Prefrontal Cortex

Validity of LupusQoL-China for the Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life in Chinese Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Validity of LupusQoL-China for the Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life in Chinese Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e63795
Wang SL, Wu B, Leng L, Bucala R, Lu LJ

To adapt and assess the… Continue reading

Modafinil Increases Reward Salience in a Slot Machine Game in Low and High Impulsivity Pathological Gamblers.

Modafinil Increases Reward Salience in a Slot Machine Game in Low and High Impulsivity Pathological Gamblers.

Neuropharmacology. 2013 May 24;
Smart K, Desmond RC, Poulos CX, Zack M

This study examined the effects of modafinil (200 mg) on slot… Continue reading

Comparative Study of Major Depressive Symptoms Among Pregnant Women by Employment Status.

Comparative study of major depressive symptoms among pregnant women by employment status.

Springerplus. 2013 Dec; 2(1): 201
Fall A, Goulet L, Vézina M

The objectives of our study were to compare the prevalence of major depressive symptoms between subgroups… Continue reading

The Use and Costs of Health and Social Services in Patients With Longstanding Substance Abuse.

The use and costs of health and social services in patients with longstanding substance abuse.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 May 22; 13(1): 185
Vossius C, Testad I, Skjæveland R, Nesvåg S

BACKGROUND: Persons with longstanding substance abuse might… Continue reading

Trauma-Related Correlates of Alcohol Use in Recently Deployed OEF/OIF Veterans.

Trauma-Related Correlates of Alcohol Use in Recently Deployed OEF/OIF Veterans.

J Trauma Stress. 2013 May 20;
Capone C, McGrath AC, Reddy MK, Shea MT

The co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorders (AUDs) is well documented.… Continue reading

Major Depressive Disorder and Measures of Cellular Aging: An Integrative Review.

Major Depressive Disorder and Measures of Cellular Aging: An Integrative Review.

Nurs Res Pract. 2013; 2013: 469070
Kinser PA, Lyon DE

Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects millions of individuals and causes significant suffering worldwide. It has been speculated that… Continue reading

BDNF Over-Expression in the Ventral Tegmental Area Prolongs Social Defeat Stress-Induced Cross-Sensitization to Amphetamine and Increases ?FosB Expression in Mesocorticolimbic Regions of Rats.

BDNF Over-Expression in the Ventral Tegmental Area Prolongs Social Defeat Stress-induced Cross-Sensitization to Amphetamine and Increases ?FosB Expression in Mesocorticolimbic Regions of Rats.

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2013 May 21;
Wang J, Fanous S, Terwilliger EF, Bass CE, Hammer RP, Nikulina EM… Continue reading

Psychiatric Disorder and Incessant Tachyarrhythmia in a Child.

Psychiatric Disorder and Incessant Tachyarrhythmia in a Child.

Case Rep Pediatr. 2013; 2013: 572301
Chau P, Moore J

The case of a 14-year-old female with ectopic atrial tachycardia who had been followed for a history of anxiety and depression… Continue reading

Cortical-Striatal Gene Expression in Neonatal Hippocampal Lesion-Amplified Cocaine Sensitization.

Cortical-striatal gene expression in neonatal hippocampal lesion-amplified cocaine sensitization.

Genes Brain Behav. 2013 May 17;
Chambers RA, McClintick JN, Sentir AM, Berg SA, Runyan M, Choi KH, Edenberg HJ

Cortical-striatal circuit dysfunction in mental illness may enhance addiction vulnerability. Neonatal ventral hippocampal lesions (NVHL) model this dual diagnosis causality by producing a schizophrenia syndrome with enhanced responsiveness to addictive drugs. Rat genome-wide microarrays containing >24,000 probsets were used to examine separate and co-occurring effects… Continue reading

The Effects of Smoking on Steroid Metabolism and Fetal Programming.

The effects of smoking on steroid metabolism and fetal programming.

J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2013 May 14;
Dušková M, Hruškovi?ová H, Sim?nková K, Stárka L, Pa?ízek A

Tobacco addiction is a serious psychosocial and health problem. A pregnant… Continue reading