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Former EBM I Literature Review Requirements: Psychiatry topics

This guide has information about the literature review assignment for the Evidence Based Medicine I course at NEOMED.

Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

  • Adderall vs. Ritalin for treating Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Vyvanse vs. Strattera for treating Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Clonidine XR with stimulants vs. stimulants alone to treat Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Adderall vs. Concerta for treating Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Effexor XR vs. Ritalin for treating Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Multimodal therapy vs. pharmacotherapy for treating Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Comparing neurofeedback versus cognitive-behavioural group therapy to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults
  • Comparing Omega-3/6 fatty acids to methylphenidate attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • Stimulant vs guanfacine vs stimulant and guanfacine for treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Depression

  • Comparing St. John’s wort to fluoxetine for treating depression
  • Comparing adverse reactions to St. John’s wort and fluoxetine in patients being treated for depression
  • Comparing venlafaxine to sertraline for treating depression
  • Tamoxifen vs. medroxyprogesterone for treating bipolar disorder
  • Comparing St. John’s wort to impramine for treating depression
  • Venlafexine vs. mirtazapine for treating depression
  • Duloxetine vs. venlafaxine for treating depression
  • Sertraline vs. citalopram for treating depression
  • Duloxetine versus escitalopram for The treatment of major depressive disorder
  •  Venlafaxine vs. sertraline for treating depression
  • Venlafaxine vs. escitalopram for treating depression
  • Sertraline vs. escitalopram for treating depression
  • Paroxetine compared to escitalopram for treating major depressive disorder
  • Citalopram vs. methylphenidate for treating depression
  • Psychotherapy vs venlafaxine for treating depression
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy vs SSRIs for treating depression
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy vs antidepressants for treating depression
  • Collaborative care versus usual care for treating depression
  • Rhodiola versus sertraline for treating depression
  • Sertraline vs. cognitive behavioral therapy for treating depression
  • Comparing mindfulness meditation to physical exercise for treating depression
  • Bupropion versus venlafaxine for treating depression

Generalized anxiety disorders

  • Comparing tiagabine to vigabatrin in the treatment of anxiety disorders
  • Comparing duloxetine vs aripiprazole for treating generalized anxiety disorder
  • Comparing escitalopram to paroxetine for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder
  • Comparing escitalopram to venlafaxine for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

  • Intensive treatment versus standard treatment for treating post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Comparing trauma-informed yoga to supportive women's health education for treating post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Comparing brief eclectic psychotherapy to eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy for treating post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing vs. emotional freedom techniques for treating post-traumatic stress disorder

Schizophrenia

  • Comparing risperidone to olanzapine for the treatment of schizophrenia
  • Comparing olanzapine to clozapine for the treatment of schizophrenia
  • Aripiprazole versus haloperidol for treating schizophrenia
  • Haloperidol versus olanzapine for treating schizophrenia
  • Comparing lurasidone and ziprasidone for treating schizophrenia
  • Comparing comprehensive to usual community care for treating first-episode psychosis
  • Comparing ziprasidone to clozapine for treating patients with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorders

  • Comparing adverse effects of cognitive behavioral therapy and cognitive remediation in the treatments of schizophrenia

  • Computerized cognitive remediation therapy versus usual care for treating schizophrenia

Misc. Topics

  • Loxapine vs. chlorpromazine for treating borderline personality disorder
  • Melatonin versus melatonin combined with cognitive behavioural therapy for treating insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorders

  • Speech and language therapy services versus usual care for treating pragmatic language impairment or social communication disorder.

  • Comparing music therapy to enhanced standard care to treat autism spectrum disorder

  • Low-intensity cognitive-behaviour therapy interventions versus high-intensity cognitive-behaviour therapy interventions for obsessive-compulsive disorder

  • Light Therapy vs Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Treat Seasonal Affective Disorder

  • Mindfulness Meditation versus Physical Exercise for the Treatment of Depression