Parkinson’s disease

The Effectiveness of a Geriatric Hip Fracture Clinical Pathway in Reducing Hospital and Rehabilitation Length of Stay and Improving Short-Term Mortality Rates.

The effectiveness of a geriatric hip fracture clinical pathway in reducing hospital and rehabilitation length of stay and improving short-term mortality rates.

Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2013 Mar; 4(1): 3-9
Lau TW, Fang C, Leung F

A geriatric hip… Continue reading

Pharmacology of Rasagiline, a New MAO-B Inhibitor Drug for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease With Neuroprotective Potential.

Pharmacology of Rasagiline, a New MAO-B Inhibitor Drug for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease with Neuroprotective Potential.

Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2010 Jul; 1(1): e0003
Finberg JP

Rasagiline (Azilect) is a highly selective and potent propargylamine inhibitor of monoamine… Continue reading

Association of Functional DBH Genetic Variants With Alcohol Dependence Risk and Related Depression and Suicide Attempt Phenotypes: Results From a Large Multicenter Association Study.

Association of functional DBH genetic variants with alcohol dependence risk and related depression and suicide attempt phenotypes: Results from a large multicenter association study.

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Jul 30;
Preuss UW, Wurst FM, Ridinger M, Rujescu D, Fehr… Continue reading

Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Addiction: Basic and Clinical Studies and Potential Mechanisms of Action.

Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of addiction: basic and clinical studies and potential mechanisms of action.

Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013 Aug 2;
Pierce RC, Vassoler FM

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has achieved substantial success as a treatment for movement… Continue reading

Predictors of Residential Treatment Retention Among Individuals With Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders.

Predictors of residential treatment retention among individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.

J Psychoactive Drugs. 2013 Apr-Jun; 45(2): 122-31
Choi S, Adams SM, MacMaster SA, Seiters J

A significant number of individuals with co-occurring substance abuse… Continue reading

Use of Micronutrients Attenuates Cannabis and Nicotine Abuse as Evidenced From a Reversal Design: A Case Study.

Use of micronutrients attenuates cannabis and nicotine abuse as evidenced from a reversal design: a case study.

J Psychoactive Drugs. 2013 Apr-Jun; 45(2): 168-78
Harrison R, Rucklidge JJ, Blampied N

Prior research shows that micronutrients, particularly amino acids, can… Continue reading

Subjective Poor Sleep Quality in Chinese Patients With Parkinson’s Disease Without Dementia.

Subjective poor sleep quality in Chinese patients with Parkinson’s disease without dementia.

J Biomed Res. 2013 Jul; 27(4): 291-5
Zhang L, Dong J, Liu W, Zhang Y

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common progressive neurological disorder and is composed… Continue reading

Systematic Study of Structured Diagnostic Procedures in Outpatient Psychiatric Rehabilitation: A Three-Year, Three-Cohort Study of the Stability of Psychiatric Diagnoses.

Systematic Study of Structured Diagnostic Procedures in Outpatient Psychiatric Rehabilitation: A Three-year, Three-cohort Study of the Stability of Psychiatric Diagnoses.

Innov Clin Neurosci. 2013 May; 10(5-6): 14-9
Kotwicki R, Harvey PD

Background. Psychiatric diagnoses are important for treatment planning.… Continue reading

Cortical Shape and Curvedness Analysis of Structural Deficits in Remitting and Non-Remitting Depression.

Cortical shape and curvedness analysis of structural deficits in remitting and non-remitting depression.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(7): e68625
Liao YL, Wang PS, Lu CF, Hung CI, Li CT, Lin CP, Hsieh JC, Su TP, Wu YT

In morphometric neuroimaging… Continue reading

Antidepressant Medication Use Among Patients With Depression: Comparison Between Usual Care and Collaborative Care Using Care Managers.

Antidepressant Medication Use Among Patients with Depression: Comparison between Usual Care and Collaborative Care Using Care Managers.

Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2013; 9: 84-87
Dejesus RS, Angstman KB, Cha SS, Williams MD

Depression poses a significant economic and… Continue reading