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Latest (8) Full Text Articles (67) Focus on Anxiety Disorders181 Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds Full Text HealthDay, May 2, 2013
182 Genes Found That May Protect Infants of Addicted Mothers Bloomberg News, May 2, 2013
183 Lyfechannel wins the healthfinder.gov Mobile App Challenge HHS News Releases, May 2, 2013
184 A Rising Tide of Substance Abuse The New York Times, May 1, 2013
185 New Doubts About Ginkgo Biloba The New York Times, May 1, 2013
186 Overweight Patients Face Bias The New York Times, May 1, 2013
187 Risk of depression influenced by quality of relationships, U-M research says Full Text EurekAlert!, May 1, 2013
188 Teen girls less successful than boys at quitting meth in UCLA pilot research study Full Text EurekAlert!, May 1, 2013
189 Researchers successfully treat autism in infants: Playing games that infants prefer can lessen severity of symptoms Full Text ScienceDaily, May 1, 2013
190 Smoking prevention in schools: Does it work? Full Text ScienceDaily, May 1, 2013
191 Healthcare costs to negate state, local budget improvements: outlook Full Text Reuters Health News, May 1, 2013
192 Want to Hold On to a Memory? Make a Fist Full Text Time, May 1, 2013
193 Abused Children May Get Unique Form of PTSD Full Text Time, May 1, 2013
194 Virtual pillbox helps caregivers track medications for dementia patients The Washington Post, May 1, 2013
195 Mediterranean Diet Might Help Stave Off Dementia Full Text HealthDay, May 1, 2013
196 Sex Lives Often an Overlooked Casualty of Traumatic Brain Injury Full Text HealthDay, May 1, 2013
197 5 heavy hitters take lead on UDI Full Text Healthcare IT News, April 30, 2013
198 Antidepressants linked with increased risks after surgery Full Text EurekAlert!, April 30, 2013
199 Sniffing out schizophrenia Full Text EurekAlert!, April 30, 2013
200 Study identifies key shift in the brain that creates drive to overeat Full Text EurekAlert!, April 30, 2013
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- The three core symptoms of neuropsychiatric illness behavior in Alzheimer patients are depression, anxiety and apathy
- In institutionalized people with dementia the introduction of a motor and multisensory-based approach in care routines may improve residents' engagement and attention to the environment
- Decreased BMI might be a useful indicator for future risk of dementia in Parkinson’s disease patients
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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).
Read the article summaryA 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).
Read the article summaryOptimal 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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5 APNewsBreak: Upper-income seniors' Medicare hike The Seattle Times, April 16, 2013 Free full text
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7 Eggs for Breakfast Arthritis Today, March 5, 2013
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9 What You Need to Know About Autism U.S. News & World Report - Health, April 1, 2013
10 Multiple factors predict repeat suicide-related behavior in youth: Study EurekAlert!, April 4, 2013 Free full text
11 Web First: CDS overwhelmed by data Healthcare IT News, April 5, 2013 Free full text
12 E-prescribing in growth mode Healthcare IT News, April 17, 2013 Free full text
13 Contest seeks new big data strategies Healthcare IT News, April 19, 2013 Free full text
14 Drug and therapeutic knowledge base on tap for Canadian providers Healthcare IT News, April 22, 2013 Free full text
15 Can your breath identify stress? ScienceDaily, March 4, 2013 Free full text
16 Social stress and the inflamed brain ScienceDaily, April 23, 2013 Free full text
17 Autism in black and white: NIH grant helps scientist study disorder in African Americans EurekAlert!, April 9, 2013 Free full text
18 Do You Really Need Antioxidants? U.S. News & World Report - Health, March 12, 2013
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