Harvard Mental Health Letter articles from January 2005

Harvard Mental Health Letter archives from January 2005

Falling apart: Dissociation and its disorders.
January 1, 2005... How can psychotherapy heal divided minds? A central subject of debate at the origin of modern psychiatry a century ago, dissociation is still controversial today. Psychiatrists disagree on how to identify and describe it, how to understand...

Treating opiate addiction, Part II: Alternatives to maintenance.
January 1, 2005... Naltrexone A different kind of drug treatment for opiate addicts is the long-acting opiate antagonist naltrexone, taken three times a week after detoxification. It blocks opiate receptors, neutralizes or reverses the effects of opiates,...

The treatment of attention deficit disorder: New evidence.
January 1, 2005... Another long-term, large-scale clinical trial has found disappointing results from the psychosocial treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In the two-year study, described in a series of articles in the Journal of the American...

In brief; Long-distance psychotherapy.
January 1, 2005... Research is beginning to show that with a little help from technology -- and despite the reservations of some therapists -- psychotherapy can be effective even if the patient and therapist are not in the same room. A study at a Veterans...

Questions & Answers.
January 1, 2005... Q. What is modafinil? A. Modafinil (Provigil) is a unique stimulant that promotes wakefulness. Compared with other stimulants, it has a low potential for abuse, addiction, and physical dependence. It also has few serious side effects --...