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81 Response randomization of one- and two-person Rock-Paper-Scissors games in individuals with schizophrenia Psychiatry Research, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
82 Auditory P3 in antidepressant pharmacotherapy treatment responders, non-responders and controls European Neuropsychopharmacology, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
83 I Get Angry If Hes Always Drinking and We Have No Money: Exploring Motivations for Male and Female Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence in the Philippines Health Care for Women International, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
84 Cetirizine-Associated Delusions and Depression in an 18-Year-Old Woman Clinical Neuropharmacology, May 16, 2013
85 Do Restrictive and Bingeing/Purging Subtypes of Anorexia Nervosa Differ on Central Coherence and Set Shifting? European Eating Disorders Review, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
86 Could the lower prevalence of affective disorder in older people be due to measurement error? Reliability of the Revised Clinical Interview Schedule in younger and older adults Journal of Affective Disorders, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
87 Is it possible to evaluate true prophylactic efficacy of antidepressants in severely ill patients with recurrent depression? Lessons from a placebo-controlled trial Journal of Affective Disorders, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
88 Standardization of the depression screener Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in the general population General Hospital Psychiatry, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
89 Serious psychological distress among non-Hispanic whites in the United States: the importance of nativity status and region of birth Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
90 Effectiveness and Safety of Memantine Treatment for Alzheimers Disease Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
91 Attentional Bias in Insomnia: The Dot-Probe Task with Pictorial Stimuli Depicting Daytime Fatigue/Malaise Cognitive Therapy and Research, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
92 The bidirectional relationships between alcohol, cannabis, co-occurring alcohol and cannabis use disorders with major depressive disorder: Results from a national sample Journal of Affective Disorders, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
93 Testing the Boundaries of Computerized Cognitive Control Training on Symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Cognitive Therapy and Research, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
94 Heterogeneous trajectories of depressive symptoms: Adolescent predictors and adult outcomes Journal of Affective Disorders, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
95 Enhanced Anger Reactivity and Reduced Distress Tolerance in Major Depressive Disorder Cognitive Therapy and Research, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
96 The comorbidity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in older adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A longitudinal study Journal of Affective Disorders, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
97 Iowa Gambling Task performance in currently depressed suicide attempters Psychiatry Research, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
98 Efficacy and safety of olanzapine for treatment of patients with bipolar depression: Japanese subpopulation analysis of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study Full Text BMC Psychiatry, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
99 How does rate of smoking cessation vary by age, gender and social grade? Findings from a population survey in England Addiction, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
100 Plasma total cholesterol in psychiatric patients after a suicide attempt and in follow-up Journal of Affective Disorders, May 15, 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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