Depression / Anxiety
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Higher-Dose Citalopram and the FDA Warnings: Not Much to Worry About?Free
- May 20, 2013
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
In a large study, no increased cardiac risks were associated with citalopram doses higher than 40 mg/day.
- Reviewing:
- Zivin K et al. Am J Psychiatry 2013 May 3
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Genetics of Claustrophobia
- May 20, 2013
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Can defects in a single gene account for this phobia?
- Reviewing:
- El Kordi A et al. Translat Psychiatry 2013 Apr 30; 3:e254
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Childhood Trauma Shortens Telomeres
- May 13, 2013
- Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
- Psychiatry
The mechanism of how childhood trauma gets "under the skin" might explain psychopathology in some individuals later in life.
- Reviewing:
- Shalev I et al. Mol Psychiatry 2013 May; 18:576
FEATURE
Reviews of NoteFree
- May 13, 2013
- Psychiatry
TBI today, chronicity of anorexia nervosa, new methods of observing deep brain structures, sleep disturbances and stress disorder, and resilience
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Acetaminophen for Disturbing Emotional States?Free
- May 6, 2013
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
In a laboratory experiment, acetaminophen modified how people responded to angst.
- Reviewing:
- Randles D et al. Psychol Sci 2013 Apr 11
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Does Yoga Improve Mental Health?
- May 6, 2013
- Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
- Psychiatry
Possibly, according to this careful review, which highlights numerous problems with the few studies conducted.
- Reviewing:
- Balasubramaniam M et al. Front Psychiatry 2013 Jan 25
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Predicting Medication Response in Older Depressed Patients
- April 29, 2013
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Duration of illness is the largest moderator of response.
- Reviewing:
- Nelson JC et al. Am J Psychiatry 2013 Apr 19
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Long-Term Outcomes Are Poor in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- April 29, 2013
- Deborah Cowley, MD
- Psychiatry
Remission rates are low and associated with initial response to serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
- Reviewing:
- Bloch MH et al. Depress Anxiety 2013 Mar 26
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Antidepressants Don't Always Aggravate Bipolar Illness
- April 29, 2013
- Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
- Psychiatry
Bipolar II patients who respond acutely to fluoxetine alone may be maintained on this monotherapy.
- Reviewing:
- Amsterdam JD et al. Br J Psychiatry 2013 Apr; 202:301
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Disconnecting Neural Networks May Improve Psychopathology
- April 29, 2013
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Three studies look at functional connectivity with and without treatment in patients with dysthymia, alcohol dependence, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Reviewing:
- Posner J et al. JAMA Psychiatry 2013 Apr 1; 70:373
