Psychiatry

A unique and highly disturbing case report of domestic violence, in which a women's partner used a knife to carve his first and last name in different parts of her body, was described at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting.

Although pathological skin picking and obsessive compulsive disorder share some clinical similarities, new research now suggests important differences exist and cast doubt on the conceptualization of PSP as part of the obsessive compulsive spectrum.

Men younger than 40 especially benefit from the company of feline friends

New-generation antidepressant sertraline has best balance between benefits, acceptability and cost

Patients did not progress to schizophrenia and showed fewer compliance problems than those on antipsychotic medications

Psychosis delayed with treatment initiated in early prodromal phase