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981 Anxiety and depression after thoracic aortic surgery or coronary artery bypass Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
982 Parental Psychological Distress During Pregnancy and Early Growth in Preschool Children: The Generation R Study American Journal of Epidemiology, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
983 Depression, Social Factors, and Farmworker Health Care Utilization The Journal of Rural Health, February 26, 2013 Review Article
984 Painful effects of auditory startle, forehead cooling and psychological stress in patients with fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis Journal of Psychosomatic Research, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
985 Relationship Between Depression in Patients With COPD and the Percent of Predicted FEV1, BODE Index, and Health-Related Quality of Life Full Text Respiratory Care, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
986 Drosophila modifier screens to identify novel neuropsychiatric drugs including aminergic agents for the possible treatment of Parkinson's disease and depression Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
987 Screening for distress in cancer patients Cancer, February 26, 2013 Review Article
988 The road not taken: life experiences in monozygotic twin pairs discordant for major depression Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
989 A genome-wide association study of post-traumatic stress disorder identifies the retinoid-related orphan receptor alpha (RORA) gene as a significant risk locus Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
990 Regulation of AMPA receptor surface trafficking and synaptic plasticity by a cognitive enhancer and antidepressant molecule Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 26, 2013 Clinical Article
991 Association Between Anticipatory Grief and Problem Solving Among Family Caregivers of Persons With Cognitive Impairment Journal of Aging and Health, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
992 The neuroprogressive nature of major depressive disorder: pathways to disease evolution and resistance, and therapeutic implications Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
993 Pro-inflammatory cytokines as predictors of antidepressant effects of exercise in major depressive disorder Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
994 Loss of dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurons accounts for the motivational and affective deficits in Parkinson's disease Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
995 Examination of Increased Mental Contamination as a Potential Mechanism in the Association Between Disgust Sensitivity and Sexual Assault-Related Posttraumatic Stress Cognitive Therapy and Research, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
996 Neuropeptide Y and posttraumatic stress disorder Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
997 Effects of continuously enhanced corticotropin releasing factor expression within the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis on conditioned and unconditioned anxiety Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
998 The protective effect of the obesity-associated rs9939609 A variant in fat mass- and obesity-associated gene on depression Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
999 Chronic dim light at night provokes reversible depression-like phenotype: possible role for TNF Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
1000 Evidence for a differential role of HPA-axis function, inflammation and metabolic syndrome in melancholic versus atypical depression Full Text Molecular Psychiatry, February 25, 2013 Clinical Article
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 summaryAs 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 summaryAs 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%).
Read the article summary1 Risperidone, quetiapine, and olanzapine adjunctive treatments in major depression with psychotic features: a comparative study Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, April 18, 2013 Free full text
2 Effects of pregabalin on sleep in generalized anxiety disorder International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, April 3, 2013 Review Article
3 The association between low vitamin D and depressive disorders Molecular Psychiatry, April 10, 2013 Free full text
4 Efficacy of the novel antidepressant agomelatine for anxiety symptoms in major depression Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, March 28, 2013
5 Efficiacy of Melatonin in Chronic Tension Type Headache Patients and Effects on Anxiety and Depression Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish), April 1, 2013 Free full text
6 A randomised, controlled trial of a dietary intervention for adults with major depression (the SMILES trial): study protocol BMC Psychiatry, April 19, 2013 Free full text
7 Reboxetine Treatment for Autistic Spectrum Disorder of Pediatric Patients With Depressive and Inattentive/Hyperactive Symptoms: An Open-Label Trial Clinical Neuropharmacology, April 5, 2013
8 Compliance and Persistence of Antidepressants Versus Anticonvulsants in Patients With Neuropathic Pain During the First Year of Therapy The Clinical Journal of Pain, April 11, 2013
9 Depression and major weight gain: A 6-year prospective follow-up of outpatients Comprehensive Psychiatry, April 23, 2013
10 Rapid Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Major Depression Biological Psychiatry, April 8, 2013
11 An 8-week, open-label study to evaluate the effect of sertraline on the polysomnogram of depressive patients with insomnia Sleep and Biological Rhythms, April 26, 2013
12 Is computerised CBT really helpful for adult depression?-A meta-analytic re-evaluation of CCBT for adult depression in terms of clinical implementation and methodological validity BMC Psychiatry, April 16, 2013 Free full text Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
13 Additional ECT increases BDNF-levels in patients suffering from major depressive disorders compared to patients treated with citalopram only Journal of Psychiatric Research, April 15, 2013
14 Mindfulness and emotion regulation in depression and anxiety: common and distinct mechanisms of action Depression and Anxiety, April 23, 2013
15 Depression and smoking: a 5-year prospective study of patients with major depressive disorder Depression and Anxiety, April 22, 2013
16 Methylphenidate in mania project (MEMAP): study protocol of an international randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study on the initial treatment of acute mania with methylphenidate BMC Psychiatry, February 28, 2013 Free full text
17 Newly diagnosed depression is associated with increased beta-thromboglobulin levels and increased expression of platelet activation markers and platelet derived CD40-CD40L Journal of Psychiatric Research, April 12, 2013
18 Depression, anxiety and the bladder LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, April 3, 2013
19 Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Heart Rate Variability at Rest and During Acute Stress in Adults With Moderate Hypertriglyceridemia Psychosomatic Medicine, April 17, 2013
20 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
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