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Psychiatry General

Youth Depression and Risk of Somatic Diseases and Premature Death

Jan 05, 2021

Several studies have demonstrated that early-onset depression is linked to poor health outcomes. However, whether it is related to specific diseases and premature death is not certain. This study aims...

Risk of Suicide Among Patients With Parkinson Disease

Jan 05, 2021

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder associated with comorbidities and mental disorders. However, recent studies have indicated that PD could be associated with a higher ris...

Differentiating mania/hypomania from happiness using a machine learning analytic approach.

Jan 04, 2021

This study aimed to improve the accuracy of bipolar disorder diagnoses by identifying symptoms that help to distinguish mania/hypomania in bipolar disorders from general 'happiness' in those with unip...

Homegrown perceptions about the medical use and potential abuse of CBD and THC.

Jan 04, 2021

Despite heightened consumer interest in cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), little is known about public perceptions regarding their medical use and potential for ab...

Suicide in psychiatry and medical liability: A case series.

Jan 04, 2021

The suicide of a patient is a serious event that may constitute a therapeutic failure. To prevent these situations, national and international guidelines exist. When a suicide occurs in a psychiatric ...

Use of nintedanib in interstitial lung disease other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: much caution is warranted.

Jan 04, 2021

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is currently treated with immunosuppressive therapy, with a dynamic algorithm based on continued clinical surveillance. P...

Safinamide in neurological disorders and beyond: evidence from preclinical and clinical studies.

Jan 04, 2021

The discovery and development of safinamide, an alpha-aminoamide, has been a valuable addition to the existing clinical management of Parkinson's disease (PD). The journey of safinamide dates back to ...

Interaction between three stress-related gene polymorphisms and food addiction increases the risk to develop obesity in a sample of Mexican people attending a nutrition clinic.

Jan 04, 2021

Chronic stress exposure impacts negatively in individuals leading to food addiction, overweight or obesity. Stress-genes and their translation products are responsible for the responses of humans to a...

Association between preexisting mental illnesses and mortality among medicaid-insured women diagnosed with breast cancer.

Jan 04, 2021

We investigated the impact of preexisting mental illnesses on all-cause and cause-specific mortality among Medicaid-insured women diagnosed with breast cancer.Data from the New York State Cancer Regis...

Efficacy and Safety Profile of Rectus Sheath Block in Adult Laparoscopic Surgery: A Meta-analysis.

Jan 04, 2021

Rectus sheath block (RSB) has been increasingly used for pain management after laparoscopic procedures but with a conflicting data on its analgesic efficacy. We conducted a systematic review and meta-...

Impact of a shelter-in-place order during the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of opioid overdoses.

Jan 04, 2021

Since the beginning of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States, there have been concerns about the potential impact of the pandemic on persons with opioid use disorder. Shelter-...

Barriers and facilitators to PDMP IS Success in the US: A systematic review.

Jan 04, 2021

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP) help prevent prescription drug misuse and promote appropriate pain management. Despite these benefits and PDMP mandates in most states, PDMPs face challeng...

"My quiet times": Themes of sleep health among people caring for a family member with dementia.

Dec 31, 2020

This research explores and represents the sleep of people caring for a family member with cognitive impairment or dementia. A thematic analysis was applied to the open-ended comments from 526 carers f...

Correlation between Prolactin and Symptom Profile in Acute Admitted Women with Recurrent Schizophrenia.

Dec 31, 2020

The prevalence of hyperprolactinemia among psychiatric patients receiving antipsychotic medications was estimated to be between 30% and 70%. A review of the literature on prolactin and schizophrenia s...

Physical Activity, Quality of Life and Global Functioning an Early Stages of Psychosis.

Dec 31, 2020

Regular practice of physical activity is associated with better quality of life and functioning in people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression. However, to the best of our knowledge, th...

Prevalence of and factors associated with nightmares in the elderly in a population based cohort study.

Dec 31, 2020

Nightmares are extremely unpleasant and vivid recurring dreams that are accompanied with awakening during sleep. However, earlier studies were mostly conducted with children and adults, with very few ...

[Communication and Mental Health: Characteristics related to empathy in primary care physicians in Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil].

Dec 31, 2020

In Brazil, the provision of mental health care in primary care centers has gained strategic importance, as it ensures that users will be able to attend these services within their communities, and emp...

Platelet-derived growth factor BB: A potential diagnostic blood biomarker for differentiating bipolar disorder from major depressive disorder.

Dec 31, 2020

Bipolar disorder (BD) is frequently misdiagnosed as major depressive disorder (MDD) due to overlapping depressive symptoms. This study investigated whether serum platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDG...

Impact of duration of untreated illness in bipolar I disorder (manic episodes) on clinical outcome, sdocioeconomic burden in Egyptian population.

Dec 31, 2020

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a serious and chronic mental illness that may result in disability. We evaluated effect of the duration of untreated of bipolar (DUB) (manic episodes) on clinical outcomes, in...

Endoxifen: A New, Protein Kinase C inhibitor to treat acute and mixed mania associated with bipolar I disorder.

Dec 31, 2020

Endoxifen is a protein kinase C inhibitor. The objective of the present Phase III study was to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of endoxifen in treating bipolar I disorder (BPD I) patients.A multic...

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