Top Psychiatry Stories of 2007

I am pleased to introduce this year’s Top Stories for Journal Watch Psychiatry. The editorial board has determined the Top Stories of 2007 after carefully reviewing all of the past year’s summaries. In making our choices, we have tried to strike a balance between relevance to the clinician, recognition of landmark studies, and media publicity and public awareness. Each top story draws on several related summaries. This year, we have tried to include additional citations to enlarge their scope. The stories are arranged in no particular order, and their sequence is not intended to reflect their relative importance. All citations are from 2007, unless otherwise noted.

Our Top Stories for 2007 are:

• Weighty Issues in 2007

• After STAR*D, What More Could There Be?

• New Studies in Polymorphism Psychiatry: Focus on 5-HTTLPR

• Childhood Bipolar Disorder: Why Are the Numbers Higher?

• It’s Not Benign: Cannabis, Cognition, and Psychosis

• Neuroethics: The Potential (Mis)Application of Neuroscience