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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

CBT focused on alleviating stress and hostility and was associated with significantly fewer second events.

Are You SERTain of That?

Another view, via a novel meta-analytic technique, of the serotonin-transporter gene–environment interaction

Effects of Personality Disorder on Recovery from Depression

Comorbid personality disorder predicts slower remission and more rapid relapse in major depression.

Has the Association Between Abortion and Mental Illness Been Overstated?

A large Danish study showed no link between first-trimester abortion and subsequent mental health problems.

Long-Term PTSD Symptoms Among 9/11 Survivors

Among other factors, having low earnings put 9/11 survivors at greater risk for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Depression and Diabetes — A Bad Combination

In the Nurses' Health Study, both conditions increased all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, and the combination was worse than either condition alone.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome as a Risk Factor for Depression

Psychological distress should be considered in all women with PCOS.

Reviews of Note

Irritability in children; molecular depression; choosing depression treatments; good-quality psychotherapy studies; psychedelic drugs in psychiatric research; borderline personality disorder; genomic imprinting; 1000 genomes; methylation and behavior; the hippocampus in schizophrenia; antipsychotics and reasoning biases; and monitoring lithium

Preventive Effects of Mindfulness in Recurrent Depression

A potentially valuable approach, especially for patients with unstable remissions who wish to discontinue their medication after successful acute treatment.

How Suicidal Are Psychotic Patients?

The risk seems lower than previously reported, but it remains elevated for more than 10 years after the patient's first presentation.

Coordinated Care of Depression and Chronic Physical Illness

Significant improvements were realized in risk factor control, quality of life, and satisfaction with care.

Unique Cardiovascular Risks of Tricyclic Antidepressants

An epidemiologic study shows that use of this class of drugs increases the risk for cardiovascular disease.

Exploring a New Pathway for Treating Anxiety and Mood Disorders

An animal study finds that a small-molecule agonist of the TrkB receptor alters fear extinction.

Thinking About Thinking as a Therapeutic Approach

Metacognitive therapy shows promise across a range of psychiatric conditions.

Will We Have Rapid-Onset Antidepressants? How Might They Work?

Selective antagonists of the <$EMPH_O>N<$EMPH_C>-methyl-D-aspartate receptor may quickly ease depressive symptoms — but much work remains before they become clinically useful.

PTSD, Fear Processing, and the Future of Treatment

With a clearer understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms and subtypes of post-traumatic stress disorder, we can devise effective treatments.

The Infancy of Prenatal and Infant Psychiatry

Multiple animal and human studies are focusing on early maternal behaviors and biological causes of the development of psychiatric illness.

Psychiatry — Is It Brain Surgery?

No, or at least, not yet

Vitamin of the Year?

Let the sunshine in: Vitamin D deficiency has neuropsychiatric implications.

Does Vascular Depression Exist?

A prospective study suggests that atherosclerosis does not contribute to depression but leaves open other possible associations between vascular disorders and late-onset depression.

Suicide Risk After Bariatric Surgery?

The long-term risk seems to increase, but psychiatric comorbidities and surgical sequelae may also be factors.

The p11 Protein and Depression

Could gene-transfer therapy eventually be a treatment for depression?

Suicide Attempts in the Population: What Counts?

The largest proportion of suicide attempts is attributed to four specific psychiatric disorders.

Olanzapine for Hair Pulling

While effective in this small study, the drug has metabolic adverse effects.

Isotretinoin, Severe Acne, and Suicide: A Complicated Story

Severe acne may increase risk for suicide, and isotretinoin might exacerbate the risk.

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