Psychiatry - Methods
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The use of population based registers in psychiatric research.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: Much of the knowledge we now take for granted regarding major mental disorders such as schizophrenia, suicide and other disorders, would not exist without the use of population based registers. The use of population based registers in ... Read more...

Translating biological parameters into clinically useful diagnostic tests.

30 Jul 2009 Psychiatry has lagged behind other specialties in developing diagnostic laboratory tests for the purpose of confirming or ruling out a diagnosis. Biological research into the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders has, however, yielded some highly ... Read more...

Applied behavior analytic interventions for children with autism: a description and review of treatment research.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Autism is a disorder characterized by pervasive delays in the development of language and socialization, and the presence of stereotyped, repetitive behaviors or nonfunctional interests. Although a multitude of treatments for autism ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Psychiatry - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The use of population based registers in psychiatric research. 30 Oct 2009
• Patients and text messaging: a boundary issue. 30 Oct 2009
• [Internet-based psychotherapy programmes--do they endanger the therapeutic relationships in psychiatry and pyschotherapy?] 7 Sep 2009
• Reflections on perinatal depression treatment. 30 Aug 2009
• Translating biological parameters into clinically useful diagnostic tests. 30 Jul 2009
• Biomarkers in psychiatry. 7 Jul 2009
• Applied behavior analytic interventions for children with autism: a description and review of treatment research. 29 Jun 2009
• Response to "The guideline 'consultation psychiatry' of the Netherlands Psychiatric Association". 30 May 2009
• Uncertainty and practical reasoning in clinical psychiatry and neurology. 30 May 2009
• Liaison psychiatry with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 30 May 2009
• Why psychiatrists should not ignore pain in their patients--focus on fibromyalgia? 30 May 2009
• The psychiatrist confronted with a fibromyalgia patient. 30 May 2009
• Myeloproliferative disorder therapy: assessment and management of adverse events--a psychiatrist's perspective. 30 May 2009
• The force that through the green fuse. 30 May 2009
• The conceptual development of DSM-V. 30 May 2009
• Current world literature. Neuropsychiatry. 29 Apr 2009
• Neurofunctional view of psychiatry: clinical brain imaging revisited. 29 Apr 2009
• Update on Molecular Psychiatry: new publication guidelines and new ways to stay current. 29 Apr 2009
• Farewell to C-L? Time for a change? 20 Apr 2009
• The guideline "consultation psychiatry" of the Netherlands Psychiatric Association. 14 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Psychiatry'

Definition: The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.

Descriptor UI: D011570

Alternative terms: Psychiatry; Psychiatrists; Psychiatrist;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F04.096.544; H02.403.776.655;

Technical Notes: specialty only; do not confuse with MENTAL DISORDERS