Psychiatric disorder is a psychological and/or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual, causes distress or disability and is not part of normal development or culture
Straker L, Pollock C, Maslen B.Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia. Ergonomics. 2009 Nov;52(11):1386-401. Computer use by children at home and school is now common in many countries. Child computer exposure varies with the type of computer technology available and the child’s age, gender and social group. This paper reviews the current exposure data […]
Bernardi S, Pallanti S.Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Manhattan, NY, USA.Compr Psychiatry. 2009 Nov-Dec;50(6):510-6. Epub 2009 Jan 20. AIMS: Internet addiction (IAD) is an emerging cause of morbidity and has been recently considered to merit inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Given the paucity of knowledge […]
Barry D, Clarke M, Petry NM.University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.Am J Addict. 2009 Nov-Dec;18(6):439-51. Obesity is a major public health problem and notoriously difficult to treat. There are many parallels between obesity/overeating and addictions to alcohol and drugs. This paper discusses similarities between obesity and addictive disorders, including common personality characteristics, disruptive […]
Baca-García E, Oquendo MA, Saiz-Ruiz J, Mann JJ, de Leon J.Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Diaz, Madrid, Spain.J Clin Psychiatry. 2006 Mar;67(3):375-80. OBJECTIVE: Published results from a U.S. study of depressed suicide attempters and a Madrid, Spain, study including all consecutively admitted suicide attempters suggested that aggression scores were higher in U.S. attempters. This observation […]
Stringaris A, Cohen P, Pine DS, Leibenluft E.Section on Bipolar Spectrum Disorders, Emotion and Development Branch, Mood and Anxiety Program, NIMH, Bethesda, MD, USA.Am J Psychiatry. 2009 Sep;166(9):1048-54. Irritability is a widely occurring DSM-IV symptom in youths. However, little is known about the relationship between irritability in early life and its outcomes in mid-adulthood. This […]
Dwork AJ, Romme Christensen J, Bonde Larsen K, Scalia J, Underwood MD, Arango V, Pakkenberg B, Lisanby SH.Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, USA.Neuroscience. 2009 Sep 24. Anatomical evidence of brain damage from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is lacking, but there are no modern stereological studies in primates documenting its safety. Magnetic seizure therapy […]
David N, Aumann C, Bewernick BH, Santos NS, Lehnhardt FG, Vogeley K. University of Cologne, Koeln, Germany.J Autism Dev Disord. 2009 Sep 10. Mentalizing refers to making inferences about other people’s mental states, whereas visuospatial perspective taking refers to inferring other people’s viewpoints. Both abilities seem vital for social functioning; yet, their exact relationship is […]
Pirkis J, Neal L, Dare A, Blood RW, Studdert D.Center for Health Policy, Programs and Economics, School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2009 Apr;39(2):190-3. There are worldwide concerns that pro-suicide web sites may trigger suicidal behaviors among vulnerable individuals. In 2006, Australia became the first country to criminalize […]
Higher levels of vitamin D, synthesized in the skin after being exposed to the sun and found in oily fish, are associated with increased brain power among middle-aged men, according to a new study. The study compared the cognitive performance of more than 3,000 men between the ages of 40 and 79 years. Men with […]
Guan SS, Subrahmanyam K.Children’s Digital Media Center, Los Angeles, USA, California State University, Los Angeles and Children’s Digital Media Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2009 Apr 20. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The Internet has become all pervasive in the lives of young people and this paper will review studies that examine the risks […]
