Longitudinal study

Influence From Friends to Drink More or Drink Less: A Cross-National Comparison.

Published August 1, 2013

Influence from friends to drink more or drink less: A cross-national comparison.

Addict Behav. 2013 Jun 13; 38(11): 2675-2682
Astudillo M, Connor J, Roiblatt RE, Ibanga AK, Gmel G

Drinking habits are socially patterned and social networks influence individuals’… Continue reading →

Impact of Short Term Yoga Intervention on Mental Well Being of Medical Students Posted in Community Medicine: A Pilot Study.

Published July 24, 2013

Impact of short term yoga intervention on mental well being of medical students posted in community medicine: a pilot study.

Indian J Community Med. 2013 Apr; 38(2): 105-8
Bansal R, Gupta M, Agarwal B, Sharma S

High level of… Continue reading →

Quality, Rigour and Usefulness of Free-Text Comments Collected by a Large Population Based Longitudinal Study – ALSWH.

Published July 23, 2013

Quality, Rigour and Usefulness of Free-Text Comments Collected by a Large Population Based Longitudinal Study – ALSWH.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(7): e68832
Rich JL, Chojenta C, Loxton D

While it is common practice for health surveys to include an… Continue reading →

University Life Can Strain Mental Well-Being

Published July 22, 2013

University life can strain mental well-being
However, a 2004 longitudinal study following healthy young people before and during university found 9% developed symptoms of depression and 20% anxiety following the start of university. This suggests there may be something about… Continue reading →

Bidirectional Association Between Weight Change and Depression in Mid-Aged Women: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study.

Published July 14, 2013

Bidirectional association between weight change and depression in mid-aged women: a population-based longitudinal study.

Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 Jul 12;
Singh G, Jackson CA, Dobson A, Mishra GD

Background:There is some evidence for a bidirectional association between obesity… Continue reading →

Rationale, Timeline, Study Design, and Protocol Overview of the Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Trials.

Published July 12, 2013

Rationale, Timeline, Study Design, and Protocol Overview of the Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Trials.

Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Jul 9;
Moler FW, Silverstein FS, Meert KL, Clark AE, Holubkov R, Browning B, Slomine BS, Christensen JR,… Continue reading →

Onset Pattern and Long-Term Prognosis in Schizophrenia: 10-Year Longitudinal Follow-Up Study.

Published July 11, 2013

Onset Pattern and Long-Term Prognosis in Schizophrenia: 10-Year Longitudinal Follow-Up Study.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(6): e67273
Kanahara N, Yoshida T, Oda Y, Yamanaka H, Moriyama T, Hayashi H, Shibuya T, Nagaushi Y, Sawa T, Sekine Y, Shimizu E, Asano… Continue reading →

Aspects of Patient and Clinician Language Predict Adherence to Antidepressant Medication.

Published July 10, 2013

Aspects of patient and clinician language predict adherence to antidepressant medication.

J Am Board Fam Med. 2013 Jul-Aug; 26(4): 409-20
Kaplan JE, Keeley RD, Engel M, Emsermann C, Brody D

Objective: High-quality patient-clinician communication is associated with better medication adherence, but the specific language components associated with adherence are poorly understood. We examined how patient and clinician language may influence adherence.We audio-recorded primary care encounters from 63 patients newly diagnosed with depression and prescribed an antidepressant medication. We rated clinicians’ language (motivational interviewing-adherent statements [MIAs], reflections, and global ratings of empathy and “motivational interviewing spirit”) along with patients’ “change talk” (CT) demonstrating motivation to take medication. Filling a first prescription and an estimate of overall adherence, the proportion of >180 days covered (PDC) (primary outcome), were measured based… Continue reading →

Mixed Features of Depression: Why DSM-5 Is Wrong (And So Was DSM-IV).

Published July 3, 2013

Mixed features of depression: why DSM-5 is wrong (and so was DSM-IV).

Br J Psychiatry. 2013 Jul; 203: 3-5
Koukopoulos A, Sani G, Ghaemi SN

The DSM system has never acknowledged a central position for mixed states; thus, mixed… Continue reading →

Crofelemer: A Review of Its Use in the Management of Non-Infectious Diarrhoea in Adult Patients With HIV/AIDS on Antiretroviral Therapy.

Published June 29, 2013

Crofelemer: A Review of its Use in the Management of Non-Infectious Diarrhoea in Adult Patients with HIV/AIDS on Antiretroviral Therapy.

Drugs. 2013 Jun 27;
Frampton JE

Crofelemer (Fulyzaq™) is a botanical drug substance (oligomeric proanthocyanidin) extracted from the stem… Continue reading →