Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 53, No. 4

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Insight in schizophrenia and risk of suicide: a systematic update
May 2012(Vol. 53 | No. 4 | Pages 313-322)
Javier D. López-Moríñigo, Ramón Ramos-Ríos, Anthony S. David, Rina Dutta

Examination of the structure of psychopathology using latent class analysis
May 2012(Vol. 53 | No. 4 | Pages 323-332)
Thomas M. Olino, Daniel N. Klein, Richard F. Farmer, John R. Seeley, Peter M. Lewinsohn

Personality disorders and autism spectrum disorders: what are the connections?
May 2012(Vol. 53 | No. 4 | Pages 333-340)
Tove Lugnegård, Maria Unenge Hallerbäck, Christopher Gillberg

The interactive role of distress tolerance and borderline personality disorder in suicide attempts among substance users in residential treatment
17 May 2012
Michael D. Anestis, Kim L. Gratz, Courtney L. Bagge, Matthew T. Tull
Abstract: The primary purpose of this study was to examine the interactive effect of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and distress tolerance (DT) on suicidal behavior across levels of intent to d...
Subtypes in bulimia nervosa: the role of eating disorder symptomatology, negative affect, and interpersonal functioning
16 May 2012
Susanne Lunn, Stig Poulsen, Sarah I.F. Daniel
Abstract: Background: The aim of the study was to investigate whether patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) could be subdivided into clinically meaningful groups reflecting the complex patterns of eating...
Object relations and reality testing in schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, and healthy controls: differences in profiles and clinical correlates
14 May 2012
Charlotte Fredslund Hansen, Anne-Kari Torgalsbøen, Jan Ivar Røssberg, Ole Andreas Andreassen, Morris D. Bell, Ingrid Melle
Abstract: Objective: Deficits in object relations (OR) and reality testing (RT) functions are found in schizophrenia but have never been investigated in bipolar disorder. In the current study, we exam...
Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Body Weight, Image and Self-Esteem Evaluation questionnaire in patients with severe mental disorders
14 May 2012
Susana Al-Halabi, Maria Paz Garcia-Portilla, Pilar Alejandra Saiz, Eduardo Fonseca, Maria Teresa Bobes-Bascaran, Gonzalo Galván, Celso Iglesias, Manuel Arrojo, Antoni Benabarre, José Manuel Goikolea, Emilio Sanchez, Fernando Sarramea, Julio Bobes
Abstract: Objective: Clinicians need brief and valid instruments to monitor the psychosocial impact of weight gain in persons with psychiatric disorders. We examined the psychometric properties of the...
Generalized anxiety disorder: is there any specific symptom?
14 May 2012
Carlo Faravelli, Giovanni Castellini, Laura Benni, Andrea Brugnera, Monica Landi, Carolina Lo Sauro, Francesco Pietrini, Francesco Rotella, Valdo Ricca
Abstract: Objective: The main aim of the present research was to evaluate the coherence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) psychopathological pattern, the robustness of its diagnostic criteria, and...

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