Volume 37 · Number 12
DECEMBER 2007
Psychiatry in the News
Psychiatry in the News summarizes consumer-oriented media reports on psychiatry and topics related to psychiatry. We recognize that for our readers, keeping abreast of new clinical information is a challenge, leaving little time to review the information, good and bad, that media outlets supply to consumers. Our purpose is to help keep you informed about subjects that your patients might read or hear and question you about.
Please note that publication of the reports in this department does not imply endorsement of the methods or systems described.
We hope you find this department both informative and entertaining. As always, we welcome your comments and contributions; please e-mail marcher@slackinc.com.
Ritalin not as Beneficial for Long-term Use
Drugs such as Ritalin and Concerta may provide short-term results superior to results of behavioral therapy for ADHD, according to researchers for the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA). However, throughout a 3-year period, children taking the drugs showed no demonstrable behavioral improvement. The scientists also speculated that the drugs could stunt childrens’ growth, the study found. [see more news...]
Ethics and Design Flaws of Humanity
Jan Fawcett, MD
Psychiatric Ethics — A Complicated Challenge
Michael Robertson, MB, BS, FRANZCP;
Garry Walter, MB BS, BMedSc, PhD, FRANZCP
Care Ethics: What Psychiatrists have been Waiting for to Make Sound Ethical Decisions
Sidney Bloch, MD, PhD
The Ethics of Psychiatric Diagnosis
Michael Robertson, MB, BS, FRANZCP;
Garry Walter, MB BS, BMedSc, PhD, FRANZCP
Neuroethics and Psychiatry: New Collaborations for Emerging Challenges
Emily R. Murphy, PhD;
Judy Illes, PhD
Narrative Ethics in Psychiatry and the Literature of Youth
Karen Fisher, MB, BS;
Garry Walter, MB BS, BMedSc, PhD, FRANZCP;
Michael Robertson, MB, BS, FRANZCP
