Section Editors

  • Cathy Barr, The Toronto Western Hospital
  • Ruth Benca, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Paul Emmelkamp, University of Amsterdam
  • Secondo Fassino, Turin University
  • Morten Hesse, University of Aarhus
  • Ute Lewitzka, Dalhousie University
  • Paul Lysaker, VA Medical center
  • Frank Neuner, Bielefeld University
  • Lon S Schneider, University of Southern California
  • Florian Seemüller, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
  • Martin Teicher, Harvard Medical School
  • Wei Wang, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Executive Editor

  • Simon Harold, BioMed Central

Articles

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  • Antipsychotic drug side effects investigated

    Pomaglumetad methionil, a potential new glutamatergic based antipsychotic drug, has a low association with side effects such as weight gain and extrapyramidal symptoms, although evidence for treatment efficacy is low.

    BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13:143
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    Brain implications of spider fear

    People with a spider phobia have a significantly smaller left amygdala volume, with greater fear associated with smaller volume, although whether this is a cause or consequence of the phobia remains to be determined.

    BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13:70
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    Clumsy children more likely to be bullied

    Clumsy children are more likely to experience peer victimization in childhood and be lonely as adults, with psychaitric implications as poor motor skills commonly reported in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorders.

    BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13:68
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    Schizophrenic disorders link to crime victimisation

    People with schizophrenic-spectrum disorders are more likely to be a victim of violent crime compared to the general community, which may be a result of deinstitutionalisation of the mentally ill.

    BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13:66
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    COMT-trol path for negative antipsychotic effects

    The negative effects of antipsychotic drugs on cognitive function in patients with bipolar disorder may be related to the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, with a Val polymorphism having a negative effect.

    BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13:63
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Scope

BMC Psychiatry is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field.

Call for articles for special issue on Eating Disorders

Apple and Measure BMC Psychiatry requests review and research articles for a new thematic series on Treatment Resistance in Eating Disorders, guest edited by Professor Secondo Fassino. Articles submitted to this special edition should encompass motivational interventions, predictors of response, maintaining factors, and the lack of guidelines in the eating disorders field.

The deadline for submissions is 31st January 2013; we look forward to receiving your work.