To test the hypothesis that family and professional caregivers have different views about what constitutes elder abuse.

A vignette was given to… » »   

Chronic pain is common; an estimated 20% of primary care visits focus on this problem. Nearly 25% of patients with diabetes develop neuropathic pain.… » »   

Background:
Psychotic depression is a relatively prevalent mood disorder associated with greater symptom severity, a poorer course of illness and higher levels… » »   

Patient-reported outcomes are increasingly used to evaluate the care of people with schizophrenia.

To review established and emerging patient-reported outcomes in schizophrenia… » »   

Regarding the Aug. 1 Style article “The Puzzling, Tragic End of a Golden Couple”:

Suicide is indeed puzzling and tragic. Suicide also… » »   

Eating disorders affect people of all ages. A Mayo Clinic specialist discusses eating disorders in women (and men) in their 30s, 40s and beyond,… » »   

A key component of social cognition, facial expression recognition, is one of the hallmark deficits of schizophrenia (Schneider et al, 2006). Although people with… » »   

Age-related macular degeneration is a prevalent disease of aging that may cause irreversible vision loss, disability, and depression. The latter is rarely recognized or… » »   

Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) exhibit a pattern of instability in interpersonal relation-ships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning in early adulthood.… » »   

Declaration of interest S.S. has received honoraria and educational grants from several pharmaceutical companies.

Background
Duration of untreated psychosis (DUP)… » »