Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience articles from November 2005

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience archives from November 2005

Cardiac risk and schizophrenia.(Editorial)
November 1, 2005... Sudden cardiac death, which is defined as death from a cardiac cause within a short time (minutes to hours) after symptoms initially appear, often without warning, is a major public health problem, accounting for about 10% of all natural deaths...

Dissecting the suicide phenotype: the role of impulsive-aggressive behaviours.(Review Paper/Examen critique)
November 1, 2005... 2003 CCNP Young Investigator Award Paper Suicide ranks among the main causes of death in most Western countries and is, thus, an important public health problem. Over the last few years, it has been increasingly recognized that people who...

Augmentation of olanzapine in treatment-resistant schizophrenia.(Review Paper/Examen critique)
November 1, 2005... Objective: Up to 40% of patients with schizophrenic psychoses have symptoms that are resistant to monotherapy with antipsychotic drugs. In consequence, combinations of drugs are often used, especially based on the antipsychotic agents clozapine...

Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the anterior cingulate gyrus, insular cortex and thalamus in schizophrenia associated with idiopathic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (Gilbert's syndrome).(Research Paper/Article de recherche)
November 1, 2005... Objective: To examine whether patients with schizophrenia associated with idiopathic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (Gilbert's syndrome [GS]) have specific changes in brain metabolism. Methods: We applied proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy...

Long-term lithium treatment and thyroid antibodies: a controlled study.(Research Paper/Article de recherche)
November 1, 2005... Objective: Because the role of thyroid autoimmunity in the development of lithium-induced thyroid dysfunction remains controversial, we compared the prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in patients with affective disorders receiving long-term...

Ziprasidone therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder.(Brief Report/Rapport sommaire)
November 1, 2005... We describe the cases of 2 men with chronic combat-induced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who benefited from therapy with ziprasidone. They did not have active psychotic symptoms. Both the patients had a history of inadequate response to...

Modafinil as an adjunctive treatment to sleep deprivation in depression.(Brief Report/Rapport sommaire)
November 1, 2005... Sleep deprivation (SD) is a rapid-acting treatment for depression, but its clinical efficacy is hampered by high relapse rates after recovery sleep, and its effectiveness is reduced by the demanding effort needed for the patient to stay awake....

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression.(Letters to the Editors/Correspondance)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... The use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as a therapeutic tool in neuropsychiatry is increasing, and careful assessment of the supporting scientific evidence is needed. Most studies to date investigating the efficacy of...

The 28th Annual Meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, July 2-5, 2005.(CCNP News and Views/Nouvelles et opinions du CCNP)
November 1, 2005... Some highlights of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CCNP) are briefly described here. A full report is available online. Plenary lecture The plenary lecture was given by Dr. Anthony Grace...

What is the role of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of anorexia nervosa?(Psychopharmacology for the Clinician/ Psychopharmacologie pratique)
November 1, 2005... Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe, potentially lethal disorder that predominantly affects young women. AN causes significant adverse effects on physical health, as well as impairing social and occupational functioning. Ms. B. is a...