This Clinical Update explores the importance of addressing quality of life in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, while reviewing novel treatments and treatment strategies for these conditions. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
Studies show ethnic variations in mental illness prevalence, but the cultural epidemiology of self harm is not well-studied. Do prevalence, risk factors, and methods of self harm vary by ethnic group? BMC Family Practice
Is traditional randomization the best model for studying treatment modalities? Perhaps patient preference must be taken into account. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
Reading facial emotion is disrupted by both psychopathology, such as autism, and altered function of neurotransmitter, such as serotonin. This study looks at brain activity associated with emotional representation, measured using functional imaging (fMRI). Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
