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661 Sense of coherence, depressive feelings and life satisfaction in older persons: a closer look at the role of integrity and despair Aging and Mental Health, May 2, 2013 Review Article

662 Depression in patients with pemphigus: Is it a major concern? The Journal of Dermatology, May 2, 2013 Review Article

663 Incidence of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer and outcomes after chemoradiation in a population of heavy smokers Head & Neck, May 2, 2013 Review Article

664 Smoking but not cocaine use is associated with lower cerebral metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 density in humans Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, May 2, 2013 Review Article

665 Psychosocial problems associated with depression at 18 months poststroke International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, May 2, 2013 Review Article

666 Effects of cigarette smoke extract on primary activated T cells Cellular Immunology, May 2, 2013 Review Article

667 Attitudes of Medical Students Toward Psychiatry and Psychiatry as a Career: A Systematic Review Academic Psychiatry, May 2, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

668 The Effects of Cannabis Use Expectancies on Self-Initiated Cannabis Cessation Addiction, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article

669 Validation of self-reported cannabis dose and potency: an ecological study Addiction, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article

670 Substance Use and Attitudes on Professional Conduct Among Medical Students: A Single-Institution Study Academic Psychiatry, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article

671 A blood-based predictor for neocortical Aβ burden in Alzheimer’s disease: results from the AIBL study Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
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672 Web-Streamed Didactic Instruction on Substance Use Disorders Compares Favorably With Live-Lecture Format Academic Psychiatry, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article

673 What can qualitative studies tell us about the experiences of women who are pregnant that have an eating disorder? Midwifery, May 2, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

674 Telemedicine for Peer-to-Peer Psychiatry Learning Between U.K. and Somaliland Medical Students Academic Psychiatry, May 2, 2013 Review Article

675 Relationship between observable emotional expression and wandering behavior of people with dementia International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, May 2, 2013 Review Article

676 DHEA Enhances Emotion Regulation Neurocircuits and Modulates Memory for Emotional Stimuli Neuropsychopharmacology, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article

677 What psychiatric genetics has taught us about the nature of psychiatric illness and what is left to learn Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, May 2, 2013 Review Article

678 Purging Disorder: A Comparison to Established Eating Disorders with Purging Behaviour European Eating Disorders Review, May 2, 2013 Review Article

679 Feasibility and efficacy of an intervention to reduce secondhand smoke exposure among infants discharged from a neonatal intensive care unit Journal of Perinatology, May 2, 2013 Review Article

680 Industry Use of Evidence to Influence Alcohol Policy: A Case Study of Submissions to the 2008 Scottish Government Consultation Full Text PLoS Medicine, May 2, 2013 Review Article

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Risk factors for postpartum depression

As published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, risk factors for postpartum depression among abused women included age 15-19 (aOR=2.29) and > 35 years of age (aOR=2.33). In non-abused women, risk factors for postpartum depression include unemployment (aOR=1.41), foreign birth (aOR=2.04), and low income (aOR=1.68). Postpartum depression was also associated with women abused prior to pregnancy (aOR=3.28), abuse beginning postpartum (aOR=4.76), and abuse resuming postpartum (aOR=3.81).

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A link between cardiovascular fitness and depression

As published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, low cardiovascular fitness at 18 years of age (n = 1,117,292; follow-up, 3-40 y) is associated with an increased risk of severe depression (HR = 1.96).

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Optimal dose of amisulpride for acute exacerbation of schizophrenia

As published in Clinical Drug Investigation, an initial amisulpride dose of 800 mg (n=38) is more effective that 400 mg with dose titration (n=30) in patients with an acute exacerbation of schizophrenia. A greater number of patients in the 800 mg group than the 400 mg with dose titration group had a 30% reduction in the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale after 4 (68.4% vs. 40.0%) and 6 weeks (71.1% vs. 43.3%).

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