Actas 2.0: Actas Dermosifiliográficas joins the world of social networking.

[Actas Dermosifiliográficas 2010: the year after the centenary].

The use of systematic reviews in clinical trials and narrative reviews in dermatology: is the best evidence being used?

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Systematic reviews -the most comprehensive type of literature review-should be taken into account before a clinical trial or a narrative review on a topic is undertaken. The objective of this study was to describe the use of systematic reviews in clinical trials and narrative reviews in dermatology. MATERIAL AND METHODS This was a descriptive cross-sectional study....

The Burden of Atopic Dermatitis in Adults.

Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that more commonly affects children, although it is increasingly diagnosed in adults. As with other chronic skin diseases such as psoriasis, there is growing evidence that systemic processes affect an individual’s health. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology examines comorbidities in adults with a...

[Madrid Declaration on Ethical Standards for Psychiatric Practice].

In 1977, the World Psychiatric Association approved the Declaration of Hawaii which set out ethical guidelines for the practice of psychiatry. The Declaration was updated in Vienna in 1983. To reflect the impact of changing social attitudes and new medical developments on the psychiatric profession, the World Psychiatric Association has once again undertaken a review of ethical standards that s...

Clinical Research in Dermatology and Venereology in Spanish Research Centers in 2005 Through 2014: Results of the MaIND Study.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Bibliometric indicators provide a useful measure of the number of clinical research articles published in scientific journals and their quality. This study aimed to assess the amount and quality of research carried out in Spanish dermatology centers and to describe the research topics. MATERIAL AND METHOD Bibliometric study of clinical research articles that met the i...