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Psychiatry General

Alterations of the HPA Axis Observed in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder and Their Relation to Early Life Stress: A Systematic Review.

Mar 24, 2020

Alterations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are common in patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD). Nevertheless, these alterations are not found in every patient. Ther...

Hearing and speech benefits of cochlear implantation in children: A review of the literature.

Mar 24, 2020

Cochlear implantation is a safe and reliable treatment for children with severe to profound hearing loss. The primary benefit of these medical devices in children is the acquisition of hearing, which ...

Reframing human excreta management as part of food and farming systems.

Mar 24, 2020

Recognition of human excreta as a resource, rather than as waste, has led to the emergence of a range of new and innovative nutrient recovery solutions. Nevertheless, the management of human excreta r...

Multigenerational exposure to TiO nanoparticles in soil stimulates stress resistance and longevity of survived C. elegans via activating insulin/IGF-like signaling.

Mar 24, 2020

With increasing release of nanoparticles (NPs) into the environment, soil organisms likely suffer from high dose and long duration of NPs contamination, while the effect of NPs across multiple generat...

In vitro quantification: Long-term effect of glucose deprivation on various cancer cell lines.

Mar 24, 2020

Although metabolic treatment of highly glycolytic cancers and metastases is becoming an important research field, the effects of such treatments are not fully quantified yet. In this article we attemp...

Overt planning behaviors during writing in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Mar 24, 2020

The planning behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during writing remain overlooked. Targeted examination of planning behaviors ...

Nutritional implications of opioid use disorder: A guide for drug treatment providers.

Mar 24, 2020

The number of Americans seeking treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) continues to increase. However, there are important nutritional implications of having OUD that often get overlooked by drug tre...

Self-Esteem and Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs among College Students: Coping as a Mediator.

Mar 24, 2020

Non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) has become a threat to public health. In the United States, NMUPD is especially common in young adults (aged 18-25). Self-esteem is a robust psychosocial...

Partnering with parents to improve outcomes for substance exposed newborns-a pilot program.

Mar 24, 2020

Assess impact of parental involvement in care provision for term substance exposed newborns (SENs).Prospective observational cohort study included mothers with opioid use disorder and their SENs over ...

On my own terms: Motivations for self-treating opioid-use disorder with non-prescribed buprenorphine.

Mar 24, 2020

The opioid overdose crisis in the United States has prompted an expansion of treatment services, including pharmacotherapy with buprenorphine. However, many people who use illicit opioids (PWUIO) self...

Pharmacological and molecular docking assessment of cryptotanshinone as natural-derived analgesic compound.

Mar 24, 2020

Medicinal plants from traditional chinese medicine are used increasingly worldwide for their benefits to health and quality of life for the relevant clinical symptoms related to pain. Among them, Salv...

Pathological laughing and psychotic disorder: the medical evaluation of the Joker.

Mar 20, 2020

In the psychological thriller film Joker, released in 2019 and starring Joaquin Phoenix in the first role, another possible origin story for this iconic character is reported. Above all, it brings ...

[Performance of sleep questionnaires for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].

Mar 19, 2020

Background The diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is based on nocturnal records: polysomnography or respiratory polygraphy. However, their high costs limit their use. Aim To examine ...

[Gender differences in clinical features and performance of sleep questionnaires in adults with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].

Mar 19, 2020

Women with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAS) are less likely to be assessed or to receive an appropriate diagnosis, and they may have poorer quality of life and survival rates.To assess...

Irritability Disorders in Adults: Diagnostic Categories Missing in Plain Sight?

Mar 19, 2020

Research into irritability has focused largely on its developmental and child-adolescent manifestations. Although irritability appears to be as elemental an experience as anxiety or depression, diagno...

Respiratory safety of lemborexant in healthy adult and elderly subjects with mild obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study.

Mar 19, 2020

Lemborexant is a dual orexin receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of adult and elderly individuals with insomnia. Some current pharmacologic treatments for insomnia cause respiratory depres...

Predictors of Frequent Emergency Department Utilization for Mental Health Reasons.

Mar 19, 2020

Overcrowding in emergency departments (ED) jeopardizes quality and access to health care, which represents a major issue for service delivery. This study determined predictors of frequent ED utilizati...

The prevalence and comorbidity rates of specific learning disorder among primary school children in Turkey.

Mar 19, 2020

The aim of the present study was to explore the prevalence of specific learning disorder (SLD), comorbid disorders, and risk factors in primary school children for the first time in two-stage design ...

The complex link between schizophrenia and dementia: Targeting Ca2+/cAMP signalling.

Mar 19, 2020

Considering a consistent body of evidence has been showing that schizophrenia patients have had an increased risk of developing dementia, the hypothesis that dementia and schizophrenia share a complex...

An Extended Swedish National Adoption Study of Bipolar Disorder Illness and Cross-Generational Familial Association With Schizophrenia and Major Depression.

Mar 19, 2020

Information about how risk for bipolar disorder is transmitted across generations and how parental risk for bipolar disorder relates to their children's risk for schizophrenia and major depression is ...

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