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CBT Interventions for Schizophrenic Voice Hearers

   Significance of Cognitive Intervention for Voice Hearers,   Volume 44 Issue 1 Page 40-47, January 2008, Perspectives In Psychiatric Care
Abstract: 
PURPOSE. Studies show that focused intervention attenuates depreciatory hallucinations.
DESIGN AND METHODS. A repeated measures design was used in this randomized controlled trial to determine the significance of any sustained abatement in the hallucinations of 65 persons suffering from [...]

Pharmacological Management of Psychosis in Alzheimer’s Disease

  The Art of Prescribing
Pharmacological Management of Psychosis in Alzheimer’s Disease: Clinical Challenges Associated With Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medications , Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, Volume 44 Issue 2 Page 120-123, April 2008
Abstract:

QUESTION. There is growing concern about the use of second-generation or atypical antipsychotic medications in the management of psychosis in patients with Alzheimer’s disease [...]

Hawton – Life problems, Deliberate Self-Harm & Personality Disorder

  Life problems and deliberate self-harm: Associations with gender, age, suicidal intent and psychiatric and personality disorder, Journal of Affective Disorder, March 2008
Authors: Camilla Haw and Keith Hawton

 
Abstract
Background
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) may occur in response to negative life events and life problems. High suicidal intent may be a risk factor for subsequent suicide but little [...]

CBT to help Depression in Infertile Women

  Treatment of depression and anxiety in infertile women: Cognitive behavioral therapy versus fluoxetine, Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 108, Issues 1-2, May 2008, Pages 159-164
Abstract:

Background
Infertility is a stressful event that can give rise to psychological difficulties. Both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are well-established treatments for depression and anxiety. The aim of this study was [...]