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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx141 C-reactive protein is elevated in atypical but not nonatypical depression: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2004 Journal of Behavioral Medicine, May 1, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
142 A Meta-Analysis of Mental Health Treatments and Cardiac Rehabilitation for Improving Clinical Outcomes and Depression Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease Psychosomatic Medicine, May 1, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
143 Association Between Sedating Medications and Delirium in Older Inpatients Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 1, 2013 Clinical Article
144 Relationships between physical fitness, physical activity, smoking and metabolic and mental health parameters in people with schizophrenia Psychiatry Research, May 1, 2013 Review Article
145 Race differences in the association of spiritual experiences and life satisfaction in older age Aging and Mental Health, May 1, 2013 Review Article
146 Parental divorce in late adolescence does not seem to increase mental health problems: a population study from Norway Full Text BMC Public Health, May 1, 2013 Clinical Article
147 Mental illness in metropolitan, urban and rural Georgia populations Full Text BMC Public Health, May 1, 2013 Review Article
148 Sleep Loss and Its Effects on Health of Family Caregivers of Individuals with Primary Malignant Brain Tumors Research in Nursing & Health, May 1, 2013
149 Confirming the factor structure of the alcohol and alcohol problems questionnaire (aappq) in a sample of baccalaureate nursing students Research in Nursing & Health, May 1, 2013 Clinical Article
150 How staff and patient experience shapes our perception of spiritual care in a psychiatric setting Journal of Nursing Management, May 1, 2013
151 Postpartum depression in Pakistan Nursing for Women's Health, May 1, 2013 Clinical Article
152 Ready, aim fire! mental health nurses under siege in acute inpatient facilities Issues in Mental Health Nursing, May 1, 2013
153 Cardiorespiratory fitness protects against stress-related symptoms of burnout and depression Patient Education and Counselling, April 30, 2013 Review Article
154 Emergency room psychiatric services: a qualitative study of nurses' experiences Issues in Mental Health Nursing, April 30, 2013
155 Cassandra's prophecy: a psychological perspective: why we need to do more than just tell women Reproductive BioMedicine Online, April 30, 2013
156 Exposure to public natural space as a protective factor for emotional well-being among young people in Canada Full Text BMC Public Health, April 30, 2013 Clinical Article
157 Is It Bullying or Sexual Harassment? Knowledge, Attitudes, and Professional Development Experiences of Middle School Staff Journal of School Health, April 30, 2013
158 Interactions between perceptions of relationship quality and postnatal depressive symptoms in Australian, primiparous women and their partners The Australian Journal of Primary Health, April 30, 2013 Review Article
159 Reflecting on holistic nursing: the contribution of an academic with lived experience of mental health service use Issues in Mental Health Nursing, April 30, 2013
160 Does education improve mental health practitioners' confidence in meeting the physical health needs of mental health service users? a mixed methods pilot study Issues in Mental Health Nursing, April 30, 2013
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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