Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Diagnosing and Treating Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Psychiatric Times article - "Diagnosis of the two main major eating disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, can be difficult because of denial of symptomatology by the patients and problems with some of the diagnostic criteria. Although CBT has been the most effective, there are no treatments available that can guarantee a cure for either disorder. Medication is only a helpful adjunct to the treatment of anorexia, while many controlled studies that show antidepressant medications are effective in reducing binge/purge behavior in bulimia."  
  

Bipolar I and II Patients Differ in Styles of Coping With Mania Prodrome  Medscape Medical News story - "Patients with bipolar disorder vary by subtype regarding the choices they make to cope with the prodrome of mania, according to a team of Canadian investigators whose findings were presented here at the Sixth International Conference on Bipolar Disorder. 'Psychiatrists need to know the various ways people with bipolar disorder try to help themselves when they experience the early warning signs of mania,' said principle investigator, Vytes P. Velyvis, MA, in an interview. 'In order to help patients develop effective coping strategies, we need to know how they are currently coping. If a patient is using denial and blame, we need to know that.' " [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

Journal of Dual Diagnosis Information on a new journal from Hawthorne Publications - "The Journal of Dual Diagnosis examines the latest research in the co-occurrence of mental health disorders and substance abuse disorders. This important new publication provides you with current trends in research and practice as well as case studies from treatment programs internationally. This journal will serve clinicians, research neuroscientists, mental health services researchers, and health service administrators, as well as junior colleagues in training who are encouraged to contribute articles for publication."