J Clin Psychol. 2009 Aug;65(8):868-78

Jewell TC, Downing D, McFarlane WR.

Coordinated Care Services, Inc. (CCSI), Evaluation and Services Research, 1099 Jay Street, Building J-3rd Floor, Rochester, NY 14611, USA. tjewell@ccsi.org

Family psychoeducation (FPE) is one of six evidence-based practices endorsed by the Center for Mental Health Services for individuals suffering from chronic mental illnesses. Multiple family group psychoeducation (MFG) has been shown to be an effective component of FPE in reducing symptom relapses and rehospitalizations for individuals with schizophrenia. (More)

J Clin Psychiatry. 2007;68 Suppl 4:45-8

Parks JJ.

Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Columbia and the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Jefferson City, Mo, USA. prksjo@centurytel.net

There is evidence that state-of-the-art psychiatric treatments are not being translated into community settings, resulting in the de facto denial of up-to-date psychiatric care for many Americans with mental illness. Although multiple models of evidence-based care exist, little is known about how to disseminate information regarding these models to clinicians in real-world practice. (More)

Schizophr Bull. 2009 Jun 2

Drake RE, Bond GR, Essock SM.

Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH.

Over the last decade, a consensus has emerged regarding a set of evidence-based practices for schizophrenia that address symptom management and psychosocial functioning. Yet, surveys suggest that the great majority of the population of individuals with schizophrenia do not receive evidence-based care. (More)

Behav Modif. 2009 Jan;33(1):66-81. Epub 2008 Aug 22

Frueh BC, Grubaugh AL, Cusack KJ, Elhai JD.

The Menninger Clinic and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77080, USA.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remains largely untreated among adults with severe mental illnesses (SMI). The treatment of psychotic symptoms usually takes precedence in the care of adults with SMI. Such oversight is problematic in that PTSD in SMI populations is common (19%-43%), contributes a significant illness burden, and hinders mental health care. Yet few public-sector mental health agencies routinely provide specialized services for PTSD. (More)

J Am Psychoanal Assoc. 2009 Feb;57(1):131-48

Busch FN, Milrod BL, Sandberg LS.

Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College. fnb80@aol.com

Systematic research on psychoanalytic treatments has been limited by several factors, including a belief that clinical experience can demonstrate the effectiveness of psychoanalysis, rendering systematic research unnecessary, the view that psychoanalytic research would be difficult or impossible to accomplish, and a concern that research would distort the treatment being delivered. In recent years, however, many psychoanalysts have recognized the necessity of research in order to obtain a more balanced assessment of the role of psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in a contemporary treatment armamentarium, as well as to allow appropriate evaluation and potentially greater acceptance by the broader mental health and medical communities. In this context, studies were conducted of a psychodynamic treatment, Panic-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PFPP), initially in an open trial and then in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in comparison with a less active treatment, Applied Relaxation Training (ART; Cerny et al. 1984), for adults with primary DSM-IV panic disorder. (More)

Clin Psychol Rev. 2008 Oct;28(7):1108-24. Epub 2008 Mar 18

Silverstein SM, Bellack AS.

University Behavioral HealthCare and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, United States. silvers1@umdnj.edu

Recovery is now a widely discussed concept in the field of research, treatment, and public policy regarding schizophrenia. As it has increasingly become a focus in mainstream psychiatry, however, it has also become clear both that the concept is often used in multiple ways, and that it lacks a strong scientific basis. In this review, we argue that such a scientific basis is necessary for the concept of recovery to have a significant long-term impact on the way that schizophrenia is understood and treated. (More)

Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2008 Dec;10(6):452-7

Markowitz JC.

New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit #129, New York, NY 10032, USA. jcm42@columbia.edu

Clinicians should think carefully before deciding on the initial treatment for a patient with major depressive disorder. The author argues that this does not happen often enough, and that psychotherapy may be overlooked too often as a first treatment option. Based on the research literature and the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines, this article reviews potential cautions and relative indications for initiating treatment with evidence-based psychotherapies for major depressive disorder. (More)

Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2008 Dec;10(6):487-94

Thase ME.

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3535 Market Street, Suite 670, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. thase@mail.med.upenn.edu

Although antidepressants represent the cornerstone of medical management of major depressive disorder, several widely publicized recent developments have called into question the safety and effectiveness of the antidepressant medications. This article reviews the methods used to conduct studies of antidepressant efficacy, with particular focus on the research conducted by the pharmaceutical industry. (More)

J Psychiatr Pract. 2008 May;14 Suppl 2:18-30

Golden WE, Hermann RC, Jewell M, Brewster C.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA. goldenwilliame@uams.edu

The STAndards for BipoLar Excellence (STABLE) Project was organized in 2005 to improve quality of care for bipolar disorder by developing and testing a set of evidence-based clinical process performance measures related to identifying, assessing, managing, and coordinating care for bipolar disorder. (More)

Annu Rev Psychol. 2009;60:197-227

Hawkins EH.

Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. elizbeth@u.washington.edu

Co-occurring disorders present serious challenges to traditional mental health and substance abuse treatment systems. Among adolescents in need of behavioral health services, co-occurring disorders are highly prevalent and difficult to treat. Without effective intervention, youth with co-occurring disorders are at increased risk of serious medical and legal problems, incarceration, suicide, school difficulties and dropout, unemployment, and poor interpersonal relationships. (More)