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141 Physicians see potential of EHRs despite early dissatisfaction Full Text American Medical News, May 28, 2013

142 Backup plans for EHR failures need regular testing Full Text American Medical News, May 28, 2013

143 Help at hand for schizophrenics Full Text EurekAlert!, May 28, 2013

144 Patient participation in decision making associated with increased costs, services Full Text EurekAlert!, May 28, 2013

145 How patient centered are medical decisions? Full Text EurekAlert!, May 28, 2013

146 Hormone levels may provide key to understanding psychological disorders in women Full Text ScienceDaily, May 28, 2013

147 Molecular roots of cocaine addiction in brain uncovered: Promising new anti-addiction drug revealed Full Text ScienceDaily, May 28, 2013

148 Addiction as a disorder of decision-making Full Text ScienceDaily, May 28, 2013

149 Merck's insomnia drug moves a step closer to U.S. approval Full Text Reuters Health News, May 28, 2013

150 Certain chronic pain may raise suicide risk Full Text Reuters Health News, May 28, 2013

151 Parents can prevent teens' substance use despite doubts Full Text USA Today, May 28, 2013

152 Is grief mental illness? With psychiatric changes, maybe Full Text USA Today, May 28, 2013

153 Unresolved grief can be hidden health risk, experts say Full Text USA Today, May 28, 2013

154 'Crack baby' scare overblown, teen research says Full Text USA Today, May 28, 2013

155 It's not your imagination: Memory gets muddled at menopause Full Text EurekAlert!, May 24, 2013

156 Depression common among children with temporal lobe epilepsy Full Text EurekAlert!, May 24, 2013

157 Link between war support and PTSD, time it late in negotiations and courtship by narcissists Full Text EurekAlert!, May 24, 2013

158 UC Santa Barbara scientists discover cinnamon compounds' potential ability to prevent Alzheimer's Full Text EurekAlert!, May 24, 2013

159 Depression linked to telomere enzyme, aging, chronic disease Full Text ScienceDaily, May 24, 2013

160 Multiple research teams unable to confirm high-profile Alzheimer's study Full Text ScienceDaily, May 24, 2013

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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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1 9 'Cs' lead to accountable care Healthcare IT News, May 22, 2013 Free full text

2 How to fix health problems with exercise CNN Health, May 30, 2013 Free full text

3 A Rising Tide of Substance Abuse The New York Times, May 1, 2013

4 It's not your imagination: Memory gets muddled at menopause EurekAlert!, May 24, 2013 Free full text

5 Mount Sinai links EMR with DNA Healthcare IT News, May 3, 2013 Free full text

6 Better care not always better business Healthcare IT News, May 23, 2013 Free full text

7 Have Anxiety? There's an App for That U.S. News & World Report - Health, May 6, 2013

8 Value-based payment models expected to reach tipping point by 2018, study finds Healthcare IT News, May 15, 2013 Free full text

9 In the Age of Apps, Can You Protect Your Privacy? U.S. News & World Report - Health, May 20, 2013

10 Circadian clock gene rhythms in brain altered in depression, UC Irvine Health study finds EurekAlert!, May 14, 2013 Free full text

11 Slowing health-care costs may be here to stay The Seattle Times, May 9, 2013 Free full text

12 What You Need to Know About Autism U.S. News & World Report - Health, April 1, 2013

13 Psychiatry divided as mental health bible denounced New Scientist, May 7, 2013

14 Nerve stimulation for severe depression changes brain function EurekAlert!, May 8, 2013 Free full text

15 Depression linked to telomere enzyme, aging, chronic disease ScienceDaily, May 24, 2013 Free full text

16 Flow management boosts patient care Healthcare IT News, May 28, 2013 Free full text

17 New Doubts About Ginkgo Biloba The New York Times, May 1, 2013

18 Binge Eating Disorder: A Diagnosis for Healing U.S. News & World Report - Health, May 16, 2013

19 World first clinical trial supports use of Kava to treat anxiety ScienceDaily, May 15, 2013 Free full text

20 Web First: CDS overwhelmed by data Healthcare IT News, April 5, 2013 Free full text

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Psychiatry - General Medical News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Psychiatry

Highlights in Psychiatry

Risk factors for postpartum depression

A link between cardiovascular fitness and depression

Optimal dose of amisulpride for acute exacerbation of schizophrenia

Most Popular Psychiatry Articles

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