Focus
- Volume 7
- Number 4
- October 2009
FROM THE GUEST EDITORS
CLINICAL SYNTHESIS
Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages441–454Insomnia is experienced by nearly one-third of the population over the course of a year. It affects many dimensions of daily human function. Although its pathophysiology is poorly understood, it is felt to be the final product of excessive arousal in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc441Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages455–462Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterized by restricted eating and a relentless pursuit of thinness that tends to present in females during adolescence according to DSM-IV (). Individuals with AN exhibit an ego-syntonic resistance to eating and a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc455Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages465–468This exercise is designed to test your comprehension of material presented in this issue of FOCUS as well as your ability to evaluate, diagnose, and manage clinical problems. Answer the questions below, to the best of your ability, on the basis of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc465INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS
Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages472–474This section contains a compilation of recent publications that have shaped the thinking in the field as well as classic works that remain important to the subject reviewed in this issue. This bibliography has been compiled by experts in the field and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc472Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages491–498Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder affecting millions of people as either a primary or comorbid condition. Insomnia has been defined as both a symptom and a disorder, and this distinction may affect its conceptualization from both research and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc491Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages502–511The most prevalent disordered eating pattern described in overweight youth is loss of control (LOC) eating, during which individuals experience an inability to control the type or amount of food they consume. LOC eating is associated cross-sectionally ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc502Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages512–521Objective: To date no trial has focused on the treatment of adolescents with bulimia nervosa. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of family therapy and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) guided self-care in adolescents ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc512Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages522–537Pedophilia has become a topic of increased interest, awareness, and concern for both the medical community and the public at large. Increased media exposure, new sexual offender disclosure laws, Web sites that list the names and addresses of convicted ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc522Publication date: 01 October 2009
Pages538–546(Reprinted with permission from NIH Consensus and State-of-the-Science Statements 2005; 22(2)) Objective: To provide health care providers, patients, and the general public with a responsible assessment of currently available data on manifestations and ...
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