This article explores the history of psychiatry and the rise of biological psychiatry and suggests ways in which the study of history can shed light on current psychiatric practice and debate. Focusing on anxiolytics (meprobomate in the 1950s and benzodiazepines in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s) as a case study in the development of psychopharmacology, it shows how social and political factors co...

Over the last decade there have been further developments in our knowledge of the risks and benefits of benzodiazepines, and of the risks and benefits of alternatives to benzodiazepines. Representatives drawn from the Psychopharmacology Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the British Association for Psychopharmacology together examined these developments, and have p...

Recent controversies in medical research and the increasing reliance on randomized clinical trials to inform evidence-based practice have prompted coordinated attempts to standardize reporting and register information about trials for consistency and transparency. The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials guidelines (D. G. Altman et al., 2001) and trial registry are described in this artic...

The Test of Word Finding (TWF 2). (A pilot study and validation of the test in normal Greek population aged from 7 years till 7 years and 11 months) Tafiadis Dionysios, Stamatina Larentzaki, Despoina Magioglou, Ioannis Mpourakis, Maria Neofotistou, Aggeliki Pagoni, Ellisavet Xatiefremidou, Maria Tafiadi From 1 International Congress on Neurobiology and Clinical Psychopharmacology and European P...

The s allele of 5-HTTLPR: a possible common link in the background of endophenotypes related to suicidal behaviours? Xenia Gonda, Konstantinos Fountoulakis, Jaanus Harro, Maurizio Pompili, Gyorgy Bagdy, Kareen K Akiskal, Hagop S Akiskal, Zoltan Rihmer From 1 International Congress on Neurobiology and Clinical Psychopharmacology and European Psychiatric Association Conference on Treatment Guidan...

The Expressive and the Receptive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test (EOWPVT & ROWPVT). (A combine pilot study in Greek Junior High School aged children & data for expressive and receptive language for this population) Tafiadis Dionysios, Anastasios Mokas, Konstantinos Chorevas, Euaggelia Bogindrouka, Kaliopi Kentioglou, Emmanouil Pantazis, Maria Tafiadi From 1 International Congress on Neurobiolo...

Transpersonal theory proposes that there are developmental stages beyond the adult ego, which involve experiences of connectedness with phenomena considered outside the boundaries of the ego. In healthy individuals, these developmental stages can engender the highest human qualities, including altruism, creativity, and intuitive wisdom. For persons lacking healthy ego development, however, such...

The Test of Word Finding (TWF 2). (A pilot study and validation of the test in normal Greek population aged from 5 years till 5 years and 11 months) Dionisios Tafiadis, Stamatina Larentzaki, Despoina Magioglou, Ioannis Mpourakis, Maria Neofotistou, Aggeliki Pagoni, Maria Tafiadi From 1 International Congress on Neurobiology and Clinical Psychopharmacology and European Psychiatric Association Co...

The Test of Word Finding (TWF 2). (A pilot study and validation of the test in normal Greek population aged from 4 years till 4 years and 11 months) Dionisios Tafiadis, Stamatina Larentzaki, Despoina Magioglou, Ioannis Mpourakis, Maria Neofotistou, Aggeliki Pagoni, Ellisavet Xatiefremidou, Maria Tafiadi From 1 International Congress on Neurobiology and Clinical Psychopharmacology and European P...

The Test of Word Finding (TWF 2): a pilot study and validation of the test in normal Greek population aged from 9 years till 9 years and 11 months Tafiadis Dionysios, Stamatina Larentzaki, Despoina Magioglou, Ioannis Mpourakis, Maria Neofotistou, Aggeliki Pagoni, Ellisavet Xatiefremidou, Maria Tafiadi From 1 International Congress on Neurobiology and Clinical Psychopharmacology and European Psy...