http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/The Largest Peer Reviewed Phychiatric Journal in the Nation60It is a point I have made before, but the content of this issue of Primary Psychiatry reminds me of how important it is for those who diagnose and treat patients with mental disorders know those disorders and their treatments well. http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=2822Norman Sussman, MDWed, 1 Sep 2010 09:18:13 -05It is with dismay that I read Kiki Chang, MD’s response to the argument that the increase in diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents is because there are now drugs approved and promoted for that diagnosis.http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=2823Letter: Roger Z. Samuel, MD, FAPA; Response: Kiki Chang, MDWed, 1 Sep 2010 09:40:14 -05Criteria for Alzheimer’s disease and preclinical dementia have been proposed recently, which include potential biomarkers of the illness.http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=2824Gary J. Kennedy, MDWed, 1 Sep 2010 09:53:37 -05Dr. Holt is Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School as well as Associate Psychiatrist and Associate Director of the First Episode and Early Psychosis Program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. In her research, Dr. Holt applies neuroimaging methods, such as functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography, to the study of the neural basis of emotional function and social behavior in healthy people and patients with psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia.http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=2825Daphne Holt, MD, PhD, interviewed by Norman Sussman, MDWed, 1 Sep 2010 10:17:51 -05Quetiapine abuse has been a cause for increased concern among clinicians. Several reports have highlighted this in the past.http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=2826Arun Haridas, MD, MRCPsych, Donald Kushon, MD, Samson Gurmu, MD, and Olumide Oluwabusi, MD, MRCPsychWed, 1 Sep 2010 10:44:57 -05In the clinical setting, factitious disorder is often mistaken for malingering or somatoform disorders. Three cases of factitious disorder with physical, psychological, and combined symptoms are reported.http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=2827Waguih William IsHak, MD, Ernest Rasyidi, MD, Tammy Saah, MD, Monisha Vasa, MD, Amir Ettekal, MD, and Alexander Fan, MDWed, 1 Sep 2010 10:54:53 -05Psychostimulants are pharmacotherapeutic mainstays for children and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=2828Robert Lasser, MD, Bryan Dirks, MD, Ben Adeyi, MS, and Thomas Babcock, DOWed, 1 Sep 2010 11:17:19 -05This article reviews literature regarding safety of smoking-cessation aid varenicline for patients with mental illness.http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=2829Raymond A. Lorenz, PharmD, BCPP, Heather P. Whitley, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, and Emily K. McCoy, PharmDWed, 1 Sep 2010 11:39:26 -05http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=2830Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:45:42 -05Antipsychotics all share the property of blocking dopamine receptors in the brain.http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=2844Joseph H. Friedman, MD, and Daniel Tarsy, MDWed, 22 Sep 2010 11:23:52 -05