Screening Tools

Suicide and Depression: Using a Holistic Approach to Assessing Risk Factors

Published March 22, 2014

Suicide and Depression: Using a Holistic Approach to Assessing Risk Factors
Common depression screening tools such as the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview do not screen for social risk factors of depression such as relationship problems or financial strain, although… Continue reading →

Relationship Between Long Working Hours and Depression: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study of Clerical Workers.

Published August 10, 2013

Relationship between long working hours and depression: a 3-year longitudinal study of clerical workers.

J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Aug; 55(8): 863-72
Amagasa T, Nakayama T

To clarify how long working hours affect the likelihood of current and future… Continue reading →

Fitness Consequences of Dispersal: Is Leaving Home the Best of a Bad Lot?

Published August 8, 2013

Fitness consequences of dispersal: is leaving home the best of a bad lot?

Ecology. 2013 Jun; 94(6): 1287-95
Waser PM, Nichols KM, Hadfield JD

Using 20 years of demographic and genetic data from four populations of banner-tailed kangaroo rats… Continue reading →

The Presentation, Recognition and Management of Bipolar Depression in Primary Care.

Published July 11, 2013

The Presentation, Recognition and Management of Bipolar Depression in Primary Care.

J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Jul 9;
Cerimele JM, Chwastiak LA, Chan YF, Harrison DA, Unützer J

Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterized by episodes of major… Continue reading →

Web-Based Intensive Therapeutic Contact for Eating Disorders.

Published July 4, 2013

Web-Based Intensive Therapeutic Contact for Eating Disorders.

Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Jul 1; 64(7): 711
Ter Huurne ED, Postel MG, De Jong CA

HubMed – eating

Eating Disorder in a Young Active Duty Male.

Mil Med. 2013 Jul;… Continue reading →

Signal Enhancement in the Output Stage of the Basal Ganglia by Synaptic Short-Term Plasticity in the Direct, Indirect, and Hyperdirect Pathways.

Published June 27, 2013

Signal enhancement in the output stage of the basal ganglia by synaptic short-term plasticity in the direct, indirect, and hyperdirect pathways.

Front Comput Neurosci. 2013; 7: 76
Lindahl M, Kamali Sarvestani I, Ekeberg O, Kotaleski JH

Many of the… Continue reading →

Chronic Illness and Disordered Eating: A Discussion of the Literature.

Published May 16, 2013

Chronic Illness and Disordered Eating: A Discussion of the Literature.

Adv Nutr. 2013; 4(3): 277-286
Quick VM, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Neumark-Sztainer D

This paper describes the prevalence of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors, the reasons why these practices are… Continue reading →

[Gastrointestinal Diseases and Abdominal Pain in Combat Veterans].

Published May 9, 2013

[Gastrointestinal diseases and abdominal pain in combat veterans].

Ter Arkh. 2013; 85(2): 36-42

To analyze the role of consequences of combat stress in the development of gastrointestinal tract (GIT) diseases.One hundred and sixty-one combat veterans aged 24 to 69… Continue reading →

Eat as Much as You Burn – a Good Diet and Eating Less Should Be More Important Than an Intense Exercise Program for Decreasing Morbidity and Mortality.

Published May 7, 2013

Eat as much as you burn – a good diet and eating less should be more important than an intense exercise program for decreasing morbidity and mortality.

Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2013; 68(3): 419
Cakar M, Balta S, Demirkol S,… Continue reading →

Health Problems Among the Elderly: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Published May 2, 2013

Health problems among the elderly: a cross-sectional study.

Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2013 Jan; 3(1): 19-25
Thakur R, Banerjee A, Nikumb V

Estimates of health problems of the elderly in developing countries are required from time to time… Continue reading →