Focus
- Volume 16
- Number 3
- July 2018
From the Guest Editor
Reviews
Publication date: 01 July 2018
Pages243–250This article briefly reviews the history of ketamine’s development as a potential antidepressant, current hypotheses related to its mechanisms of action, and existing evidence for its safety and efficacy with a focus on clinicians’ interests.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20180012Publication date: 01 July 2018
Pages251–258This article highlights gaps in mental health services that emerging technologies may fill; summarizes what digital health can offer for assessment, treatment, and care integration; and describes some of the challenges and some new directions for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20180001Publication date: 01 July 2018
Pages259–265This article explores the potential role of thermosensory pathways in the etiology, pathophysiology, and symptomatology of major depressive disorder, as well as the potential use of infrared whole-body heating as a novel therapeutic approach to the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20180009Publication date: 01 July 2018
Pages266–278This article briefly reviews the history and rationale for the use of virtual reality (VR) with clinical populations. It then details one use case for the clinical application of VR—the exposure-therapy treatment of anxiety disorders and posttraumatic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20180011Ask the Expert
Ethics Commentary
Communication Commentary
Applied Armamentarium
Publication date: 01 July 2018
Pages292–298This article examines acute urinary retention as an infrequently discussed yet relevant side effect for psychiatric patients who are treated for comorbidities with psychopharmacological agents.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20180007Bibliography
Abstracts
Influential Publications
Publication date: 01 July 2018
Pages305–313Major depressive episodes are the largest cause of psychiatric disability, and can often resist treatment with medication and psychotherapy. Advances in the understanding of the neural circuit basis of depression, combined with the success of deep brain ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.16302Publication date: 01 July 2018
Pages314–327Mobile health (mHealth), telemedicine and other technology-based services facilitate mental health service delivery and may be considered part of an e-mental health (eMH) spectrum of care. Web- and Internet-based resources provide a great opportunity for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.16301Publication date: 01 July 2018
Pages328–340Objective: There is burgeoning interest in augmentation strategies for improving inadequate response to antidepressants. The adjunctive use of standardized pharmaceutical-grade nutrients, known as nutraceuticals, has the potential to modulate several ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.16304Publication date: 01 July 2018
Pages341–350Objective: Measurement-based care involves the systematic administration of symptom rating scales and use of the results to drive clinical decision making at the level of the individual patient. This literature review examined the theoretical and empirical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.16303Past Issues
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