February 2009
EDITORIAL
New partnership aims to revitalize Annals of Clinical Psychiatry and better serve your clinical needs
As Editor-in-Chief of the Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, I am pleased to announce that Dowden Health Media (DHM) is our new publisher. The journal’s sponsoring organization, the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists (AACP), recently joined forces with DHM to publish Annals and cosponsor the AACP’s annual educational meeting. Additionally, DHM is redesigning the AACP’s website at www.aacp.com to better serve members’ needs.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Association between antipsychotic combination therapy and treatment adherence among individuals with bipolar disorder
Background: This study investigated the effect on antipsychotic treatment adherence of combining quetiapine or risperidone with lithium,
anticonvulsants, and/or antidepressants among bipolar individuals with predominantly manic/mixed or depressive symptoms.
Reducing potential risk factors for suicide-related behavior with a group intervention for clients with recurrent suicide-related behavior
Background: This paper reports the results of a pilot study of a 20-week outpatient Psychosocial/Psychoeducational Intervention for Persons with Recurrent Suicide Attempts (PISA) targeting potential risk factors and areas of deficit, including cognitive, affective, and impulsivity known to characterize persons with recurrent suicide-related behavior.
Effects of open-label atomoxetine on African-American and Caucasian pediatric outpatients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Background: Data on the management of attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) in African-American children and adolescents
are limited.
REVIEW ARTICLES
Anorexia nervosa treatment from the patient perspective: A metasynthesis of qualitative studies
Background: Anorexia nervosa is a complex condition that brings great challenges at each stage of treatment. This study aims to organize the body of information available in qualitative studies about the treatment of anorexia nervosa through a systematic literature review and metasynthesis.