Depression Treatment: Poor Sleep in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis.
Poor sleep in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Filed under: Depression Treatment
PLoS One. 2012; 7(11): e49996
Bøe Lunde HM, Aae TF, Indrevåg W, Aarseth J, Bjorvatn B, Myhr KM, Bø L
Poor sleep is a frequent symptom in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Sleep may be influenced by MS-related symptoms and adverse effects from immunotherapy and symptomatic medications. We aimed to study the prevalence of poor sleep and the influence of socio-demographic and clinical factors on sleep quality in MS- patients.A total of 90 MS patients and 108 sex-and age- matched controls were included in a questionnaire survey. Sleep complaints were evaluated by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and a global PSQI score was used to separate good sleepers (?5) from poor sleepers (>5). Excessive daytime sleepiness, the use of immunotherapy… Continue reading
TRPM8 Ion Channel Ligands for New Therapeutic Applications and as Probes to Study Menthol Pharmacology.
TRPM8 Ion Channel Ligands for New Therapeutic Applications and as Probes to Study Menthol Pharmacology.
Filed under: Addiction Rehab
Life Sci. 2012 Nov 15;
Journigan VB, Zaveri NT
Since the discovery of the TRPM8 gene in 2001, the TRPM8… Continue reading
Depression Treatment: Review: Limited Evidence Suggests Mental Health Literacy Interventions May Improve Help-Seeking Attitudes for Depression, Anxiety and General Psychological Distress.
Review: limited evidence suggests mental health literacy interventions may improve help-seeking attitudes for depression, anxiety and general psychological distress.
Filed under: Depression Treatment
Evid Based Ment Health. 2012 Nov 12;
Sørensen T
Can We Effectively… Continue reading
Alternative Treatments for Depression
Alternative Treatments for Depression – In this video, Kenneth Robbins, MD, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explains that St. John’s Wort, for example, increases serotonin, just as SSRIs like Prozac do.
[Staging, Profiling and Routine Outcome Monitoring].
[Staging, profiling and routine outcome monitoring].
Filed under: Depression Treatment
Tijdschr Psychiatr. 2012; 54(11): 979-84
Zitman FG
Summary background Staging and profiling can make a valuable contribution to more effective and tailor-made treatments. In psychiatry these techniques have so… Continue reading
Is It True That the Characters in Winnie the Pooh Are Based on Personality Disorders?
Question by m: Is it true that the characters in Winnie the Pooh are based on personality disorders?
For example Christopher Robin has schizophrenia, Eeyore is based on a person with depression, Tigger has A.D.D, Rabbit is a savant,… Continue reading

