Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience articles from September 2005

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience archives from September 2005

The Douglas Hospital Research Centre: celebrating 25 years of innovation in mental health research.(Editorial)
September 1, 2005... From humble beginnings From Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, 2004, international and local experts and friends joined staff in a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Douglas Hospital Research Centre (DHRC). Located in the Borough of Verdun in...

Stressed or stressed out: what is the difference?(Douglas Hospital Research Centre Symposium/Symposium du Centre de recherche de l'Hopital Douglas)
September 1, 2005... The term "allostasis" has been coined to clarify ambiguities associated with the word "stress." Allostasis refers to the adaptive processes that maintain homeostasis through the production of mediators such as adrenalin, cortisol and other...

The Montreal Imaging Stress Task: using functional imaging to investigate the effects of perceiving and processing psychosocial stress in the human brain.(Douglas Hospital Research Centre Symposium/Symposium du Centre de recherche de l'Hopital Douglas)
September 1, 2005... Objective: We developed a protocol for inducing moderate psychologic stress in a functional imaging setting and evaluated the effects of stress on physiology and brain activation. Methods: The Montreal Imaging Stress Task (MIST), derived from...

The Douglas Hospital Longitudinal Study Of Normal and Pathological Aging: summary of findings.(Douglas Hospital Research Centre Symposium/Symposium du Centre de recherche de l'Hopital Douglas)
September 1, 2005... In 1988, our group initiated the Douglas Hospital Longitudinal Study of Normal and Pathological Aging to assess the association between secretion of the stress hormone cortisol and cognitive performance in a group of 51 older adults. In this...

Exploring the gene--environment nexus in eating disorders.(Douglas Hospital Research Centre Symposium/Symposium du Centre de recherche de l'Hopital Douglas)
September 1, 2005... Early theories of eating disorders focused on aversive family and sociocultural factors as fundamental to the development of these problems. A progression of family, twin and molecular genetic studies has demonstrated a substantial role for...

Understanding putative risk factors for schizophrenia: retrospective and prospective studies.(Douglas Hospital Research Centre Symposium/Symposium du Centre de recherche de l'Hopital Douglas)
September 1, 2005... This paper describes a research program intended to provide a better understanding of the influence of several putative risk factors for schizophrenia on child development and psychosis. Two related components of the overall program are...

Genetics of developmental psychiatric disorders: pathways to discovery.(Douglas Hospital Research Centre Symposium/ Symposium du Centre de recherche de l'Hopital Douglas)
September 1, 2005... Genetics has captured the imagination of the public, the interest of the media and a large place in the sciences. Since the discovery of the structure of DNA by Watson and Crick, the double helix has epitomized the main dogma of genetics:...

Economic considerations associated with assertive community treatment and supported employment for people with severe mental illness.(Douglas Hospital Research Centre Symposium/Symposium du Centre de recherche de l'Hopital Douglas)
September 1, 2005... This article discusses economic considerations associated with evidence-based practices for people with severe mental illness that involve grouping treatment and rehabilitation staff into a single team. The article includes a brief review of...

The national policy reforms for mental health services and the story of early intervention services in the United Kingdom.(Douglas Hospital Research Centre Symposium/Symposium du Centre de recherche de l'Hopital Douglas)
September 1, 2005... In this review, we summarize and review reforms to the mental health service in the United Kingdom from 1999 to the present. Our analysis is based on government documents describing the reforms and providing guidelines for their implementation....

Neuropsychiatric manifestations of HIV infection and AIDS: correction.(Douglas Hospital Research Centre Symposium/Symposium du Centre de recherche de l'Hopital Douglas)(Correction Notice)
September 1, 2005... In the print version of the July 2005 issue of JPN, Box 1 of an article by Benoit Dube et al (1) was inadvertently printed twice on page 239, and Box 2 was omitted. Box 2 appears here. This problem did not affect electronic versions of the...

What is the best way to treat bipolar depression?(Psychopharmacology for the Clinician/Psychopharmacologie pratique)
September 1, 2005... John, a 38-year-old man who has had one previous episode of depression after the break-up of a relationship, presents with moderately depressed mood of 3 months' duration. This time, there is no clear reason for the episode. John has no...