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Psychiatry General

Motivational but not executive dysfunction in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder predicts internet addiction: Evidence from a longitudinal study.

Feb 10, 2020

This study tested the causal link between Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Internet addiction (IA) and investigated motivational and executive dysfunction as explanatory mechanisms ...

Efficacy of a Specialized Group Intervention for Compulsive Exercise in Inpatients with Anorexia Nervosa: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Feb 10, 2020

Treatment of compulsive exercise is recognized as a key unmet challenge in the treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN). To address this challenge, we developed the manualized group intervention "healthy ex...

Patches: Established and Emerging Transdermal Treatments in Psychiatry.

Feb 10, 2020

Transdermal delivery is an alternative to oral routes of drug administration and has made considerable contributions to the treatment of various medical diseases. With the advent of new transdermal de...

Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Evaluation of a Selection Tool for Treatment Modalities for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Feb 10, 2020

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very common disorder with important day and nighttime symptoms and long-term effects on health. Different treatment modalities such as positive airway pressure (PAP)...

Bilingualism Is Associated with a Delayed Onset of Dementia

Feb 10, 2020

Some studies have linked bilingualism with a later onset of dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Not all studies have observed such relationships, however. Differen...

Atypical Lateralization in Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders

Feb 10, 2020

Hemispheric asymmetries are a major organizational principle of the human brain. In different neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, like schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, depression, d...

Association Analysis Between the rs1899663 Polymorphism of HOTAIR and Risk of Psychiatric Conditions in an Iranian Population.

Feb 10, 2020

Recent studies have shown contribution of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the pathogenesis of a number of psychiatric disorders. In the current study, we investigated the association between a singl...

Opioid Crisis Along Mexico's Northern Border: Treatment Needs Mexican Opioid Crisis.

Feb 10, 2020

Heroin production for external markets and low rates of use in Mexico have had a long history. A recent shift toward an increase in use and related problems calls for the evaluation of treatment needs...

Opioid Prescribing Patterns of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residents

Feb 10, 2020

The aim of this study was to report on the opioid prescribing patterns of oral and maxillofacial surgery residents for routine office-based procedures.A survey was sent to current resident members of ...

The impact of the abuse-deterrent reformulation of extended-release OxyContin on prescription pain reliever misuse and heroin initiation.

Feb 10, 2020

The introduction of abuse-deterrent OxyContin in 2010 was intended to reduce its misuse by making it more tamper resistant. However, some studies have suggested that this reformulation might have had ...

Nonpharmacological Adjunctive Treatment for Postpartum Women with Opioid Use Disorder

Feb 10, 2020

Over the past decade, opioid use disorder (OUD) among pregnant women has increased by over 400%. Although medication assisted treatment (MAT) provides necessary care for women with OUD, effective adju...

Rostral intralaminar thalamic deep brain stimulation ameliorates memory deficits and dendritic regression in β-amyloid-infused rats.

Feb 10, 2020

Rostral intralaminar thalamic deep brain stimulation (ILN-DBS) has been shown to enhance attention and cognition through neuronal activation and brain plasticity. We examined whether rostral ILN-DBS c...

Challenges of Neuropathic Pain: Diabetic Neuropathy

Feb 10, 2020

Neuropathic pain is a frequent condition caused by a lesion or disease of the central or peripheral somatosensory nervous system. A frequent cause of peripheral neuropathic pain is diabetic neuropathy...

Mental health conditions and the risk of chronic opioid therapy among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective veterans affairs cohort study.

Feb 10, 2020

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often receive opioid analgesics for pain management. We examined the association between mental health conditions and the risk of chronic opioid therapy.A retro...

Evaluation of the Efficacy of BI 425809 Pharmacotherapy in Patients with Schizophrenia Receiving Computerized Cognitive Training: Methodology for a Double-blind, Randomized, Parallel-group Trial.

Feb 10, 2020

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Cognitive impairments associated with schizophrenia (CIAS) predict poor functional outcomes, but there are currently no approved pharmacological treatments for patients with...

Diaphragm and Lung Ultrasound Indices in Prediction of Outcome of Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Feb 10, 2020

To predict the added value of diaphragmatic and lung ultrasound indices (US) in anticipation of the outcome of mechanical ventilation of pediatric patients in the intensive care unit.This prospective ...

The use of the Distress Thermometer and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for screening of anxiety and depression in Italian women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

Feb 10, 2020

Distress is a factor that can adversely affect quality of life in breast cancer patients. A rapid and non-invasive tool to accurately detect distress is therefore important. The aims of the study were...

Enhanced production of 5-hydroxytryptophan through the regulation of L-tryptophan biosynthetic pathway.

Feb 04, 2020

5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is the precursor of the neurotransmitter serotonin and has been used for the treatment of various diseases such as depression, insomnia, chronic headaches, and binge eating...

Schizophrenia-associated MicroRNA-gene Interactions in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex.

Feb 04, 2020

Schizophrenia-associated anomalies in gene expression in postmortem brain can be attributed to a combination of genetic and environmental influences. Given the small effect size of common variants, it...

Psychosis-associated DNA methylomic variation in Alzheimer's disease cortex.

Feb 04, 2020

Psychotic symptoms are a common and debilitating feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and are associated with a more rapid course of decline. Current evidence from postmortem and neuroimaging studies i...

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