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61 Delusional Infestation and Patient Adherence to Treatment: an observational study British Journal of Dermatology, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
62 The developmental and social history of repetitively aggressive mental health patients Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, May 8, 2013 Review Article
63 Mental health correlates of anger in the general population: Findings from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
64 Cost-effectiveness of a stepped-care intervention to prevent major depression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and/or coronary heart disease and subthreshold depression: design of a cluster-randomized controlled trial Full Text BMC Psychiatry, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
65 Predictors of psychiatric disorders in combat Veterans Full Text BMC Psychiatry, May 8, 2013 Review Article
66 Psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM-K) Comprehensive Psychiatry, May 8, 2013 Review Article
67 Assessing the quality of life of health-referred children and adolescents with short stature: development and psychometric testing of the QoLISSY instrument Full Text Health and Quality of Life Outcomes , May 8, 2013 Review Article
68 Policies of access to healthcare services for accompanied asylum-seeking children in the Nordic countries Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, May 8, 2013 Review Article
69 Heterotopias of control: Placing the material in experiences of mental health service use and community living Health and Place, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
70 Sexual behaviours on acute inpatient psychiatric units Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
71 From distress to illness: a critical analysis of medicalization and its effects in clinical practice Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, May 8, 2013
72 Turbulent life: the experiences of the family members of patients suffering from depression Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
73 Axis IV - psychosocial and environmental problems - in the DSM-IV Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, May 8, 2013
74 Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health: Integration in Research, Policy, and Practice Full Text PLoS Medicine, May 7, 2013
75 Couples facing advanced cancer: examination of an interdependent relational system Psycho-Oncology, May 7, 2013
76 Physical and mental health status of female adolescent/young adult survivors of breast and gynecological cancer: a national, population-based, case-control study Supportive Care in Cancer, May 7, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
77 Vitamin D and depression in geriatric primary care patients Full Text Clinical Interventions in Aging, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
78 A structural multidisciplinary approach to depression management in nursing-home residents: a multicentre, stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial The Lancet, May 6, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
79 Common mental disorders and mortality in the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: comparing the General Health Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, May 6, 2013 Review Article
80 Evidence of prescription of antidepressants for non-psychiatric conditions in primary care: an analysis of guidelines and systematic reviews Full Text BMC Family Practice, May 6, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Guideline
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health conducted a study involving 96,008 women in the Nurse’s Health Study II with 18 years of follow up, which demonstrated a strikingly strong association with non-fatal cardiovascular disease. There were 2463 participants with psoriasis and 1,709,069 person-years of follow up. There were 713 cases of non-fatal cardiovascular disease (HR=1.55). The HRs for myocardial infarction and stroke were 1.70 and 1.45, respectively. For women with psoriatic arthritis, the HR was 3.47. For women < 40 years of age and psoriasis > 9 years, the HRs were 3.26 and 3.09, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs reported in the British Journal of Dermatology, two cytokine genes (IL-2RA and TNF/LTA) which have been implicated in autoimmune diseases are associated with severe alopecia areata. The study involved 768 patients with alopecia areata and 658 controls, and 26 cytokine genes were genotyped.
Read the article summaryAs reported in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and based on participants in the Nurses’ Health Study, Women’s Health Study, Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study, and Physicians’ Health Study II, total testosterone (RR = 0.62) and SHBG levels (RR = 0.65), and the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 2.63) are associated with colorectal cancer risk in men. An inverse association exists between the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 0.43) and colorectal cancer risk in women.
Read the article summary1 Depressive Symptomatology as a Risk Factor for Falls in Older People: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 26, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
2 Stress among parents of infants with neural tube defect and its associated factors International Journal of Nursing Practice, April 26, 2013
3 Receipt of Psychosocial Care Among Cancer Survivors in the United States Journal of Clinical Oncology, April 26, 2013
4 Relationship between student nurses' self-efficacy and psychomotor skills competence International Journal of Nursing Practice, April 26, 2013
5 Associations between active commuting and physical and mental wellbeing Preventive Medicine, April 26, 2013
6 Family burden, family health and personal mental health BMC Public Health, March 22, 2013 Free full text Review Article
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