Advances in psychiatry. Second volume

Preface A. Okasha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix J. E. Mezzich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Introduction G. N. Christodoulou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 Introductory article The Scientific Sections of the WPA and their contribution to psychiatry G. N. Christodoulou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04 History of Psychiatry Recent advances in research on the history of psychiatry. Chances and limitations of the global perspective P. Hoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 Classification of psychiatric disorders Advances in psychiatric diagnosis and classification C. E. Berganza, J. E. Mezzich, C. Banzato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 Psychopathology Current advances in intellectual disabilities (mental retardation) L. Salvador-Carulla, H. Costello, N. Bouras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07 The conceptualization of delusions and its implication for understanding and treatment S. Opjordsmoen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 New developments and treatment issues in schizophrenia W. Gaebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09 Recent developments in eating disorders K. Halmi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 v SERVIER-WPA_intro 29/07/05 14:20 Page 5 Psychiatric concomitants of cancer, screening procedures and training of health care professionals in oncology: the paradigms of psycho-oncology in the psychiatry field L. Grassi, J. C. Holland, C. Johansen, U. Koch, F. Fawzy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 New developments in personality disorder research E. Simonsen, P.Tyrer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 New advances in smoke cessation: its use for educational programs R. Fahrer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Fighting stigma and discrimination because of mental disorders H. Stuart, N. Sartorius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Methodology Measurement in psychiatry: novel concepts and instruments A. Janca, J.Ventouras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Recent developments in the methodology of drug development M-A. Crocq, J-P.Macher, R. Luthringer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Special population sectors Advances in child and adolescent psychiatry B. Nurcombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Advances in women’s mental health D. E. Stewart, M. J. Khalid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Advances in old age psychiatry E. Chiu, N. Graham, C. Katona, N.Tataru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Advances in family research and intervention G. I. Keitner,T. Kurimay, A. K.Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Approaches The search for the “Holy Grail.”The biology of psychiatric disorders M.T. Abou-Saleh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 vi SERVIER-WPA_intro 29/07/05 14:20 Page 6 Interdisciplinary collaboration–obstacles and some probable solutions U. Halbreich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Violence and conflict Psychological consequences of torture and persecution J. M. Jaranson, M. Kastrup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Populations’mental health in post-conflict contexts E. Sorel, R. S. Murthy,A. Mohit, F. Baingana, R. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Contemporary forensic psychiatry: a review J. Arboleda-Florez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Education Education in psychiatry L. Gask, D. Baron, R. Fahrer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Personality of future psychiatrists–a need for assessment? D. Lecic Tosevski, G. N. Christodoulou, M. Pejovic-Milovancevic, L.Tenjovic, S. Draganic-Gajic, J. Stepanovic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Psychiatric policy Recent advances in mental health economics research S. H. Zuvekas, K. Prot-Klinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Public policy and psychiatry: recent advances H. Herrman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Occupational mental health–a worldwide challenge! L. Levi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Areas of specific interest Transcultural psychiatry: perspectives on the cultural variations and the use of the dimension of the supernatural M. Maldonado, G. Bartocci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 vii SERVIER-WPA_intro 29/07/05 14:20 Page 7 Art and narcissism H-O. Thomashoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Progress in five parts: an update on developments in the philosophy of psychiatry K.W. M. Fulford, M. Broom, G. Stanghellini,T. Thornton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Religion, spirituality, and psychiatry: a field wide open for discussion and research H. M. van Praag, P. J.Verhagen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Ecology, psychiatry, and mental health: recent advances L. Janiri,T. Dario, G. Martinotti, G. Spinetti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 Advances in psychiatry, mass media, and mental health M-A. Materazzi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08