THE CLINIC

Treatment of a Multitraumatized Tortured Refugee Needing an Interpreter With Exposure Therapy.

Treatment of a multitraumatized tortured refugee needing an interpreter with exposure therapy.

Case Rep Psychiatry. 2013; 2013: 197323
Jensen BS

This paper described the application and feasibility of exposure therapy treatment (ET) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a… Continue reading

How Is Smoking Weed for Depression Any Different Than Taking Antidepressants?

Question by Kyle Andrew: How is smoking weed for depression any different than taking antidepressants?
I always hear people talk about how smoking weed (or any drug for that matter) is pathetic, but then they go on to say “go… Continue reading

Recovery Mechanisms of Somatosensory Function in Stroke Patients: Implications of Brain Imaging Studies.

Recovery mechanisms of somatosensory function in stroke patients: implications of brain imaging studies.

Neurosci Bull. 2013 Mar 8;
Jang SH

Somatosensory dysfunction is associated with a high incidence of functional impairment and safety in patients with stroke. With developments… Continue reading

Walking Performance: Correlation Between Energy Cost of Walking and Walking Participation. New Statistical Approach Concerning Outcome Measurement.

Walking Performance: Correlation between Energy Cost of Walking and Walking Participation. New Statistical Approach Concerning Outcome Measurement.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(2): e56669
Franceschini M, Rampello A, Agosti M, Massucci M, Bovolenta F, Sale P

Walking ability, though important for… Continue reading

Paroxetine in the Treatment of Dysthymic Disorder Without Co-Morbidities: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Flexible-Dose Study.

Paroxetine in the treatment of dysthymic disorder without co-morbidities: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, flexible-dose study.

Asian J Psychiatr. 2013 Apr; 6(2): 157-61
Ravindran AV, Cameron C, Bhatla R, Ravindran LN, da Silva TL

Few published studies have evaluated selective serotonin… Continue reading

Comparison of Radicular Symptoms Caused by Lumbar Disc Herniation and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in the Elderly.

Comparison of Radicular Symptoms Caused by Lumbar Disc Herniation and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in the Elderly.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013 Mar 4;
Rainville J, Lopez E

Abstract. Comparison of Radicular Symptoms Caused by Lumbar Disc Herniation and Lumbar… Continue reading

Alteplase for the Treatment of Catheter Occlusion in Pediatric Patients (March).

Alteplase for the Treatment of Catheter Occlusion in Pediatric Patients (March).

Ann Pharmacother. 2013 Mar 5;
Anderson DM, Pesaturo KA, Casavant J, Ramsey EZ

OBJECTIVE:To review the literature pertaining to the efficacy of alteplase for restoration of patency of… Continue reading

An Orexin Hotspot in Ventral Pallidum Amplifies Hedonic ‘liking’ for Sweetness.

An orexin hotspot in ventral pallidum amplifies hedonic ‘liking’ for sweetness.

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2013 Mar 5;
Ho CY, Berridge KC

Orexin (hypocretin) is implicated in stimulating appetite as well as arousal, and in both food reward and drug reward. The… Continue reading

Brain and Mood Changes Over 2 Years in Healthy Controls and Adults With Heart Failure and Ischaemic Heart Disease.

Brain and mood changes over 2 years in healthy controls and adults with heart failure and ischaemic heart disease.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2013 Mar 4;
Almeida OP, Garrido GJ, Etherton-Beer C, Lautenschlager NT, Arnolda L, Alfonso H, Flicker… Continue reading

Current Evidence for the Clinical Use of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated N-3 Fatty Acids to Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Current evidence for the clinical use of long-chain polyunsaturated N-3 Fatty acids to prevent age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.

J Nutr Health Aging. 2013; 17(3): 240-51
Dacks PA, Shineman DW, Fillit HM

An NIH State of the Science… Continue reading