Depression / Anxiety
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Dermatomyositis Skin Disease Affects Quality of Life
- February 3, 2012
- Jeffrey P Callen, MD
- Dermatology
. . . and activity of the skin disease is directly correlated with QoL scores.
- Reviewing:
- Goreshi R et al. J Am Acad Dermatol 2011 Dec; 65:1107
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Is Preventing Transmission of Mental Illness from Parent to Child Possible?
- February 1, 2012
- Martin T. Stein, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Interventions for parents decreased risk for childhood psychiatric diagnosis by 40%.
- Reviewing:
- Siegenthaler E et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2012 Jan; 51:8
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Emergency Treatment of Self-Injurious Behavior: Are We Doing Our Best?Free
- January 30, 2012
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Many patients with self-injury, including those with the greatest risks, never receive a psychiatric evaluation.
- Reviewing:
- Olfson M et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2012 Jan; 69:80
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A Clinically Relevant Way to Assess Antidepressant Effectiveness
- January 30, 2012
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Looking at response trajectories instead of endpoints reveals that early response to antidepressants likely means continued improvement.
- Reviewing:
- Gueorguieva R et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2011 Dec; 68:1227
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Make the Brain Younger to Treat Anxiety: An Animal Study
- January 30, 2012
- Jonathan Silver, MD
- Psychiatry
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may change the brain to an immature state where behavior therapy may be more effective.
- Reviewing:
- Karpova NN et al. Science 2011 Dec 23; 334:1731
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Antiepileptics May Not Elevate Suicide Risk in Patients with Bipolar DisorderFree
- January 23, 2012
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
A 30-year observational study showed no rise in risk for suicidal behaviors when antiepileptic medications were used.
- Reviewing:
- Leon AC et al. Am J Psychiatry 2011 Dec 15
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
ECT May Be More Effective Than rTMS
- January 23, 2012
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
In a head-to-head comparison study from Iran, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation improves depressive symptoms, but less so than electroconvulsive therapy.
- Reviewing:
- Keshtkar M et al. J ECT 2011 Dec; 27:310
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Difficult-to-Treat Depressed Patients May Be Bipolar
- January 23, 2012
- Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
- Psychiatry
Results based on analyses of a large national database validate clinician impressions that medication-nonresponsive depressed patients may have bipolar illness, often with atypical manifestations.
- Reviewing:
- Li C-T et al. Br J Psychiatry 2012 Jan; 200:45
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Antidepressants and Fetal Risk: A New Look at SSRIs During PregnancyFree
- January 19, 2012
- Allison Bryant, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during late pregnancy raised risk for neonatal pulmonary hypertension, but individual risk-benefit profiles should be evaluated.
- Reviewing:
- Kieler H et al. BMJ 2012 Jan 12; 344:d8012
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Do Vasomotor Symptoms Influence Mood — Or Vice Versa?
- January 19, 2012
- Anne A. Moore, WHNP/ANP-BC, FAANP
- Women's Health
Vasomotor symptoms were related to next-day negative affect.
- Reviewing:
- Gibson CJ et al. Menopause 2011 Dec; 18:1270
