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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx141 Assessing the prevalence of and factors associated with overweight, obesity, and binge eating as a function of ethnicity Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
142 The stigmatization of obesity among Gypsy and Hungarian children Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
143 Childhood obesity, overweight and underweight: a study in primary schools in Milan Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
144 Relationship of a desire of thinness and eating behavior among Japanese underweight female students Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
145 Effects of Creative Arts Therapies on Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients With Cancer JAMA Internal Medicine, May 17, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
146 Mental Health Treatment Associated with Community-Based Depression Screening: Considerations for Planning Multidisciplinary Collaborative Care Annals of Pharmacotherapy, May 17, 2013 Review Article
147 Depression as a non-causal variable risk marker in coronary heart disease Full Text BMC Medicine, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
148 Pharmacologic Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Parkinson Disease The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
149 Life Events and Psychosis: A Review and Meta-analysis Schizophrenia Bulletin, May 16, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
150 Repetitive Traumatic Brain Injury, Psychological Symptoms, and Suicide Risk in a Clinical Sample of Deployed Military Personnel JAMA Psychiatry, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
151 Informing DSM 5: Biological boundaries between Bipolar I, Schizoaffective, and Schizophrenia Full Text BMC Medicine, May 16, 2013
152 Toward the Future of Psychiatric Diagnosis: The Seven Pillars of RDoC Full Text BMC Medicine, May 16, 2013
153 Clinical classification in mental health at the cross-roads: which direction next? Full Text BMC Medicine, May 16, 2013
154 Understanding the somatic consequences of depression: biological mechanisms and the role of depression symptom profile Full Text BMC Medicine, May 16, 2013
155 Depression as a risk factor for adverse outcomes in coronary heart disease Full Text BMC Medicine, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
156 Lack of Use in the Literature From the Last 20 Years Supports Dropping Traditional Schizophrenia Subtypes From DSM-5 and ICD-11 Schizophrenia Bulletin, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
157 Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease: Mortality, Quality of Life Outcomes, and Correlates The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
158 Designing a Trial to Evaluate Potential Treatments for Apathy in Dementia: The Apathy in Dementia Methylphenidate Trial (ADMET) The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
159 Patients with chronic whiplash can be sub-grouped based on symptoms of sensory hypersensitivity and post-traumatic stress Pain, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article
160 Brain structural, neurochemical and neuroinflammatory markers of psychosis onset and relapse: Is there evidence for a psychosis relapse signature? International Clinical Psychopharmacology, May 16, 2013 Review Article
In a study headed by researchers at Wayne State University involving 119,726 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative, there were 1099 incident cases of malignant melanoma over an average follow-up of 11.6 y. At the time of enrollment, 7.4% of the participants used statins. The annualized rate of malignant melanoma in the statin users and non-users was 0.09% (HR=1.14). Thus, statin use does not increase the risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women.
Read the article summaryA phase III trial conducted at the University of Cagliari showed that either of two regimens were effective in the treatment of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome (CACS). Sixty patients were randomized to receive one of the following treatment interventions for 4 months: 1) L-carnitine (4 g/d) + celecoxib (300 mg/d); or 2) L-carnitine + celecoxib + megestrol acetate (320 mg/d). All patients also received polyphenols (300 mg/d), lipoic acid (300 mg/d), carbocysteine (2.7 g/d), and vitamins A, C, and E. Lean body mass (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and L3 computed tomography) and physical activity (6-min walk test) increased in both groups.
Read the article summaryAs published in BMC Medicine, elevated ACTH levels are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia, and elevated cortisol levels are associated with hypertension and high LDL-C in obese children and adolescents (n=450).
Read the article summary1 Therapeutic effects of vitamin D as adjunctive therapy to fluoxetine in patients with major depressive disorder Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, March 6, 2013
2 Effects of cannabis use status on cognitive function, in males with schizophrenia Psychiatry Research, April 2, 2013
3 Recognition, intervention, and management of antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders in children and young people: summary of NICE-SCIE guidance British Medical Journal, April 12, 2013 Review Article
4 Myocardial infarction and generalised anxiety disorder: 10-year follow-up The British Journal of Psychiatry, April 3, 2012 Free full text
5 The effect of zonisamide on antipsychotic-associated weight gain in patients with schizophrenia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial Schizophrenia Research, April 17, 2013
6 Cognitive and Emotional Determinants Characterizing Women with Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder The Journal of Sexual Medicine, April 2, 2013
7 Smoking and Chronic Pain Among People Aged 65 Years and Older Pain Practice, April 16, 2013
8 The relationship between Aspergers syndrome and schizophrenia in adolescence European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, April 3, 2013
9 Risk for Addiction-Related Disorders Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in a Large Cohort of Active-Duty U.S. Airmen American Journal of Psychiatry, April 2, 2013
10 Could pramipexole induce acute mania? A case report Bipolar Disorders, April 17, 2013
11 Reduced plasma oxytocin levels in female patients with borderline personality disorder Hormones and Behavior, March 26, 2013 Review Article
12 Cognition in perimenopause: the effect of transition stage Menopause, April 29, 2013
13 The Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Restless Legs Syndrome in Two Prospective Cohort Studies Psychosomatic Medicine, April 16, 2013
14 A Multisite, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Vigabatrin for Treating Cocaine Dependence JAMA Psychiatry, April 12, 2013
15 Management of schizophrenia: clinical experience with asenapine Journal of Psychopharmacology, April 4, 2013
16 Impact of Sleep Quality on Amygdala Reactivity, Negative Affect, and Perceived Stress Psychosomatic Medicine, April 17, 2013
17 Longitudinal course of pharmacotherapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder International Clinical Psychopharmacology, April 16, 2013
18 The association between low vitamin D and depressive disorders Molecular Psychiatry, April 10, 2013 Free full text
19 Practice-Based Versus Telemedicine-Based Collaborative Care for Depression in Rural Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Pragmatic Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial American Journal of Psychiatry, April 4, 2013
20 Influence of depression symptoms on history-independent reward and punishment processing Psychiatry Research, April 29, 2013
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