psychological outcomes among minority populations. However, little is known about the extent to which Aboriginal people in Canada may experience racial discrimination and consequent ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Treating Psychopathology in Adults with Developmental Disabilities: Glass Half Empty or Half Full'
    • Abstract: Abbreviations ADHD attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ASD autism spectrum disorder DD developmental disability DR differential reinforcement ID intellectual disability It has long been known that behaviour and emotional problems occur at high rates in people with IDs and DDs.1 It is also well ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Treatments for the Challenging Behaviours of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
    • Abstract: Objective: To provide an overview and critical assessment of common problems and best evidence practice in treatments for the challenging behaviours (CBs) of adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Method: Commonly observed problems that present obstacles to successful treatment plans are ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Emergency Department Visits and Use of Outpatient Physician Services by Adults with Developmental Disability and Psychiatric Disorder
    • Abstract: Objective: To compare the emergency department (ED), primary, and psychiatric care visit rates associated with the presence and absence of a developmental disability (DD) and a mental illness. Method: This is a population-based study comparing Ontario adults, with and without DDs and mental ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • The Canadian Survey of Standards of Electroconvulsive Therapy Practice: A Call for Accreditation
    • Abstract: Objective: To report the results of the policies and procedures subsection of a nationwide electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) survey: Canadian Electroconvulsive Therapy Survey/Enquête canadienne sur les electrochocs. Method: We contacted 1273 registered health care institutions in Canada and invited ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • The Incidence of First-Episode Schizophrenia-Spectrum Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults in Montreal: An Estimate from an Administrative Claims Database
    • Abstract: Objective: There has been increasing interest in the psychiatric literature on research and service delivery focused on first-episode psychosis (FEP), and accurate information on the incidence of FEP is crucial for the development of services targeting patients in the early stages of illness. We ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • An Examination of the Impact of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on IQ: A Large Controlled Family-Based Analysis
    • Abstract: Objective: Although children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have, on average, lower intelligence quotient (IQ) scores than control subjects, the reasons for these deficits remain unknown. Because IQ is highly familial, we investigated whether children with ADHD have a ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • The Impact of Winning and Losing on Family Interactions: A Biological Approach to Family Therapy
    • Abstract: Objective: To examine the connection between winning and losing and family functioning. We do this by hypothesizing a link between successful outcomes in individual competition and in functional family interaction. This enables us to show how therapeutic interventions can be directed toward the ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Addiction Neuroethics: The Promises and Perils of Neuroscience Research on Addiction
    • Abstract: Addiction Neuroethics: The Promises and Perils of Neuroscience Research on Addiction Addiction Adrian Carter, Wayne Hall. Cambridge (GB): Cambridge University Press: 2012. 363 p. US$99.00 Reviewer rating: Good The title of this book intrigued me. As a physician and psychiatrist specializing in ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Characteristics of Older Adults Hospitalized in Acute Psychiatric Units in Ontario: A Population-Based Study
    • Abstract: Objective: As the numbers of older adults in Canada increases, there will be a growing need for mental health services for this population. Acute psychiatric units (APUs) provide inpatient psychiatric services for the management of serious mental illness. Understanding the characteristics of older ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Epidemiology of Postpartum Depressive Symptoms among Canadian Women: Regional and National Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey
    • Abstract: Objectives: To describe national and regional prevalence rates for significant depressive symptoms in women after 12 weeks during the postpartum period, and to identify predictors of postpartum depressive symptoms during this later time period. Methods: Data from the Maternity Experiences Survey of ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • A Cross-Sectional Study on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Elderly Qiang Citizens 3 Years after the Wenchuan Earthquake in China
    • Abstract: Objective: To determine the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to identify the associated risk factors among elderly citizens belonging to the Qiang ethnic minority group 3 years after the Wenchuan earthquake in China. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 287 respondents aged 60 ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • The French Version of the Family Assessment Device
    • Abstract: Objective: To validate a French version of the Family Assessment Device (FAD), a well-known self-report questionnaire assessing family functioning in clinical and research settings. Methods: A French adaptation of the FAD was administered to 3 groups of subjects: a nonclinical group (n =115), ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Somatisation and Bodily Distress: Developing Better Clinical Services
    • Abstract: Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Somatisation and Bodily Distress: Developing Better Clinical Services Somatization Frances Creed, Peter Henningsen, Per Fink, editors. New York (NY): Cambridge University Press; 201 1 . 266 p. US$90.00 Reviewer rating: Excellent This is a monograph of 10 chapters in ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • The Prescriber's Guide: Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology. Fourth Edition
    • Abstract: The Prescriber's Guide: Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology. Fourth Edition. Psychopharmacology Stephen M Stahl. New York (NY): Cambridge University Press; 201 1 . 726 p. US$75.00 Reviewer rating: Excellent This is the fourth edition of this most valuable, practical, and widely used formulary in ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • A Tale of 2s: Optimizing Maternal-Child Health in the Context of Antenatal Maternal Depression and Antidepressant Use
    • Abstract: Abbreviations 5-HT serotonin AD antidepressant LBW low birth weight MDD major depressive disorder PTB preterm birth SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor Not a week goes by without new studies reporting on depression during pregnancy and outcomes following exposure to prenatal SSRIs. Recent ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Fetal Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Antidepressant Exposure: Maternal and Fetal Factors
    • Abstract: Prenatal serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure is common and neonatal outcomes vary greatly, often leading to confusion about whether to use or even continue antenatal use of these antidepressants. Importantly, some but not all infants are affected, which raises questions about how maternal drug ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • The Developmental Psychopathology of Perinatal Depression: Implications for Psychosocial Treatment Development and Delivery in Pregnancy
    • Abstract: Taking a developmental psychopathology perspective, our objective was to identify ways in which psychosocial treatment of depression during pregnancy may be enhanced. We first consider the state of evidence on psychosocial interventions for antenatal depression, next define key developmental ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • The Distribution of Mental Health Service Costs for Depression in the Alberta Population
    • Abstract: Objectives: In Canada, most mental health services are embedded in the public health care system. Little is known of the cost distribution within the mental health population. Our study aims to estimate the depression care costs of patients with a depression diagnosis, ranking them by the ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • The Diagnosis of Psychosis
    • Abstract: The Diagnosis of Psychosis Psychosis Rudolf ' Cardinal, Edward ' Bullmore. Cambridge (GB): Cambridge University Press; 2011. 373 p. US$57.95 Reviewer rating: Good The term psychosis was originally a subcategory of neurosis, which, at the beginning of the 19th century, referred to all disease of the ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Conformance to Evidence-Based Treatment Recommendations in Schizophrenia Treatment Services/Reply
    • Abstract: Dear Editor: Addington et al1 report a high level of conformance to pharmacologic recommendations of the 2003 Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) guidelines in the clinical care provided to a sample of outpatients with schizophrenia.2 1 was surprised, however, that a number of ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • On the Self-Stigma of Mental Illness: Stages, Disclosure, and Strategies for Change
    • Abstract: People with mental illness have long experienced prejudice and discrimination. Researchers have been able to study this phenomenon as stigma and have begun to examine ways of reducing this stigma. Public stigma is the most prominent form observed and studied, as it represents the prejudice and ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Erratum
    • Abstract: Addington D, Berzins S, Yeo M. Psychosis literacy in a Canadian health region: results from a general population sample. Can J Psychiatry. 2012;57(6):381-388. It has come to our attention that the article by Dr Addington et al included an incorrect age range for the youth at risk of psychosis in ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome-An 11-Year Longitudinal Case-Control Study
    • Abstract: Objective: To describe patients with neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), to establish occurrence of NMS, to investigate risk factors of NMS, and to investigate mortality associated with NMS. Method: We conducted a longitudinal register linkage case-control study of NMS. Result: In health care ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Forty-Five-Year Mortality Rate as a Function of the Number and Type of Psychiatric Diagnoses Found in a Large Danish Birth Cohort
    • Abstract: Objective: Psychiatric comorbidities are common among psychiatric patients and typically associated with poorer clinical prognoses. Subjects of a large Danish birth cohort were used to study the relation between mortality and co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses. Method: We searched the Danish ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • The Essential and Potentially Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics across Income Groups: An Analysis of Linked Administrative Data
    • Abstract: Objective: To examine the essential and potentially inappropriate use of antipsychotics across income groups. Method: Linked health, pharmaceutical use, and income data from British Columbia were analyzed to examine antipsychotic use in 2 study cohorts. In the first cohort, the essential use of ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • The Stigmatization of Mental Illnesses
    • Abstract: This In Review is intended to provide a statement about the stigmatization of mental illnesses from 2 different but complementary perspectives: one from the vantage of public stereotypes, particularly those expressed by mental health and health providers'; and the other from the vantage of ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Evidence-Based Review of Clinical Outcomes of Guideline-Recommended Pharmacotherapies for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
    • Abstract: Objective: To quantify the rates of clinical outcomes of Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) guideline-recommended pharmacotherapies for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) by drug classification within each treatment line. Methods: Evidence from original research cited by the CPA was included. ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Common and Unique Risk Factors and Comorbidity for 12-Month Mood and Anxiety Disorders among Canadians
    • Abstract: Objective: To explore the common and unique risk factors for mood and anxiety disorders. What sociodemographic, psychological, and physical risk factors are associated with mood and anxiety disorders and their comorbidities' What is the impact of multiple risk factors' Method: Data from the ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • From Sin to Science: Fighting the Stigmatization of Mental Illnesses
    • Abstract: Our paper provides an overview of current stigma discourse, the origins and nature of the stigma associated with mental illnesses, stigmatization by health providers, and approaches to stigma reduction. This is a narrative review focusing on seminal works from the social and psychological ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Examining the Association between Psychiatric Illness and Suicidal Ideation in a Sample of Treatment-Seeking Canadian Peacekeeping and Combat Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    • Abstract: Objective: Our study examines the association between suicidal ideation and and self-reported symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and alcohol use disorder (AUD) in a sample of treatment-seeking Canadian combat and ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Birth Weight, Stress, and Symptoms of Depression in Adolescence: Evidence of Fetal Programming in a National Canadian Cohort
    • Abstract: Objective: To investigate evidence of fetal programming in humans by studying whether adolescents born at high or low birth weights (LBW) are more likely to experience symptoms of depression and anxiety after experiencing stress. Method: The sample included 3732 members of a prospective Canadian ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Folates and S-Adenosylmethionine for Major Depressive Disorder
    • Abstract: Interest in nonpharmaceutical supplements for treating major depressive disorder (MDD) has increased significantly, both among patients and among clinicians during the past decades. Despite the large array of antidepressants (ADs) available, many patients continue to experience relatively modest ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Beyond the Guidelines for Bipolar Disorder: Practical Issues in Long-Term Treatment with Lithium
    • Abstract: Objective: Several treatment guidelines are available for clinicians working with patients with bipolar disorder (BD), but some of the more nuanced aspects of lithium therapy go beyond the scope of such guidelines. Therefore, in this perspective, our objective was to focus on specific practical ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Vulnerability to Depression: From Cognitive Neuroscience to Prevention and Treatment
    • Abstract: Mood Disorders Vulnerability to Depression: From Cognitive Neuroscience to Prevention and Treatment Rick E Ingram, Ruth Ann Atchley, Zindel V Segal. New York (NY): Guilford Publications; 2011. 272 p. US$45.00 Reviewer rating: Very Good Neuroscience, cognitive science, and clinical treatment ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Molecular Genetics of the Psychosis Phenotype
    • Abstract: Objective: Relative to recent successes in elucidating the genetic mechanisms associated with complex diseases, including macular degeneration, diabetes mellitus, type 2, heart disease, and cancer, molecular genetic approaches to psychiatric illness have met with more limited success. While factors ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Psychiatrists
    • Abstract: From the launch of any discussion about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), we are challenged by the lack of a clear definition. CAM has been defined as "a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
  • Early Predictors of Suicidal Ideation in Young Adults
    • Abstract: Objective: To identify early predictors of suicidal ideation in young adults, and to determine when specific time-varying determinants become important in predicting later suicidal ideation. Methods: Data were available for 877 participants in the Nicotine Dependence in Teens study, an ongoing ... (Publication: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
      PubDate: Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -050
       
 
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