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The Effects of Experimentally-Induced Sad and Happy Mood on Sexual Arousal in Sexually Healthy Women

Ter Kuile MM, Both S, van Uden J.Leiden University Medical Center-Outpatient Clinic for Psychosomatic Gynaecology and Sexology, Department of Gynaecology, Leiden, The NetherlandsJ Sex Med. 2009 Dec 1. Introduction. In depressed women, common sexual difficulties include decreased sexual desire, sexual arousal and orgasmic difficulties, reduced sexual satisfaction, and reduced sexual pleasure. Experimental research on the […]

The DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Sexual Sadism

Krueger RB.Sexual Behavior Clinic, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USAArch Sex Behav. 2009 Dec 8. I reviewed the empirical literature for 1900-2008 on the paraphilia of Sexual Sadism for the Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Workgroup for the forthcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The […]

The Association Between Sexual Satisfaction and Body Image in Women

Pujols Y, Meston CM, Seal BN.The University of Texas at Austin-Department of Psychology, Austin, Texas, USA.J Sex Med. 2009 Nov 24. Introduction. Although sexual functioning has been linked to sexual satisfaction, it only partially explains the degree to which women report being sexually satisfied. Other factors include quality of life, relational variables, and individual factors […]

Neurobiology of pathological gambling

Kaasinen V, Halme J, Alho H. TYKS:n neurologian klinikka ja Valtakunnallinen PET-keskus, Turku. Duodecim. 2009;125(19):2075-83. Approximately one third of problem gamblers in Finland suffer from pathological gambling. An essential factor affecting the genesis of pathological gambling is a dysfunction of the dopaminergic reward system. It may be associated with the pleasure arising from gambling along […]

Pathological gambling subtypes

Vachon DD, Bagby RM. Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, USA. Psychol Assess. 2009 Dec;21(4):608-15. Although pathological gambling (PG) is regarded in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) as a unitary diagnostic construct, it is likely composed of distinct subtypes. In the current report, the […]

A systematic review of the quality and impact of anxiety disorder meta-analyses

Ipser JC, Stein DJ.Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa.Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2009 Aug;11(4):302-9. Meta-analyses are seen as representing the pinnacle of a hierarchy of evidence used to inform clinical practice. Therefore, the potential importance of differences in the rigor with which […]

Lower cerebrospinal fluid homovanillic acid levels in depressed suicide attempters

Sher L, Mann JJ, Traskman-Bendz L, Winchel R, Huang YY, Fertuck E, Stanley BH.Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.J Affect Disord. 2006 Jan;90(1):83-9. BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that the dopaminergic system is involved in the pathogenesis of major depression, Axis II disorders, and suicidal behavior. […]

Etiology and pathogenesis of anxiety disorders

Sher L.Med Hypotheses. 2001 Jul;57(1):101-2. The author suggests that biological abnormalities related to the development of anxiety disorders can be classified as real or relative. Individuals with ‘real abnormalities’ are not able to function under any circumstances, including the circumstances that are natural for humans. Persons with ‘relative abnormalities’ can function under the natural circumstances, […]

A prospective study of the association of cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolite levels with lethality of suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder

Sher L, Carballo JJ, Grunebaum MF, Burke AK, Zalsman G, Huang YY, Mann JJ, Oquendo MA.Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.Bipolar Disord. 2006 Oct;8(5 Pt 2):543-50. OBJECTIVES: Bipolar disorder is a severe illness that is associated with suicidal behavior. A biological predictor of […]

Alcohol cardio-protection has been talked up

Sellman D, Connor J, Robinson G, Jackson R.Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.N Z Med J. 2009 Sep 25;122(1303):97-101. Doctors have been promoting alcohol as a health tonic for a very long time. The last 30 years has seen the accumulation of a considerable medical literature investigating the potential role of […]

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