pharmacologic treatment

Depression and Chronic Diseases: It Is Time for a Synergistic Mental Health and Primary Care Approach.

Published August 10, 2013

Depression and chronic diseases: it is time for a synergistic mental health and primary care approach. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2013; 15(2): Voinov B, Richie WD, Bailey RK Objective: To identify the growing significance of depression as a global… Continue reading →

Almanac 2011: Acute Coronary Syndromes. the National Society Journals Present Selected Research That Has Driven Recent Advances in Clinical Cardiology.

Published August 8, 2013

Almanac 2011: Acute Coronary Syndromes. The National Society Journals Present Selected Research that has Driven Recent Advances in Clinical Cardiology. Mater Sociomed. 2011; 23(3): 161-70Knight C, Timmis AD This overview highlights some recent advances in the epidemiology, diagnosis, risk stratification… Continue reading →

Management of Medication-Related Cardiometabolic Risk in Patients With Severe Mental Illness.

Published July 20, 2013

... RM Severe psychotic disorders, which on their own may be a risk factor for metabolic disorder and cardiovascular illness, are clinically compounded by the significant adverse side effects of antipsychotic medications. The majority of patients with severe psychotic disorders… Continue reading →

Feasibility of a Symptom Management Intervention for Adolescents Recovering From a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant.

Published July 12, 2013

... due to contaminated food. Patients with liver disease (aOR 4·1), a haematological disease (aOR 3·2), or malignancy (aOR 3·2) were more likely to become septic when infection was acquired via a non-foodborne exposure. As such, patients with these pre-existing… Continue reading →

Latent Subtypes of Depression in a Community Sample of Older Adults: Can Depression Clusters Predict Future Depression Trajectories?

Published June 29, 2013

Latent subtypes of depression in a community sample of older adults: Can depression clusters predict future depression trajectories? J Psychiatr Res. 2013 Jun 24; Hybels CF, Landerman LR, Blazer DG Identifying sources of heterogeneity in late life depression remains an… Continue reading →

Behavioural Activation for the Treatment of Depression in Military Personnel.

Published May 31, 2013

Behavioural activation for the treatment of depression in military personnel. J R Army Med Corps. 2013 Mar; 159(1): 15-20Whybrow D INTRODUCTION: Depression is a common mental health problem in both civilian and military populations. Access to evidence based psychological therapies… Continue reading →

Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use, Depression, and Long-Term Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Published May 25, 2013

... of sodium nitroprusside, a rapid (within 4 hours) improvement of symptoms was observed. The placebo and experimental groups had significant differences in the 18-item Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale total score and subscale scores, which persisted for 4 weeks after… Continue reading →

Assay Sensitivity and Study Features in Neuropathic Pain Trials: An ACTTION Meta-Analysis.

Published May 24, 2013

Assay sensitivity and study features in neuropathic pain trials: An ACTTION meta-analysis. Neurology. 2013 May 22; Dworkin RH, Turk DC, Peirce-Sandner S, He H, McDermott MP, Farrar JT, Katz NP, Lin AH, Rappaport BA, Rowbotham MC OBJECTIVE: Our objective was… Continue reading →

Molecular Aging of the Brain, Neuroplasticity, and Vulnerability to Depression and Other Brain-Related Disorders.

Published April 12, 2013

Molecular aging of the brain, neuroplasticity, and vulnerability to depression and other brain-related disorders. Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2013 Mar; 15(1): 53-65Sibille E The increased risk for neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders associated with extended lifespan has long suggested mechanistic links between… Continue reading →

Protein-Losing Enteropathy Following the Fontan Procedure in a Child With Intestinal Lactase Deficiency Treated With Lactose-Free Diet.

Published March 2, 2013

Protein-losing enteropathy following the Fontan procedure in a child with intestinal lactase deficiency treated with lactose-free diet. Cardiol Young. 2013 Feb 27; 1-3Kienast W, Haeseler K, Herterich R A 12-year-old girl presented with a protein-losing enteropathy. Symptoms started 4 weeks… Continue reading →