psychotic disorders

The Potential Role of Sports Psychology in the Obesity Epidemic.

The potential role of sports psychology in the obesity epidemic.

Prim Care. 2013 Jun; 40(2): 507-23
Morelli V, Davis C

Sports psychologists play an important role in enhancing performance among athletes. In conjunction with team physicians, they can also… Continue reading

Changes in Capacity to Consent Over Time in Patients Involved in Psychiatric Research.

Changes in capacity to consent over time in patients involved in psychiatric research.

Br J Psychiatry. 2013 May 9;
Palmer BW, Savla GN, Roesch SC, Jeste DV

BACKGROUND: Informed consent is a key element of ethical clinical research. Patients… Continue reading

Beyond Blue: Being Married to a Manic Depressive


 

Beyond Blue: Being Married to a Manic Depressive – Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be married to a head case? Listen up! To read more and comment, please click on the top Beliefnet banner… Continue reading

Characteristics of Outpatients in an Addictions Clinic for Co-Occurring Disorders.

Characteristics of Outpatients in an Addictions Clinic for Co-occurring Disorders.

Am J Addict. 2013 May; 22(3): 297-301
Malat J, Turner NE

To examine characteristics of treatment-seeking outpatients from a clinic for co-occurring disorders within an urban psychiatric hospital.Patients (n?=?131)… Continue reading

Inhibition of Kv4.3 Potassium Channels by Trazodone.

Inhibition of Kv4.3 potassium channels by trazodone.

Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2013 Apr 25;
Chae YJ, Choi JS, Hahn SJ

Trazodone, a triazolopyridine antidepressant, is commonly used in the treatment of depression and insomnia. Kv4.3 channels are transiently, and… Continue reading

Evaluation of Periodontitis in Hospital Outpatients With Major Depressive Disorder.

Evaluation of periodontitis in hospital outpatients with major depressive disorder.

J Periodontal Res. 2013 Apr 16;
Solis AC, Marques AH, Pannuti CM, Lotufo RF, Lotufo-Neto F

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been associated with alterations in… Continue reading

Depression, Healthcare Utilization, and Death in Heart Failure: A Community Study.

Depression, Healthcare Utilization, and Death in Heart Failure: A Community Study.

Circ Heart Fail. 2013 Mar 19;
Moraska AR, Chamberlain AM, Shah ND, Vickers KS, Rummans TA, Dunlay SM, Spertus JA, Weston SA, McNallan SM, Redfield MM, Roger VL… Continue reading

Cortico-Limbic Responsiveness to High-Calorie Food Images Predicts Weight Status Among Women.

Cortico-limbic responsiveness to high-calorie food images predicts weight status among women.

Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 Mar 5;
Killgore WD, Weber M, Schwab ZJ, Kipman M, Deldonno SR, Webb CA, Rauch SL

Objectives:Excessive weight gain and obesity are currently… Continue reading

Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Activation Prevents Disinhibition-Mediated LTP in the Hippocampus.

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor activation prevents disinhibition-mediated LTP in the hippocampus.

Front Cell Neurosci. 2013; 7: 16
Takkala P, Woodin MA

Disinhibition-mediated long-term potentiation (LTP) in the CA1 region of the hippocampus involves GABAergic synaptic plasticity at feedforward inhibitory inputs,… Continue reading

[Risk of Hospitalization Among Patients With Co-Occurring Psychotic and Substance Use Disorders: A 12-Year Follow-Up].

[Risk of hospitalization among patients with co-occurring psychotic and substance use disorders: a 12-year follow-up].

Riv Psichiatr. 2013 Jan-Feb; 48(1): 51-9
Bartoli F, Scarone S, Clerici M

Aim. The study aims to analyze the impact of substance use disorders… Continue reading