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61 Alcohol use and alcohol-use disorders among older adults in India: a literature review Aging and Mental Health, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
62 Interaction between a serotonin transporter gene promoter region polymorphism and stress predicts depressive symptoms in chinese adolescents: a multi-wave longitudinal study Full Text BMC Psychiatry, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
63 Drinking motives moderate the impact of predrinking on heavy drinking on a given evening and related adverse consequences - An event-level study Addiction, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
64 Comparative performance of biomarkers of alcohol consumption in a population sample of working-aged men in russia: the izhevsk family study Addiction, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
65 Chrna5-a3-b4 genetic variants alter nicotine intake and interact with tobacco use to influence body weight in alaska-native tobacco users Addiction, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
66 Alcohol-related biases in selective attention and action tendency make distinct contributions to dysregulated drinking behaviour Addiction, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
67 Percentage reduction of depression severity versus absolute severity after initial weeks of treatment to predict final response or remission Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
68 Clinical outcome and length of stay in an italian psychiatric emergency service Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
69 Associations between the order of drug use initiation and the development of opioid dependence among egyptian adults: cannabis as a gateway and culture-specific drug Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment , May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
70 Barriers to medical provider support for prescription naloxone as overdose antidote for lay responders Substance Use & Misuse, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
71 XY Sex Reversal, Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia and Intellectual Disability: Confirmation of a New Syndrome American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, May 22, 2013 Review Article
72 Emotional reactions to involuntary psychiatric hospitalization and stigma-related stress among people with mental illness European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
73 Repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation on dorsolateral prefrontal cortex improves performance in emotional memory retrieval as a function of level of anxiety and stimulus valence Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
74 Awareness of deficits in alzheimers disease patients: Analysis of performance prediction discrepancies Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
75 Effects of Patient-Directed Music Intervention on Anxiety and Sedative Exposure in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilatory Support: A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA, May 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
76 Quality of life in dementia: the role of non-cognitive factors in the ratings of people with dementia and family caregivers International Psychogeriatrics, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
77 Factors that influence obesity, functional capacity, anxiety and depression outcomes following a Phase III cardiac rehabilitation programme Journal of Clinical Nursing, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
78 Risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in relation to tricyclic antidepressant use Annals of Epidemiology , May 21, 2013 Review Article
79 Abscess and Self-Treatment Among Injection Drug Users at Four California Syringe Exchanges and Their Surrounding Communities Substance Use & Misuse, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
80 The Combined Treatment of Venlafaxine and Quetiapine for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Clinical Study The Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
In a 12-week randomized, controlled trial, ingestion of a vitamin D-fortified yogurt (170 mg calcium + 500 IU vitamin D/250 mL; n=50) twice daily decreased markers of inflammation compared with placebo yogurt (170 mg calcium; n=50). Compared with baseline measures, the 25(OH)D levels were increased and the TNF-alpha, IL-6, hsCRP, SAA, and IL-10 levels were decreased in the group supplemented with vitamin D compared with the group that received placebo.
Read the article summaryResearchers at the University of Palermo conducted a study involving 9109 subjects with a mean follow-up of 6.2 years which showed that the subjects who adhered to a Mediterranean diet had increased dietary fiber, decreased total dietary fat, and an increased intake of monosaturated-to-saturated fats. Further, the incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality was lower in the subjects who followed a Mediterranean diet.
Read the article summaryBased on a retrospective study conducted at the Federico II University (Naples), researchers have concluded that treatment of patients (n=84) with relapsing-remitting MS natalizumab for 12-24 months resulted in a greater reduction in disease activity (annualized relapse rate, .24 vs. .55, respectively) and disability progression than patients treated with INF-? 1a. The number of contrast-enhancing lesions was also less in the natalizumab-treated group.
Read the article summary1 A randomised, controlled trial of a dietary intervention for adults with major depression (the SMILES trial): study protocol BMC Psychiatry, April 19, 2013 Free full text
2 Eating Behaviors, Diet Quality, and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Brief Review Journal of Pediatric Nursing, April 1, 2013 Review Article
3 Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Heart Rate Variability at Rest and During Acute Stress in Adults With Moderate Hypertriglyceridemia Psychosomatic Medicine, April 17, 2013
4 The association between low vitamin D and depressive disorders Molecular Psychiatry, April 10, 2013 Free full text
5 Smoking and Opioid Detoxification: Behavioral Changes and Response to Treatment Nicotine & Tobacco Research, April 10, 2013
6 Children and adolescents with Tourettes disorder in the USA versus Argentina: behavioral differences may reflect cultural factors European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, April 10, 2013
7 The Age-by-Disease Interaction Hypothesis of Late-Life Depression The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, April 10, 2013
8 Change in antipsychotic usage pattern and risk of relapse in older patients with schizophrenia International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, April 10, 2013
9 The Role of Depression in Medication Adherence Among Heart Failure Patients Clinical Nursing Research, April 10, 2013
10 Depressive Symptoms Among Heavy Cigarette Smokers: The Influence of Daily Rate, Gender, and Race Nicotine & Tobacco Research, April 10, 2013
11 Poor sleep quality impairs cognitive performance in older adults Journal of Sleep Research, April 10, 2013
12 Anticipated Brain Molecular Aging in Major Depression The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, April 10, 2013
13 A Controlled Comparison of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Psychological Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing vs. Emotional Freedom Techniques The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, June 7, 2011
14 The effect of anxiety on heart rate variability, depression, and sleep in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Journal of Psychosomatic Research, March 26, 2013
15 Diarrhoea is not the only symptom that needs to be treated in patients with microscopic colitis European Journal of Internal Medicine , April 9, 2013
16 Management of schizophrenia: clinical experience with asenapine Journal of Psychopharmacology, April 4, 2013
17 Effects of Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation on Stress, Mild Psychiatric Symptoms, and Mood in Nonclinical Samples: A Meta-Analysis Psychosomatic Medicine, January 30, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
18 A Double-Blind Trial of Gabapentin Versus Lorazepam in the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, June 1, 2009
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