Just as 400 years ago a correct explanation of the solar system set the stage for major progress in the physical sciences, so today a correct explanation of control is setting the stage for major progress in the life sciences. [More]

In deep brain stimulation, doctors specifically target the impaired function of certain areas of the brain with an electric brain pacemaker. For the purpose of this study, they implanted electrodes in what is known as the nucleus accumbens. That is an important part of the 'reward system' which ensures that we remember good experiences and puts us in a state of pleasant anticipation. [More]

The USF Health Rothman Center for Neuropsychiatry in St. Petersburg, FL, is conducting a two-year federal trial testing the effectiveness of behavioral psychotherapy in treating anxiety among young adolescents with autism. [More]

October 29 is World Psoriasis Day. Conceived by patients for patients, World Psoriasis Day is a truly global event focusing on the burden of living with psoriasis. There are more than 125 million people with psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis in the world. Psoriasis is a severe chronic inflammatory disease that effects all ages, genders, races and ethnicities. [More]

Depression in bipolar illness is often difficult to treat and life-threating. Frequently it fails to respond to standard treatments. In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a new drug combination is suggested. [More]

A group of investigators of the University of Bologna suggest a new way of approaching emotional disturbances in children by improving their psychological well-being. The study is published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. [More]

An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics explores the link between child sexual abuse and inability to express emotions in adulthood. [More]

A study by Naples investigators published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics reports on what happens in the axis which controls the secretion of cortisol in victims of mobbing. [More]

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f59b99/the_wileyblackwel) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology" to their offering. [More]

A German study published in the fifth issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics compares the differences between inpatient and day treatment of bulimia nervosa. [More]

What to do to help children psychologically after a natural disaster (earthquake, flooding, etc.) is a controversial issue. The current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics reports on an important study which adopted a controlled design to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based intervention. [More]

An investigation headed by Piero Porcelli (Bari, Italy) has yielded new insights as to what affects how a patient perceives his/her illness. It is published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. [More]

The value of interdisciplinary expertise has not been implemented in clinical practice. Based on a longstanding teamwork between endocrinologist and psychiatrist, the Authors designed a new outpatient clinic, called Psychoneuroendocrinology (PNE) Service, that applies current principles of psychosomatic medicine, such as the assessment of interacting biological and psychosocial factors in the course of disease. [More]

This study demonstrates that over 6 weeks of treatment, patients with melancholic depression and medical comorbidity (MC) (specifically cardiovascular or endocrinological MC) had poorer treatment response and a worse functional outcome as opposed to their counterparts without MC. Interestingly, these effects were not related to various antidepressant treatment regimens. [More]

In a paper published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Giovanni A. Fava (University of Bologna) and Nicoletta Sonino (University of Padova) summarize data which indicate that current medical assessment, by ignoring the psychosocial dimensions, is inadequate in most of medical encounters [More]