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 →