Pharmacotherapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Pharmacotherapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (>> click to go to the journal's website) Psychiatric Annals, 07/16/10   Phillips KA – Serotonin–reuptake inhibitors (SRIs or SSRIs) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are currently considered the first–line treatments for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). A practice guideline and a Cochrane review that recommend these treatments have been published, although treatment research on BDD is still quite limited. The publication of these landmark documents underscores how important it is for clinicians to be knowledgeable about current treatment recommendations for BDD, which is a relatively common and often disabling disorder that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Receive more summaries like this by joining MDLinx. We provide free daily digests of top journal articles in your field. >> Click here to choose your specialties.

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Temperament, Character and Personality Disorders as Predictors of Response to Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Depression (>> click to go to the journal's website) FOCUS (The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry), 06/18/10

Joyce PR et al. – Despite the two therapies having comparable efficacy in patients with depression, response to interpersonal psychotherapy (but not cognitive–behavioural therapy) is affected by personality traits. This could suggest the two therapies are indicated for different patients or that they work by different mechanisms. Receive more summaries like this by joining MDLinx. We provide free daily digests of top journal articles in your field. >> Click here to choose your specialties.

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Long-term efficacy of a psychological intervention program for patients with refractory bipolar disorder: A pilot study (>> click to go to the journal's website) Psychiatry Research, 04/01/10

Echeburua E et al. – Results of the repeated measurement analysis showed a significant increment in scores of Global Activity Functioning within the combined treatment group during the follow–up, which was not observed in the control treatment group. Therefore, the effectiveness of psychotherapy tends to increase with time, and this improvement is not significant until 12 months of follow–up. Receive more summaries like this by joining MDLinx. We provide free daily digests of top journal articles in your field. >> Click here to choose your specialties.

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Psychotherapy for Depression in Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Outcome Studies (>> click to go to the journal's website) FOCUS (The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry), 03/26/10

Cuijpers P et al. – The study suggests that there are no large differences in efficacy between the major psychotherapies for mild to moderate depression. Receive more summaries like this by joining MDLinx. We provide free daily digests of top journal articles in your field. >> Click here to choose your specialties.

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