Invocal – Cheer Up Frowny Face (LIVE 2009)
Invocal – Cheer Up Frowny Face (LIVE 2009) – Buy Invocal music here: www.invocal.co.uk Invocal sing Cheer Up Frowny Face, once described as “The funniest song about depression ever recorded”. Recorded live at Northampton’s Labour Club 18th October 2009.… Continue reading
Positive Outcome After Intentional Overdose of Dabigatran.
Positive Outcome After Intentional Overdose of Dabigatran.
Filed under: Depression Treatment
J Med Toxicol. 2012 Dec 5;
Woo JS, Kapadia N, Phanco SE, Lynch CA
INTRODUCTION: Dabigatran (Pradaxa™), an orally active direct thrombin inhibitor, was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation in October 2010. Life-threatening consequences from dabigatran therapy include hemorrhage and bleeding complications, but they typically occur after renal impairment. We describe the first case report of intentional, acute overdose with dabigatran. CASE REPORT: A 57-year-old woman with a medical history of depression and atrial fibrillation presented to the emergency department after ingesting 11.25 g of dabigatran in a suicide attempt. Despite an ecchymosis indicative of prior trauma, there was no evidence of acute bleeding. After receiving gastric lavage and activated charcoal therapy in the emergency department, she was admitted to the ICU. On presentation, dabigatran blood levels measured 970 ng/mL and thrombin clot times measured above the testable limits (>120 s) until 52 h post-arrival. The remainder of her clinical course… Continue reading
Longitudinal Relationship of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms With Dyslipidemia and Abdominal Obesity.
Longitudinal Relationship of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms With Dyslipidemia and Abdominal Obesity.
Filed under: Depression Treatment
Psychosom Med. 2012 Nov 28;
van Reedt Dortland AK, Giltay EJ, van Veen T, Zitman FG, Penninx BW
ObjectivePrevious research indicates that patients… Continue reading
Depression Treatment: Mental Health Spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The Case of Perinatal Depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa.
Mental health spillovers and the Millennium Development Goals: The case of perinatal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa.
Filed under: Depression Treatment
J Glob Health. 2012 Jun; 2(1): 10302
Tsai AC, Tomlinson M
Massive colchicine overdose… Continue reading
Depression Treatment: What Predicts Persistent Depression in Older Adults Across Europe? Utility of Clinical and Neuropsychological Predictors From the SHARE Study.
What predicts persistent depression in older adults across Europe? Utility of clinical and neuropsychological predictors from the SHARE study.
Filed under: Depression Treatment
J Affect Disord. 2012 Nov 19;
Gallagher D, Savva GM, Kenny R, Lawlor BA
BACKGROUND: Depression… Continue reading
How Did Elliot Smith Die?
Question by oblivious: how did elliot smith die?
Best answer:
Answer by iijakii
Elliott Smith died on October 21, 2003 in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California at age 34, from two stab wounds to the chest… Continue reading
Eating Disorders: Automatic Food Intake Detection Based on Swallowing Sounds.
Automatic food intake detection based on swallowing sounds.
Filed under: Eating Disorders
Biomed Signal Process Control. 2012 Nov 1; 7(6): 649-656
Makeyev O, Lopez-Meyer P, Schuckers S, Besio W, Sazonov E
This paper presents a novel fully automatic food intake detection methodology, an important step toward objective monitoring of ingestive behavior. The aim of such monitoring is to improve our understanding of eating behaviors associated with obesity and eating disorders. The proposed methodology consists of two stages. First, acoustic detection of swallowing instances based on mel-scale Fourier spectrum features and classification using support vector machines is performed. Principal component analysis and a smoothing algorithm are used to improve swallowing detection accuracy. Second, the frequency of swallowing is used as a predictor for detection of food intake episodes. The proposed methodology was tested on data collected from 12 subjects with various degrees of adiposity. Average accuracies of >80% and >75% were obtained for intra-subject and inter-subject models… Continue reading