BJP -- Table of Contents: 171 (December 1997)

EDITORIALS:

Reports on psychotherapy commissioned by the National Health Service Executive
A Obholzer
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 495-496. [PDF]

Liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease
L Howard and T Fahy
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 497-500. [PDF]

Eugeria, longevity and normal ageing
K Ritchie
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 501. [PDF]

REVIEW ARTICLES:

Excess mortality of schizophrenia. A meta-analysis
S Brown
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 502-508. [Abstract] [PDF]

Costs of schizophrenia
M Knapp
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 509-518. [Abstract] [PDF]

PAPERS:

Minor psychiatric disorder in NHS trust staff: occupational and gender differences
TD Wall, RI Bolden, CS Borrill, AJ Carter, DA Golya, GE Hardy, CE Haynes, JE Rick, DA Shapiro, and MA West
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 519-523. [Abstract] [PDF]

Brazilian multicentric study of psychiatric morbidity. Methodological features and prevalence estimates
N Almeida-Filho, J Mari J de, E Coutinho, JF Franca, J Fernandes, SB Andreoli, and ED Busnello
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 524-529. [Abstract] [PDF]

Urban environment and mental health. A longitudinal study
OS Dalgard and K Tambs
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 530-536. [Abstract] [PDF]

Determinants of general practitioner recognition of psychological problems in a multi-ethnic inner-city health district
SM Odell, PG Surtees, NW Wainwright, MJ Commander, and SP Sashidharan
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 537-541. [Abstract] [PDF]

Prevalence and significance of weight and shape concerns in girls aged 11-16 years
PJ Cooper and I Goodyer
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 542-544. [Abstract] [PDF]

Family functioning and life events in the outcome of adolescent anorexia nervosa
C North, S Gowers, and V Byram
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 545-549. [Abstract] [PDF]

Postnatal depression and elation among mothers and their partners: prevalence and predictors
A Lane, R Keville, M Morris, A Kinsella, M Turner, and S Barry
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 550-555. [Abstract] [PDF]

Trends in deliberate self-harm in Oxford, 1985-1995. Implications for clinical services and the prevention of suicide
K Hawton, J Fagg, S Simkin, E Bale, and A Bond
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 556-560. [Abstract] [PDF]

Suicide among psychiatric in-patients in a changing clinical scene. Suicidal ideation as a paramount index of short-term risk
HG Morgan and R Stanton
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 561-563. [Abstract] [PDF]

One-year, low-dose neuroleptic study of in-patients with chronic schizophrenia characterised by persistent negative symptoms. Amisulpride v. haloperidol
JC Speller, TR Barnes, DA Curson, C Pantelis, and JL Alberts
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 564-568. [Abstract] [PDF]

Sulpiride augmentation in people with schizophrenia partially responsive to clozapine. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study
R Shiloh, Z Zemishlany, D Aizenberg, M Radwan, B Schwartz, P Dorfman-Etrog, I Modai, M Khaikin, and A Weizman
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 569-573. [Abstract] [PDF]

Altered dopaminergic function and negative symptoms in drug-free patients with schizophrenia. [123I]-iodobenzamide SPECT study
MB Knable, MF Egan, A Heinz, J Gorey, KS Lee, R Coppola, and DR Weinberger
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 574-577. [Abstract] [PDF]

Test of Xq26.3-28 linkage in bipolar and unipolar affective disorder in families selected for absence of male to male transmission
C Smyth, G Kalsi, J Brynjolfsson, J O'Neill, D Curtis, L Rifkin, E Moloney, P Murphy, H Petursson, and H Gurling
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 578-581. [Abstract] [PDF]

Correspondence:

Prejudice against providers of psychiatric services for black people
P Harrison-Read
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 582a. [PDF]

Psychological debriefing for victims of acute burn trauma
G Turnbull, W Busuttil, and S Pittman
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 582b. [PDF]

Psychological debriefing for victims of acute burn trauma
RP Kraus
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 583a. [PDF]

Psychological debriefing for victims of acute burn trauma
D Reiss and M Leese
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 583b-584b. [PDF]

Cost-effectiveness of clozapine
RW Kerwin and KJ Aitchison
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 584a. [PDF]

Cannabis and schizophrenia
JG Longhurst
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 584b-585b. [PDF]

Depressive delusions and general election
G Yorston
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 585a. [PDF]

Role of GPs in service provision for people with schizophrenia
RJ Simpson
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 585b-586b. [PDF]

Lethal lithium poisoning with sustained-release preparations
M Hrdlicka and P Sevcik
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 586a. [PDF]

Tardive dyskinesia in CYP2D6 polymorphism in Chinese
SA Chong
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 586b. [PDF]

Evidence-based psychiatry
JA Powell and JR Geddes
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 586c-587c. [PDF]

Clinical trials: severe mental illness and substance misuse
R Laugharne
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 587a. [PDF]

Subjective quality of life and drug treatment for schizophrenia
S Sengupta and N Kar
Br J Psychiatry 1997 171: 587b. [PDF]