Augmentation strategies for treatment-resistant depression
Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 01/08/09

Carvalho AF et al. - Lithium and triiodothyronin (T3) augmentation of tricyclic agents remains the best studied strategy. Data converge to demonstrate the efficacy of some atypical antipsychotics as augmenting agents to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

 

 

 

 

 

DSM axis II: personality disorders or adaptation disorders
Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 01/08/09

Svrakic DM et al. - The diagnosis 'personality disorder' should be replaced by the diagnosis 'adaptation disorders'. This reflects the real nature of the disorder more accurately, and is likely to reduce the stigmatizing component of the personality disorder diagnosis as it places emphasis on positive efforts to improve adaptation.