New psychiatry research released

17 February 2012

New psychiatry research released

The latest edition of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry has been released and contains a number of interesting and relevant research articles including:

• Significant relationship between lifetime alcohol use disorders and suicide attempts in an Australian schizophrenia sample
• The comorbidity between eating disorders and anxiety disorders: Prevalence in an eating disorder sample and anxiety disorder sample
• Social connectedness: A potential aetiological factor in the development of child post-traumatic stress disorder
• Palliative models of care for later stages of mental disorder: maximizing recovery, maintaining hope, and building morale
• What should we tell medical students and residents about euthanasia and assisted suicide?

Abstracts of all articles in the February 2012 edition are available at http://anp.sagepub.com/content/46/2

Published by The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry contains high quality, peer-reviewed, original research articles, reviews and case reports in the field of psychiatry.

About The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) is the principal organisation representing the medical specialty of psychiatry in Australia and New Zealand and has responsibility for training, examining and awarding the qualification of Fellowship of the College to medical practitioners.

There are currently more than 3000 Fellows of the College who account for approximately 85 per cent of all practising psychiatrists in Australia and over 50 per cent of psychiatrists in New Zealand. Close to 1000 trainees are undertaking basic and advanced training to become psychiatrists in both countries. Further information can be found at the College’s website: www.ranzcp.org.

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