Immunity, coping and depression.

Background: On the one hand, this psycho-immunological theory makes it possible to forge links between immunity and depression. On the other hand, we know that coping strategies are an important variable in the model of vulnerability to depression. Our study weighs the influence of cellular immunity and coping strategies on the severity of depression.

Proposing concurrent alcohol and tobacco withdrawal. Analysis of the perceptions of Belgian nurses in the alcoholism unit.

Introduction: Dual tobacco-alcohol addiction is common, but the literature often considers only the issue of withdrawal from one substance at a time and emphasises that the assessment of tobacco use seems to be neglected in psychiatry.

Subject And Methods: In this study, we analysed the perceptions of nurses working in alcoholism units before and after motivational interviewing trainingon proposing concurrent alcohol-tobacco withdrawal to patients.

Results: Nurses, unlike psychiatry postgraduates, were able to achieve acomprehensive and systematic history of substance abuse, but bothtended not to recommend concurrent tobacco-alcohol withdrawal.

Preventing toxicomania and addictive behaviour in adolescence.

Objectives: Drug addicts are more and more stigmatized in our society. Recent data show a connection between substance abuse and other behaviors considered normal, such as passionate love. Adolescence is characterized by a biopsychosocial, cognitive and neurodevelopmental immaturity.

Management of marked liver enzyme increase during olanzapine treatment: a case report and review of the literature.

Objectives: Atypical antipsychotics commonly cause isolated asymptomatic increase in the aminotransferase levels. Furthermore, the strategy in the choice of antipsychotic agent must take into account hepatic tolerance because of the non-negligible incidence of liver disorders among the psychiatric population. The aim of this article is to better understand the strategy to adopt during an increase of liver enzymes in a psychotic patient under atypical neuroleptic treatment.