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Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 May;34(2):e2-e24

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Consulting Lab, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA.

Background: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an FDA-approved, noninvasive modality for treating major depressive disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Earlier studies evaluating therapeutic effects of rTMS on symptom scores of patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic disorder (PD) have yielded inconsistent findings.

Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies assessing the effect of rTMS on symptom scores in patients with GAD or PD with or without psychiatric comorbidities using studies published up to April 2021. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 May;34(2):106-113

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School.

Background: The ways patients with psychosis and depression engage in therapeutic treatment is not well understood. To determine if an intensive outpatient psychotherapy program could benefit patients experiencing psychotic symptoms, it is important to know how these individuals engage with psychotherapeutic treatment.

Methods: The present study from the Rhode Island Hospital Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) project compared dropout rates, treatment response, and satisfaction among 219 individuals with psychosis and major depressive disorder (MDD) to 2,545 individuals with MDD at a general, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based partial hospital program (PHP). Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 May;34(2):97-105

Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Background: Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a serious psychiatric disorder that can be incapacitating and costly to individuals and society. The ASPD diagnosis has 2 main components, childhood conduct problems and adult antisocial behaviors, with specific age requirements. The nosological effects of these criteria on population subgroups defined by these aspects of the criteria have not been fully explored. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 May;34(2):138

Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 May;34(2):136-137

Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University Mohammed the First, Oujda, Morocco.

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 May;34(2):123-135

Department of Psychiatry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been associated with the emergence of various psychiatric illnesses, although very little literature has focused on the effect of COVID-19 on psychosis. Preliminary data have shown possible increases in new-onset psychosis.

Methods: Using MEDLINE, we performed a review of the current literature to identify the mechanisms by which pandemics may increase psychosis risk and generate evidence-based recommendations to control surges of psychosis. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 May;34(2):73-75

Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences and Anesthesiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 02;34(1S):1-8

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 02;34(1):89-96

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.

Background: The objective of our study was to determine lifetime and current e-cigarette use among adult cigarette smokers with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, and to describe characteristics of these e-cigarette users.

Methods: Adult daily tobacco smokers with schizophrenia who were psychiatrically stable in outpatient treatment (n = 162) were enrolled in a motivational intervention study from 2013 to 2015 and followed for 6 months. Approximately 80% (n = 140) completed a 6-month follow-up, including the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health survey. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 02;34(1):77-88

Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas, USA.

Background: Limited research has investigated parent-child conflict and mental health among adult children of parents with hoarding problems.

Methods: Four hundred fourteen participants who reported clinically significant parental hoarding completed assessments of parental hoarding characteristics (clutter, insight, difficulty discarding), feelings of rejection towards their parent, depression, and generalized anxiety. These latter 3 variables were retrospectively rated across childhood (age 0 to 12), adolescence (age 13 to 20), young adulthood (age 21 to 29), and adulthood (age ≥30 years). Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 02;34(1):61-64

Depression and Anxiety Center for Discovery and Treatment, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 02;34(1):59-60

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Dermatology, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 02;34(1):44-58

Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

Background: Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a common clinical condition seen among children and adolescents in behavioral health settings. In this article, we review behavioral treatment programs and their clinical use in managing ODD.

Methods: We searched PubMed, PsycInfo, and Scopus from 2000 to 2020 using the terms "oppositional defiant disorder" and "treatment. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 02;34(1):27-32

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Background: The Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI) gauges importance and satisfaction ratings in areas of life such as work, health, and family. An examination of QOLI scores among individuals with trichotillomania (TTM), a hair-pulling disorder, might provide insight on domain-specific interventions to counteract factors that may be contributing to lower quality-of-life (QOL) scores.

Methods: Three hundred thirty-three adults with TTM and 90 healthy controls (age 18 to 65) completed the QOLI and various symptom severity measures. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 02;34(1):21-26

Palo Alto VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA.

Background: We wanted to determine the factors that influence geriatric psychiatric hospitalization length of stay (LOS).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of a sample of hospital admission records from 2012 to 2018. The hospital records were the geriatric inpatient records of St. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 02;34(1):15-20

Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton Southampton, UK.

Background: Skin picking disorder (SPD) is characterized by recurrent picking with scarring or tissue damage. Although research suggests that less than one-half of people with SPD are male, there is little clinical information about men with SPD.

Methods: We recruited 95 non-treatment-seeking adults as part of a cross-sectional study of SPD. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2022 02;34(1):1-3

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2021 11;33(4):7-14

Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, The Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women's Mental Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common condition associated with childbirth, yet many women do not receive the treatment they need. Despite the growing practice of PPD screening, treatment and clinical outcomes among patients identified as likely having PPD remain unclear.

Method: Women who were systematically screened and scored ≥12 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)-indicative of possible PPD-at their routine 6-week postpartum visit were eligible to participate and were contacted after 3 months for a follow-up interview and assessment. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2021 11;33(4):258-269

Department of Health and Human Physiology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, François M. Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Background: Cognitive-behavioral therapies often are recommended for anxiety disorders. However, treatment adherence and compliance are major barriers for these treatments, which are often delivered in 10 to 12 sessions over several months. This randomized controlled trial (trial registration NCT02915874 at www. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2021 11;33(4):251-257

Department of Psychiatry, Griffin Memorial Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma USA.

Background: The aims of this study were to evaluate the characteristics of patients and the pattern and rate of use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for major depressive disorder (MDD) in the United States.

Methods: Data from the 2012-2014 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) included 116,890 patients. Patient variables included age, gender, race, median household income, insurance, primary diagnosis, primary procedure, length of stay, and total cost. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2021 11;33(4):241-250

Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Background: Anxiety disorders in youth are frequently underdiagnosed and untreated, partly due to a lack of screening in primary care. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale is a brief self-report measure designed to screen for anxiety in primary care settings. However, little is known about the psychometrics of this scale with adolescents. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2021 11;33(4):220-231

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Background: Phobias, including arachnophobia, are common and can be treated with exposure therapy, a method that is limited by a lack of feared objects/situations in clinical settings.

Methods: In a pilot parallel randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the feasibility and efficacy of augmented reality exposure therapy (ARET), 25 men and women ages 18 to 45 with arachnophobia were designated (ABAB block allocation) to ARET for arachnophobia (n = 13) or waitlist control (n = 12). Data were collected at baseline, 1-week, and 1-month follow-up, and single-session ARET occurred immediately following baseline collection for the intervention group. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2021 11;33(4):217-218

Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2021 08;33(3):e11

Staff Psychiatrist, Mental Health Service Line, Lexington VA Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2021 08;33(3):232-240

School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Background: The current study aimed to determine the role of psychological experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (depression, anxiety, loneliness, and COVID-19-related grief and worry) on young adult physical and mental health functioning as measured by health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Methods: Using hierarchical multiple regression analyses, this cross-sectional study examined psychological predictors of physical and mental health functioning among young adults (age 18 to 30 years) from April 13 to September 5, 2020.

Results: Pre-existing depression diagnoses (beta = -0. Read More

Ann Clin Psychiatry 2021 08;33(3):208-209

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.