Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience articles from January 2006

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience archives from January 2006

Discontinuing treatment for psychiatric disorders.(sudden manias appear due to discontinuity)(Column)
January 1, 2006... The psychopharmacology of major psychiatric disorders involves the principle of optimal treatment, which includes appropriate drug selection, correct dosing, recognition and management of side effects, and appropriate duration of treatment....

Ecological momentary assessment: what it is and why it is a method of the future in clinical psychopharmacology.(Commentary/Commentaire)
January 1, 2006... Current methods of assessment in clinical psychopharmacology have several serious disadvantages, particularly for the study of social functioning. We aimed to review the strengths and weaknesses of current methods used in clinical...

Brain imaging and cognitive dysfunctions in Huntington's disease.
January 1, 2006... Recent decades have seen tremendous growth in our understanding of the cognitive dysfunctions observed in Huntington's disease (HD). Advances in neuroimaging have contributed greatly to this growth. We reviewed the role that structural and...

Antipsychotic drugs cause glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor secretion from C6 glioma cells.
January 1, 2006... Objective: Atypical antipsychotic drugs have been shown to protect PC12 cells from cell death induced by a variety of stimuli in culture. Recently, it has been postulated that trophic factors, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF),...

Does naltrexone treatment lead to depression? Findings from a randomized controlled trial in subjects with opioid dependence.
January 1, 2006... Objective: Dysphoria and depression have been cited as side effects of the opioid antagonist naltrexone. We aimed to assess whether depressive symptoms are a clinically relevant side effect in a population receiving naltrexone as a treatment...

Efficacy of methylphenidate in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning disabilities: a randomized crossover trial.(psychological diabilities of children)
January 1, 2006... Objective: To determine whether children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities respond differently to methylphenidate (MPH) compared with children with ADHD only. Methods: We conducted a prospective,...

Psychopharmacology for the clinician/psychopharmacologie pratique.(Alzheimer's disease control over memantine)(Column)
January 1, 2006... To submit questions for this regular feature, please send them to the editors-in-chief at jpn@cma.ca. Please include details of any relevant case and your name, address, telephone and fax numbers, as well as your email address. Managing...