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Listening to the Patient

-:- Listening: The Key Skill in Psychiatry
-:- The Primary Tools: Words, Analogies, Metaphors, Similes and Symbols
-:- How Does One Hear Words in This Way?
-:- Listening as More Than Hearing
-:- Common Blocks to Effective Listening
-:- Crucial Attitudes that Enable Effective Listening
-:- Theoretical Perspectives on Listening
-:- Using Oneself in Listening
-:- To Be Found: The Psychological Product of Being Heard
-:- Listening to Oneself to Listen Better
-:- Listening in Special Clinical Situations
-:- Growing and Maturing as a Listener

The Cultural Context of Clinical Assessment

-:- Introduction: The Cultural Matrix of Psychiatry
-:- What Is Culture?
-:- Culture and Gender
-:- The Cultural Formulation
-:- Ethnocultural Identity
-:- Illness Explanations and Help-seeking
-:- Psychosocial Environment and Levels of Functioning
-:- Clinician–Patient Relationship
-:- Overall Assessment
-:- Cultural Competence
-:- Working with Interpreters and Culture-brokers
-:- Conclusion: The Limits of Culture

The Psychiatric Interview Settings and Techniques

-:- The Psychiatric Interview: Settings and Techniques
-:- Goals of the Psychiatric Interview
-:- What Is the Diagnosis?
-:- The Psychiatric Database
-:- Database Components
-:- Conduct of the Interview: Factors Which Affect the Interview
-:- General Features of Psychiatric Interviews
-:- Phases of the Interview
-:- Dimensions of Interviewing Techniques

PhysicianPatient Relationship

-:- Physician–Patient Relationship
-:- Formation of the Physician–Patient Relationship
-:- Special Issues in the Physician–Patient Relationship
-:- The Physician–Patient Relationship in Specific Populations of Patients

Professional Ethics and Boundaries

-:- Professional Ethics and Boundaries
-:- Ethical Behavior and its Relationship to the Professional Attitude
-:- The Coherent Treatment Frame and the Role of Therapeutic Boundaries in Effective Psychiatric Treatment
-:- Boundary Violations
-:- Components of the Coherent Psychiatric Frame
-:- Stability
-:- Avoiding Dual Relationships
-:- Autonomy and Neutrality
-:- Coherent and Noncollusive Compensation
-:- Confidentiality
-:- Anonymity
-:- Abstinence
-:- Self-respect and Self-protection

Law Ethics and Psychiatry

-:- Overview of Legal Principles
-:- Rights and Responsibilities
-:- Confidentiality and Privilege
-:- Informed Consent
-:- Exceptions to Informed Consent
-:- Medicolegal Aspects of Clinical Practice
-:- Third Party Payers and the Psychiatrist
-:- Liability for Supervising Other Professionals
-:- Criminal Law and Psychiatry
-:- Civil Litigation
-:- Competence, Capacity and Guardianship
-:- Special Issues
-:- Psychiatric Ethics
-:- Sources of Psychiatric Ethics
-:- Potential Consequences of Diagnostic Labels
-:- Ethics of Psychiatric Research
-:- Ethics and Suicide
-:- Ethical Dimensions of Health System Changes

A Psychiatric Perspective on Human Development

-:- A Psychiatric Perspective on Human Development
-:- Theories and Models of Development
-:- Biological Development
-:- Cognitive Developmen
-:- Emotional Development
-:- Social Development
-:- Moral Development
-:- Developmental Psychopathology
-:- High-Risk Periods for Psychopathology
-:- Interlineal Decalage
-:- The Psychiatrist as a Developmentalist

Psychopathology Across the Life Cycle

-:- Psychopathology Across the Life-Cycle
-:- Continuity, Persistence and Progression Across the Life-Cycle
-:- Stress-diathesis Model of Psychopathology
-:- Pathoplastic Effects of Age
-:- Problems of Childhood
-:- Problems of Adolescence
-:- Problems of Early Adulthood
-:- Problems of Middle Adult Life
-:- Problems of Late Life

Psychiatric Epidemiology

-:- Psychiatric Epidemiology
-:- The Scope of Inquiry in Psychiatric Epidemiology
-:- Measures of Disease Frequency
-:- Measures of Association
-:- Instruments to Identify Cases
-:- Psychometric Properties of Instruments
-:- Risk Factor Identification
-:- Types of Epidemiological Studies
-:- Threats to Validity in Epidemiological Studies
-:- Examples of Psychiatric Epidemiologic Studies
-:- The Epidemiological Catchment Area Study
-:- The National Comorbidity Survey

Psychiatric Pathophysiology Schizophrenia

-:- Pursuing the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia
-:- Clinical Pharmacology in Schizophrenia
-:- Preclinical Studies Relevant to the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia
-:- Systems Pathology in Schizophrenia: The Limbic Cortex
-:- Postmortem Limbic Cortex Abnormalities in Schizophrenia: Structural Changes

Psychiatric Pathophysiology Mood Disorders

-:- Genetic Factors
-:- Molecular Genetic Research
-:- Monoamine Alterations
-:- Neuropeptides and Hormones
-:- Neuroimaging Studies

Psychiatric Pathophysiology Anxiety Disorders

-:- Psychiatric Pathophysiology: Anxiety Disorders
-:- Gamma-aminobutyric Acid (GABA)
-:- Glutamate
-:- NMDA Receptors
-:- Linking NMDA Receptors to Biogenic Amine-based Anxiolytics
-:- Group II Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors
-:- Serotonin
-:- Norepinephrine

Psychiatric Pathophysiology Addiction

-:- Psychiatric Pathophysiology: Addiction
-:- The Development of Addiction
-:- Brain Circuitry and Addiction

Psychiatric Pathophysiology Dementia

-:- Psychiatric Pathophysiology: Dementia

Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology

-:- What Is Cognitive Neuroscience?
-:- Current Theoretical Conceptualization of Brain Organization
-:- Psychiatry: Memory
-:- Cellular Basis of Memory
-:- Major Subdivisions of Memory Systems
-:- Frontal Lobe Contribution to Explicit Memory
-:- Implicit Memory
-:- Executive Functioning and the Frontal Lobes
-:- Working Memory
-:- Theories of Frontal Lobe Functioning
-:- Behavioral–Neuroanatomical Correlates
-:- Psychiatry: Attention
-:- Psychiatry: Language
-:- Important Issues in Language Research
-:- Acquired Language Disorders: The Example of Aphasia
-:- Concepts of Neuroanatomical Dominance and Localization in Language
-:- Psychiatry: Model of Language
-:- Neurodevelopmental Aspects of Language
-:- Brain Organization and Language Development

Cognitive Psychology Basic Theory and Clinical Implications

-:- Cognitive Psychology: Basic Theory and Clinical Implications
-:- Cognitive Psychology: Attention
-:- Cognitive Psychology: Anxiety Disorders
-:- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
-:- Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
-:- Borderline Personality Disorder
-:- Cognitive Psychology: Memory
-:- Clinical Depression, Memory and Schemata Bias
-:- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Repression and Memory Impairment
-:- Higher Order Cognitive Processing
-:- Automatic Versus Conscious Processing

Social Psychology

-:- Social Psychology: The Self
-:- Social Psychology: Social Cognition
-:- Social Psychology: Interpersonal Processes: Attachment
-:- Social Psychology: Interpersonal Processes: Treatment Relationship
-:- Social Psychology: Interpersonal Processes: The Egoism-Altruism Debate
-:- Social Psychology: Interpersonal Processes: Aggressive Behavior
-:- Social Psychology: Behavior in Groups
-:- Social Psychology: Culture and Social Psychology

Psychoanalytic Theories

-:- Psychoanalytic Theories: Development and Major Concepts
-:- Psychoanalytic Theories: Melanie Klein
-:- Psychoanalytic Theories: Donald W. Winnicott
-:- Psychoanalytic Theories: John Bowlby
-:- Psychoanalytic Theories: Margaret Mahler
-:- Psychoanalytic Theories: Otto Kernberg
-:- Psychoanalytic Theories: Erik H. Erikson
-:- Psychoanalytic Theories: Heinz Kohut: Self-psychology

Clinical Evaluation and Treatment Planning A Multimodal Approach

-:- Clinical Evaluation and Treatment Planning: A Multimodal Approach
-:- Psychiatric Interview
-:- Physical Examination
-:- Neurological Examination
-:- Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
-:- Neuropsychological Examination Compared with Other Examinations
-:- Types of Referral Questions for Neuropsychological Evaluation
-:- Characterization of Adaptive Strengths and Weaknesses and Treatment Planning
-:- Assessment of Change of State
-:- Limitations of Reliability and Validity
-:- Laboratory Assessments
-:- Neurophysiologic Assessment
-:- Brain Imaging
-:- Structural Imaging Modalities
-:- Functional Imaging Modalities
-:- Special Assessment Techniques
-:- Treatment Planning - Clinical Evaluation and Treatment Planning: A Multimodal Approach
-:- Differential Diagnosis - Clinical Evaluation and Treatment Planning: A Multimodal Approach

Behavior and Adaptive Functioning

-:- Personality Style
-:- Domains of Functioning
-:- Social and Interpersonal Functioning
-:- Occupational Functioning
-:- Leisure
-:- Assessing Behavior and Adaptive Functioning in the Clinical Interview

Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders

-:- Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Specific Cultural Considerations - Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Substance Use Disorders - Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Schizophrenia and Related Psychotic Disorders
-:- Mood Disorders - Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Anxiety Disorders - Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Somatoform Disorders - Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Dissociative Disorders - Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Sexual Disorders - Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Eating Disorders - Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Adjustment and Personality Disorders - Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric Disorders
-:- The Case of Culture-bound Syndromes and Idioms of Distress

Psychiatric Classification

-:- Goals of a Psychiatric Classification
-:- Approaches to Psychiatric Classification
-:- DSM-IV Multiaxial System
-:- DSM-IV-TR Classification and Diagnostic Codes

Diagnostic Classification in Infancy and Early Childhood

-:- Diagnostic Classification in Infancy and Early Childhood
-:- Principles of Assessment - Diagnostic Classification in Infancy and Early Childhood
-:- The DIR Model - Diagnostic Classification in Infancy and Early Childhood
-:- Overview of the Classification System - Infancy and Early Childhood

Childhood Disorders Mental Retardation

-:- Concept of Childhood Mental Retardation
-:- Etiology and Pathophysiology of Childhood Mental Retardation
-:- Approaches to Classification of the Causation of Mental Retardation
-:- Assessment of Mental Retardation
-:- Overall Goals of Treatment of Mental Retardation
-:- Mental Retardation: Variations in Presentation, Behavior Disorders, Assessment
-:- Mental Retardation: Evaluation of Clinical Data, Aggression
-:- Overall Goals of Psychiatric Treatment of Persons with Mental Retardation
-:- Principles of the Use of Psychotropic Drugs in Persons with Mental Retardation
-:- Mental Retardation: Psychosocial Interventions
-:- Mental Retardation: Psychotherapies, Behavioral Treatment
-:- Psychiatrist–Patient Relationship: Models of Delivery of Psychiatric Services

Childhood Disorders Learning and Motor Skills Disorders

-:- Childhood Disorders: Learning and Motor Skills Disorders
-:- Diagnosis of a Learning Disorder or Motor Skills Disorder
-:- Evaluation of the Child or Adolescent
-:- Environmental and Cultural Assessment - Learning and Motor Skills Disorders
-:- Treatment, Educational, Psychotherapeutic Interventions - Learning and Motor Skills Disorders

Childhood Disorders Communication Disorders

-:- Childhood Disorders: Communication Disorders
-:- Diagnosis - Childhood Disorders: Communication Disorders
-:- Course and Natural History - Childhood Disorders: Communication Disorders
-:- Treatment - Childhood Disorders: Communication Disorders
-:- Academic Comorbidity and Outcome - Childhood Disorders: Communication Disorders
-:- Comparison of DSM-IV/ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria - Childhood Disorders: Communication Disorders

Childhood Disorders The Autism Spectrum Disorders

-:- Childhood Disorders: The Autism Spectrum Disorders
-:- Phenomenology - Childhood Disorders: The Autism Spectrum Disorders
-:- Etiology and Pathophysiology - Childhood Disorders: The Autism Spectrum Disorders
-:- Biochemical Findings in ASD - Childhood Disorders: The Autism Spectrum Disorders
-:- Neuropathological Findings in ASD - Childhood Disorders: The Autism Spectrum Disorders
-:- Functional Neuroimaging Findings in ASD(Autism Spectrum Disorders)
-:- Genetics and ASD(Autism Spectrum Disorders)
-:- Autistic Disorder and MMR Vaccinations
-:- Autism Spectrum Disorders: Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
-:- Autism Spectrum Disorders: Differential Diagnosis
-:- Autism Spectrum Disorders: Epidemiology and Comorbidity
-:- Autism Spectrum Disorders: Course
-:- Autism Spectrum Disorders: Treatment
-:- Autism Spectrum Disorders: Comparison of DSM-IV/ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria

Childhood Disorders Attention deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

-:- Childhood Disorders: Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Epidemiology and Etiology - Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Neurobiology - Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Genetics - Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Environmental Factors - Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Course and Natural History- Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Assessment and Rating Scales- Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Interviews, Psychological/Psychometric Evaluation- Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Observational and Laboratory Measures - Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Differential Diagnoses - Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Treatment - Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Psychopharmacology - Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Psychosocial Interventions - Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- The MTA Study - Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
-:- Impact of Comorbidity on Treatment - Attention-deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

Childhood Disorders Feeding and Other Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood

-:- Childhood Disorders: Feeding and Other Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood
-:- Feeding Disorder of State Regulation
-:- Feeding Disorder of Poor Care Giver–Infant Reciprocity
-:- Infantile Anorexia
-:- Sensory Food Aversions
-:- Post Traumatic Feeding Disorder
-:- Rumination Disorder
-:- Pica

Childhood Disorders Tic Disorders

-:- Tic Disorders: Phenomenology and Diagnostic Criteria
-:- Diagnostic Criteria for the Tic Disorders
-:- Tic Disorders: Epidemiology
-:- Tic Disorders: Frequently Cooccurring Symptoms or Disorders
-:- Relationship of the Commonly Cooccurring Symptoms and Conditions with Tourette’s Disorder
-:- Tic Disorders: Etiology
-:- Tic Disorders: Diagnosis
-:- Tic Disorders: Differential Diagnosis
-:- Tic Disorders: Course and Natural History
-:- Tic Disorders: Standard Approaches to Treatment
-:- Treatment of Cooccurring Psychiatric Disorders in Tourette’s Disorder

Childhood Disorders Elimination Disorders and Childhood Anxiety Disorders

-:- Enuresis
-:- Encopresis
-:- Separation Anxiety Disorder
-:- Selective Mutism

Delirium and Dementia

-:- Delirium and Dementia
-:- Dementia, Delirium and Other Cognitive Disorders
-:- Dementia of the Alzheimer Type
-:- Dementia Due to Pick’s Disease
-:- Dementia Due to Parkinson’s Disease
-:- Dementia Due to Huntington’s Disease
-:- Vascular Dementia
-:- Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
-:- Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease
-:- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
-:- Dementia Due to HIV Diseases
-:- Neurosyphilis
-:- Dementia Due to Head Trauma
-:- Substance-induced Persisting Dementia
-:- Alcohol-induced Dementia
-:- Dementia Due to Other General Medical Conditions
-:- Delirium
-:- Amnestic Disorders

Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition

-:- Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition
-:- Psychotic Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition
-:- Assessment and Differential Diagnosis - Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition
-:- Epidemiology, Comorbidity, Course, Treatment - Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition
-:- Mood disorder with Depressive Features
-:- Mood Disorder with Manic Features
-:- Anxiety Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition with Panic Attacks or with Generalized Anxiety
-:- Mood Disorder with Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms
-:- Catatonic Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition
-:- Personality Change Due to a General Medical Condition
-:- Pseudobulbar Palsy
-:- Klüver–Bucy Syndrome

General Approaches to Substance and Polydrug Use Disorders

-:- General Approaches to Substance and Polydrug Use Disorders
-:- Etiology and Pathophysiology - General Approaches to Substance and Polydrug Use Disorders
-:- Special Issues in the Psychiatric Examination - General Approaches to Substance and Polydrug Use Disorders
-:- Course and Natural History - General Approaches to Substance and Polydrug Use Disorders
-:- Other Substance Use Disorders: Anabolic Steroids

Substance Abuse Alcohol Use Disorders

-:- Substance Abuse: Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Etiology and Pathophysiology - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Pathophysiology - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Assessment and Differential Diagnosis - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Alcohol Intoxication
-:- Alcohol Withdrawal
-:- Alcohol-induced Disorder
-:- Assessment of Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Screening - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Psychiatric History and Examination - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Relevant Physical Examination and Laboratory Findings - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Gender and Developmental Presentations - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Epidemiology and Comorbidity - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Psychiatric Comorbidity in Individuals with an Alcohol Use Disorder
-:- Course and Natural History - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Treatment - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- The Management of Alcohol Withdrawal
-:- Therapeutic Modalities: Nonpharmacological - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- Therapeutic Modalities: Pharmacological - Alcohol Use Disorders
-:- The Treatment of Psychiatric Comorbidity in Alcoholics
-:- Treatment of Depressive Symptoms/Disorders
-:- Treatment of Anxiety Symptoms/Disorders
-:- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Mutual Help Organizations
-:- Special Features Influencing Treatment - Alcohol Use Disorders

Substance Abuse Caffeine Use Disorders

-:- Caffeine Intoxication
-:- Treatment - Caffeine Use Disorders
-:- Caffeine Withdrawal
-:- Caffeine Dependence
-:- Caffeine-induced Anxiety Disorder
-:- Caffeine-induced Sleep Disorder

Substance Abuse Cannabis related Disorders

-:- Substance Abuse: Cannabis-related Disorders
-:- Cannabis: Botany and Pharmacology
-:- Etiology and Pathophysiology - Cannabis-related Disorders
-:- Assessment and Differential Diagnosis - Cannabis-related Disorders
-:- Epidemiology and Comorbidity - Cannabis-related Disorders
-:- Course - Cannabis-related Disorders
-:- Treatment - Cannabis-related Disorders
-:- Special Features Influencing Treatment - Cannabis-related Disorders

Substance Abuse Cocaine Use Disorders

-:- Substance Abuse: Cocaine Use Disorders
-:- Gender Differences in Cocaine Use Disorders
-:- Course and Natural History - Cocaine Use Disorders
-:- Neurobiological Changes Related to Cocaine Use
-:- Diagnosis of Cocaine Use Disorders
-:- Cocaine Dependence
-:- Cocaine Abuse and Cocaine Intoxication
-:- Cocaine Withdrawal
-:- Medical Complications of Cocaine Abuse
-:- Assessment and Treatment Overview - Cocaine Use Disorders
-:- Cocaine Use Disorders: Clinical Course
-:- Treatment of Cocaine Use Disorders
-:- Psychotherapies for Cocaine Use Disorders
-:- Physician–Patient Relationship Considerations
-:- Pharmacotherapies for Cocaine Use Disorders

Substance Abuse Phencycline Use Disorders

-:- Substance Abuse: Phencycline Use Disorders

Substance Abuse Hallucinogen and MDMA Related Disorders

-:- Substance Abuse: Hallucinogen- and MDMA-Related Disorders
-:- Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Intoxication - Hallucinogen- and MDMA-Related Disorders
-:- LSD-Related Psychotic Disorders
-:- Differential Diagnosis and Treatment - Hallucinogen- and MDMA-Related Disorders
-:- Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD)
-:- MDMA (“Ecstasy”)

Substance Abuse Inhalant related Disorders

-:- Substance Abuse: Inhalant-related Disorders

Substance Abuse Nicotine Dependence

-:- Substance Abuse: Nicotine Dependence
-:- Cooccurring Psychiatric or Substance Use Disorders - Nicotine Dependence
-:- Etiology and Pathophysiology - Nicotine Dependence
-:- Course and Natural History - Nicotine Dependence
-:- Evaluation and Assessment - Nicotine Dependence
-:- Overall Approach to Treatment - Nicotine Dependence
-:- Phases of Treatment - Nicotine Dependence
-:- Self-help - Nicotine Dependence
-:- Specific Medication and Psychosocial Treatment Interventions - Nicotine Dependence
-:- Psychosocial and Psychopharmacological Therapies - Nicotine Dependence

Substance Abuse Opioid Use Disorders

-:- Substance Abuse: Opioid Use Disorders
-:- Epidemiology of Opioid Abuse and Dependence
-:- Etiology and Pathophysiology of Opioid-related Disorders
-:- Clinical Picture of Opioid-related Disorders
-:- Intoxication, Withdrawal, Dependence, Abuse - Opioid Use Disorders
-:- Assessment and Clinical Picture - Opioid Use Disorders
-:- Course and Natural History of Opioid Dependence
-:- Treatment - Opioid Use Disorders
-:- Detoxification: Long-term, Short-term, Rapid and Ultra-rapid - Opioid Use Disorders
-:- Opioid Agonist Pharmacotherapy
-:- Antagonist Maintenance - Opioid Use Disorders
-:- Psychosocial/Behavioral Treatments - Opioid Use Disorders
-:- Individual Drug Counseling - Opioid Use Disorders
-:- Therapeutic Communities (TCs), Addressing Comorbidity - Opioid Use Disorders
-:- Psychiatric - Opioid Use Disorders
-:- Medical - Opioid Use Disorders
-:- Integrated Treatment and Harm Reduction - Opioid Use Disorders

Substance Abuse Sedative Hypnotic or Anxiolytic Use Disorders

-:- Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Use Disorders
-:- Substance-related Disorders of Sedative–Hypnotics
-:- Etiology and Pathophysiology, Epidemiology - Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Use Disorders
-:- Patterns of Abuse - Disorders of Sedative–Hypnotics
-:- Acute Intoxication with Sedative–Hypnotics
-:- Phenomenology and Variations in Presentations - Disorders of Sedative–Hypnotics
-:- Assessment - Disorders of Sedative–Hypnotics
-:- Course and Natural History - Disorders of Sedative–Hypnotics
-:- Psychotherapy - Disorders of Sedative–Hypnotics
-:- Twelve-step Recovery - Disorders of Sedative–Hypnotics
-:- Additional Treatment Considerations - Disorders of Sedative–Hypnotics
-:- Risk Factors for Low-dose Benzodiazepine Withdrawal

Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses

-:- Diagnosis - Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses
-:- DSM-IV Subtypes of Schizophrenia
-:- Schizophrenia: Epidemiological Findings: Incidence and Prevalence
-:- Sociodemographical Characteristics
-:- Schizophrenia: Morbidity and Mortality
-:- Schizophrenia: Comorbidity with Other Illnesses, Genetics, Etiology
-:- Schizophrenia: Family Prevalence Studies, Twin, Adoption
-:- Schizophrenia: Viral Hypotheses, Immune Dysfunction, Pathophysiology
-:- Schizophrenia: Neuroanatomical Theories
-:- Schizophrenia: Neurochemical Theories
-:- Schizophrenia: Clinical Manifestations and Phenomenology
-:- Schizophrenia: Symptom Cluster Analysis, Cognitive Impairment
-:- Schizophrenia: Information Processing and Attention, Learning and Memory, Differential Diagnosis
-:- Schizophrenia: Mental Status Examination
-:- Schizophrenia: Other Conditions that Resemble Schizophrenia
-:- Schizophrenia: Course of Illness
-:- Schizophrenia: First Episode Schizophrenia
-:- Schizophrenia: Treatment and Psychiatrist–Patient Relationship
-:- Schizophrenia: Psychopharmacological Treatment
-:- Depression and Schizophrenia
-:- Schizophrenia: Side Effects of Novel Antipsychotic Agents
-:- Schizophrenia: Treatment Resistance and Negative Symptoms
-:- Schizophrenia: Augmentation of Typical Neuroleptics
-:- Schizophrenia: Mechanism of Action of the Atypical Antipsychotic Agents
-:- Nonpharmacological Treatment of Schizophrenia
-:- Psychoses Disorder
-:- Differential Diagnosis - Psychoses Disorder

Mood Disorders Depression

-:- Mood Disorders: Depression
-:- Epidemiology - Depression
-:- Comorbidity Depression Patterns: General Medical Conditions
-:- Comorbidity Patterns: Other Clinical Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Depression: Disorder
-:- Depression: Etiology and Pathophysiology, Integration of Genetic and Environmental Theories
-:- Depression: Neurobiological Theories
-:- Depression: Neurohormonal Theories
-:- Depression: Psychosocial Theories
-:- Depression: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
-:- Subtyping of MDD
-:- Depression in Children and Adolescents
-:- Major Depressive Disorder in the Older Adult and in Ethnic Groups
-:- Depression: Assessment
-:- Depression: Course and Natural History
-:- Definitions of Remission, Relapse, Recovery and Recurrence
-:- Depression: Goals of Treatment
-:- Depression: Pharmacotherapy and Other Somatic Treatment
-:- Depression: Psychosocial Treatment
-:- Depression: Factors Influencing Treatment Response
-:- Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders with Major Depressive Disorder
-:- General Medical Conditions Cooccurring with Major Depressive Disorder
-:- Depression: Demographic and Sociocultural Factors in Treatment
-:- Refractory Major Depressive Disorder
-:- Dysthymic Disorder
-:- Depressive Disorder not Otherwise Specified

Mood Disorders Bipolar ManicDepressive Disorders

-:- Episodes as the Basis for Diagnosis of Manic–Depressive Disorder
-:- Bipolar (Manic–Depressive) Disorders: Genetic and Neurotransmitter Hypotheses
-:- Bipolar (Manic–Depressive) Disorders: Cell Degeneration and Neuroprotective Effects of Medications
-:- Bipolar (Manic–Depressive) Disorders: Biological Rhythms
-:- Stress and Manic–Depressive Disorder
-:- Bipolar (Manic–Depressive) Disorders: Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
-:- A “Bipolar” Disorder?
-:- Bipolar (Manic–Depressive) Disorders: History, Physical Examination and Laboratory Studies
-:- Bipolar (Manic–Depressive) Disorders: Age, Gender, and Cultural Issues in Diagnosis and Assessment
-:- Bipolar (Manic–Depressive) Disorders: Epidemiology
-:- Bipolar (Manic–Depressive) Disorders: Clinical Outcome, Functional Outcome and Illness Costs
-:- Bipolar (Manic–Depressive) Disorders: Treatment
-:- Bipolar (Manic–Depressive) Disorders: Somatotherapy
-:- Bipolar (Manic–Depressive) Disorders: Special Features Influencing Treatment

Mood Disorders Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

-:- Mood Disorders: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
-:- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Differential Diagnosis
-:- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Epidemiology, Etiology
-:- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Treatment

Anxiety Disorders Panic Disorder With and Without Agoraphobia

-:- Anxiety Disorders: Panic Disorder With and Without Agoraphobia
-:- Panic Disorder: Historical Overview
-:- Panic Disorder: Prevalence and Course
-:- Panic Disorder: Costs of Panic Disorder
-:- Panic Disorder: Comorbidity
-:- Panic Disorder: Etiology
-:- Panic Disorder: Neuroanatomical Hypothesis
-:- Panic Disorder: Assessment, Treatment
-:- Panic Disorder: Pharmacotherapies
-:- Panic Disorder: Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy
-:- Panic Disorder: Combining CBT with Pharmacotherapies

Anxiety Disorders Social and Specific Phobias

-:- Anxiety Disorders: Social and Specific Phobias
-:- Social and Specific Phobias: Other Biological Factors
-:- Social and Specific Phobias: Assessment
-:- Social and Specific Phobias: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
-:- Social and Specific Phobias: Specific Phobia Phenomenology and Subtypes
-:- Social Phobia Phenomenology and Subtypes
-:- Social and Specific Phobias: Epidemiology and Comorbidity
-:- Social and Specific Phobias: Course and Natural History
-:- Social and Specific Phobias: Treatment
-:- Social and Specific Phobias: Pharmacotherapy
-:- Social and Specific Phobias: Psychosocial Treatments
-:- Refractory Patients and Nonresponse to Initial Treatment

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Epidemiology, Demographic Characteristics
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Course and Natural History
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Contamination
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Obsessions
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Pathological Doubt, Insight, Comorbidity
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Differential Diagnosis
-:- Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Versus Other Disorders
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Etiology, Pathophysiology, Factors
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Psychoanalytic Theory
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Treatment, Pharmacological Treatments, Assessing Treatment Resistance
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Augmentation Strategies
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Issues in the Physician–Patient Relationship
-:- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Duration and Discontinuation of Treatment

Anxiety Disorders Traumatic Stress Disorders

-:- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Epidemiology, Etiology and Pathophysiology
-:- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Psychological Factors, Diagnosis
-:- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Assessment, Course and Natural History
-:- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Pharmacotherapy
-:- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Cognitive, Cognitive–Behavioral and Behavioral Therapies
-:- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Psychodynamic Therapy
-:- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Special Features Influencing Treatment
-:- Acute Stress Disorder

Anxiety Disorders Generalized Anxiety Disorder

-:- Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
-:- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Etiology and Pathophysiology
-:- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Psychological Mechanisms
-:- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
-:- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Differential Diagnosis
-:- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Epidemiology and Comorbidity
-:- Generalized Anxiety Disorder:Comorbidity with Other Disorders
-:- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Course, Treatment, Doctor-Patient Relationship
-:- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Pharmacotherapy
-:- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Nonpharmacological Treatments
-:- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Long-term Management of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
-:- Comorbidity and the Treatment of GAD(Generalized Anxiety Disorder)
-:- Treatment of GAD(Generalized Anxiety Disorder) in the Elderly
-:- Treatment of GAD(Generalized Anxiety Disorder) in Adolescents and Children

Somatoform Disorders

-:- Somatoform Disorders
-:- Somatoform Disorders: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
-:- Somatoform Disorders: Epidemiology, Treatment
-:- Somatization Disorder
-:- Somatization disorder: Course, Natural History and Prognosis
-:- Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder
-:- Conversion Disorder
-:- Pain Disorder
-:- Hypochondriasis
-:- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
-:- Somatoform Disorder not Otherwise Specified

Factitious Disorders

-:- Factitious Disorders
-:- Factitious Disorders: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Etiology
-:- Factitious Disorders: Treatment and Prognosis
-:- Factitious Disorders: Ethical Considerations, Factitious Disorder by Proxy, Treatment

Dissociative Disorders

-:- Dissociative Disorders
-:- Dissociative Disorders: Epidemiology
-:- Dissociative Disorders: Diagnostic Criteria and Treatment Dissociative Amnesia
-:- Dissociative Disorders: Implicit Effects of Dissociated Memories
-:- Depersonalization Disorder
-:- Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)
-:- Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)
-:- Dissociative Trance Disorder
-:- Acute Stress Disorder
-:- Theoretical and Research Issues: Models and Mechanisms of Dissociation

Sexual Disorders

-:- Sexual Disorders
-:- Sexual Disorders: The Sexual Dysfunctions
-:- Sexual Disorders: Problems with Orgasm
-:- Sexual Disorders: Dyspareunia
-:- Sexual Disorders: Gender Identity Disorders
-:- Sexual Disorders: The Paraphilias
-:- Sexual Disorders: The Specific Paraphilias
-:- Sexual Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

Eating Disorders

-:- Eating Disorders
-:- Anorexia Nervosa
-:- Anorexia Nervosa: Differential Diagnosis
-:- Bulimia Nervosa
-:- Bulimia Nervosa: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
-:- Bulimia Nervosa: Assessment
-:- Bulimia Nervosa: Differential Diagnosis
-:- Binge-eating Disorder

Sleep and Sleep Wake Disorders

-:- Physiological Regulation of Sleep and Wakefulness
-:- Normal Age-related Changes in Sleep and Wakefulness
-:- Neurophysiology and Neurochemistry of Sleep
-:- Sleep Disorders
-:- General Approach to the Patient with a Sleep Disorder
-:- Role of the Sleep Laboratory in Clinical Sleep Disorders
-:- Dyssomnias
-:- Dyssomnias: Differential Diagnosis
-:- Breathing-related Sleep Disorder
-:- Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder (Sleep–Wake Schedule Disorders)
-:- Sleep-Wake Disorders: Shift Work
-:- Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep
-:- Parasomnias
-:- Polysomnographic Features of Sleep in Psychiatric Disorders
-:- General Approaches to the Clinical Management of Sleep Disorders in Psychiatric Patients
-:- Sleep Disorders in Other Medical Conditions

Impulse Control Disorders

-:- Impulse Control Disorders
-:- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
-:- Kleptomania
-:- Pyromania and Fire-setting Behavior
-:- Pathological Gambling
-:- Pathological Gambling: Course and Treatment
-:- Trichotillomania
-:- Trichotillomania: Course, Treatment, Demographical Features

Adjustment Disorders

-:- Adjustment Disorders
-:- Adjustment Disorders: Epidemiology
-:- Adjustment Disorders: Etiology
-:- Adjustment Disorders: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
-:- Adjustment Disorders: Maladaptation, Stresses
-:- Assessment of the Subtypes of Adjustment Disorder, Comorbidity and Diagnostic Boundaries
-:- Adjustment Disorders: Treatment

Personality Disorders

-:- Personality Disorder
-:- Paranoid Personality Disorder
-:- Schizoid Personality Disorder
-:- Schizotypal Personality Disorder
-:- Antisocial Personality Disorder
-:- Borderline Personality Disorder
-:- Histrionic Personality Disorder
-:- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
-:- Avoidant Personality Disorder
-:- Dependent Personality Disorder
-:- Obsessive–Compulsive Personality Disorder
-:- Personality Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
-:- Passive–Aggressive (Negativistic) Personality Disorder
-:- Depressive Personality Disorder

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition

-:- Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition
-:- Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition: Etiology and Pathophysiology
-:- Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition: Assessment and Diagnosis
-:- Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition: Differential Diagnosis
-:- Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition: Epidemiology and Comorbidity, Course
-:- Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition: Treatment
-:- Psychological Factors in Oncology
-:- Psychological Factors in Cardiology
-:- Psychological Factors in Endocrinology
-:- Psychological Factors in Pulmonary Disease
-:- Psychological Factors in Rheumatoid Arthritis
-:- Psychological Factors in Neurology
-:- Psychological Factors in End-stage Renal Disease
-:- Psychological Factors in Gastroenterology
-:- Psychological Factors Affecting Infectious Diseases
-:- Psychological Factors in Obstetrics and Infertility

Medication induced Movement Disorders

-:- Medication-induced Movement Disorders
-:- Neuroleptic-induced Acute Dystonia
-:- Neuroleptic-induced Parkinsonism
-:- Neuroleptic-induced Acute Akathisia
-:- Neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia
-:- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
-:- Medication-induced Postural Tremor

Relational Problems

-:- Relational Problems
-:- Diagnosis of Relational Disorders
-:- Assessment of Relational Disorders
-:- Treatment of Relational Disorders

Individual Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

-:- What is Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy?
-:- Transference and Resistance, Countertransference and Counterresistance - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
-:- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Basic Technique
-:- How Does Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Work?
-:- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Therapeutic Alliance
-:- How Does Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Differ from Psychoanalysis?
-:- Tasks of the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
-:- Indications for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
-:- Contraindications to Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
-:- Supportive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
-:- Gender and Ethnocultural Issues in Psychotherapy

Group Psychotherapy

-:- Group Psychotherapy
-:- Group Psychotherapy: Group Development
-:- Group Psychotherapy: Group Dynamics
-:- Theories of Group Therapy
-:- Group Psychotherapy: Beginning a Group
-:- Group Psychotherapy: Special Treatment Considerations
-:- Group Psychotherapy: Alternative Treatment Formats

Time limited Psychotherapy Including Interpersonal Therapy

-:- What is Time-limited Psychotherapy?
-:- Overview of Interpersonal Psychotherapy
-:- General Principles of Time-limited Psychotherapy
-:- Practical Issues in Time-limited Therapy
-:- Common Problems in Time-limited Psychotherapy
-:- Contraindication to Time-limited Psychotherapy

Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies

-:- Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies
-:- Cognitive Model
-:- Behavioral Model
-:- Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment Strategies
-:- Behavioral Techniques
-:- Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies: Treatment

Family Therapy

-:- Family Therapy
-:- Psychodynamic Family Therapy
-:- Structural Family Therapy
-:- Strategic Family Therapy
-:- Cognitive–Behavioral Family Therapy
-:- Postmodern Family Therapies
-:- Family Psychoeducation Therapies
-:- Family Resilience Therapies

Couples Therapy

-:- What Is “Couples Therapy?”
-:- Couples Therapy: Couples Function and Dysfunction
-:- Couples Therapy: Secrets and Confidentiality
-:- Evaluation of the Couple
-:- Indications for Couples Therapy
-:- Individual, Couple, or Sex Therapy for Sexual Problems
-:- Couples Therapy: Treatment
-:- Couples Therapy: Strategies and Techniques of Intervention
-:- Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction
-:- Couples Therapy: Effectiveness and Efficacy, Dropouts, Ethical Issues, Boundaries

Hypnosis

-:- Hypnosis
-:- Hypnosis: What It is and What It is Not
-:- Hypnotizability Scales
-:- Hypnotizability in Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Applications of Hypnosis
-:- Applications of Hypnosis in General Medicine
-:- Applications of Hypnosis in Habit Control
-:- Applications of Hypnosis in Forensic Psychiatry

Psychosocial Rehabilitation

-:- Psychosocial Rehabilitation
-:- Issues in the Design of Psychosocial Interventions
-:- Psychosocial Rehabilitation Strategies

Electroconvulsive Therapy

-:- Electroconvulsive Therapy(ECT)
-:- Electroconvulsive Therapy(ECT): Treatment
-:- New Somatic Treatments

Neurosurgery for Treatment Refractory Psychiatric Disorders

-:- Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Neurosurgery for Treatment-refractory OCD and MDD
-:- Interventions - Neurosurgery for Treatment Refractory Psychiatric Disorders
-:- Risks of Neurosurgical Intervention
-:- Recent Advances in Neurosurgery

Ethnic and Cultural Perspectives in Psychopharmacology

-:- Ethnic and Cultural Perspectives in Psychopharmacology

Antipsychotic Drugs

-:- Pharmacology of Antipsychotic Agents
-:- Antipsychotic Medications for Different Indications
-:- Effects of Antipsychotic Agents on Symptoms of Schizophrenia
-:- Treatment of Different Phases of Schizophrenia
-:- Use of Plasma Levels of Antipsychotic Drugs
-:- Drug Interactions and Antipsychotic Agents
-:- Antipsychotic Medications and Pregnancy
-:- Antipsychotic Drugs: Adverse Effects

Mood Stabilizers

-:- Acute Mania
-:- Acute Bipolar Depression
-:- Maintenance Therapy

Antidepressants

-:- Antidepressants: Mechanisms of Actions
-:- Antidepressants: Taxonomy and Relation to Mechanism of Action
-:- Antidepressants: The Formulation of Treatment
-:- Antidepressants: Preparation of the Patient
-:- Antidepressants: Initiation of Treatment
-:- Antidepressants: Starting Doses
-:- Antidepressants: Continuation Period
-:- Antidepressants: Discontinuance of Treatment
-:- Antidepressants: Maintenance Period
-:- Antidepressants: Treatment Failure

Anxiolytic Drugs

-:- Anxiolytic Drugs

Sedative Hypnotic Agents

-:- Sedative-Hypnotic Agents
-:- Sedative-Hypnotic Agents: Nonprescription Agents
-:- Sedative-Hypnotic Agents: Prescription Medications
-:- Sedative-Hypnotic Agents: Suggested Guidelines for Prescribing Medications

Stimulants and Related Compounds

-:- Psychostimulants: Efficacy and Utility
-:- Formulation of Treatment
-:- Treatment with Stimulant Medications
-:- Treatment Failure and Use of Long-acting Preparations

Cognitive Enhancers and Treatments for Alzheimers Disease

-:- Cognitive Enhancers and Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease
-:- Restorative Approaches: Other Agents
-:- Etiologically-directed Approaches in AD(Alzheimer’s Disease)

Pharmacotherapies for Substance Abuse

-:- Syndromes Related to Intoxication
-:- Drug Treatment of Withdrawal Syndromes
-:- Management of Withdrawal in Patients with Drug Dependencies
-:- Pharmacotherapies for Substance Abusers with Additional Types of Psychiatric Illness

Therapeutic Management of the Suicidal Patient

-:- Therapeutic Management of the Suicidal Patient
-:- Hypotheses - Therapeutic Management of the Suicidal Patient
-:- Psychiatric Diagnoses - Therapeutic Management of the Suicidal Patient
-:- Risk Factors - Therapeutic Management of the Suicidal Patient
-:- Assessment of Suicidal Patients
-:- Intervention, Education - Therapeutic Management of the Suicidal Patient
-:- Therapeutic Management of the Suicidal Patient: Lithium, Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
-:- Psychosocial Interventions - Therapeutic Management of the Suicidal Patient
-:- Aftermath: Clinicians Coping with Patient Suicide

Treatment of Violent Behavior

-:- Treatment of Violent Behavior
-:- Pathophysiology of Aggressive Behavior
-:- Acute Agitation
-:- Treatment of Violent Behavior: Long-term Treatment

Combined Therapies Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy

-:- Combined Therapies: Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy
-:- Positive Aspects
-:- Negative Aspects
-:- Legal Issues - Split treatment
-:- Ethical Issues in Split Treatment
-:- Toward Successful Split Treatment

Medication Compliance

-:- Medication Compliance