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61 Prescription pattern of mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder at a tertiary health care centre in north India Full Text Indian Journal of Psychiatry, May 9, 2013 Review Article
62 Suicidal behaviour of Indian patients with obsessive compulsive disorder Full Text Indian Journal of Psychiatry, May 9, 2013 Review Article
63 An evaluation of the cognitive and mood effects of an energy shot over a 6h period in volunteers. A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, cross-over study Appetite, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
64 Retrospective analysis of factors associated with quetiapine dosage in the acute and subsequent six-month maintenance treatment of bipolar disorders Full Text Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
65 A systematic review of school-based suicide prevention programs Depression and Anxiety, May 7, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
66 A Prospective Assessment of Reports of Drinking to Self-medicate Mood Symptoms With the Incidence and Persistence of Alcohol Dependence JAMA Psychiatry, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
67 The publics knowledge and beliefs about obsessive compulsive disorder Depression and Anxiety, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
68 Higher risk of developing mood disorders among adolescents with comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and disruptive behavior disorder: A nationwide prospective study Journal of Psychiatric Research, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
69 Brain gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) abnormalities in bipolar disorder Bipolar Disorders, May 6, 2013 Review Article
70 Seasonal variation of manic and depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder Bipolar Disorders, May 6, 2013 Review Article
71 Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder reduces suicidal ideation Depression and Anxiety, May 6, 2013 Review Article
72 Association study between MAO-A gene promoter VNTR polymorphisms and obsessive compulsive disorder Journal of Anxiety Disorders, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
73 Ethical Sensitivity in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Role of Reversal Learning Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
74 Comorbidity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder in North Indian clinic children and adolescents Asian Journal of Psychiatry, May 6, 2013 Review Article
75 The impact of a simple individual psycho-education program on quality of life, rate of relapse and medication adherence in bipolar disorder patients Asian Journal of Psychiatry, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
76 Health status assessment tool for the family member caregiver of patients with bipolar disorder: Development and psychometric testing Asian Journal of Psychiatry, May 6, 2013 Review Article
77 The ‘Operationalized Predicaments of Suicide’ (OPS) applied to Northern Territory coroners’ reports Asian Journal of Psychiatry, May 6, 2013 Review Article
78 Schema therapy for bipolar disorder: A conceptual model and future directions Journal of Affective Disorders, May 3, 2013 Review Article
79 Means and capacity for suicidal behavior: A comparison of the ratio of suicide attempts and deaths by suicide in the US military and general population Journal of Affective Disorders, May 3, 2013 Review Article
80 Pain conditions among veterans with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder General Hospital Psychiatry, May 3, 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 The Fetal Safety of Fluoxetine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, April 11, 2013 Free full text Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
2 Longitudinal course of pharmacotherapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder International Clinical Psychopharmacology, April 17, 2013
3 Biomarkers in bipolar disorder: A positional paper from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Biomarkers Task Force Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, April 12, 2013 Review Article
4 Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): An exploratory meta-analysis of randomized and sham-controlled trials Journal of Psychiatric Research, April 24, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
5 Symptom dimensions are associated with age of onset and clinical course of obsessive compulsive disorder Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, April 15, 2013
6 Neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant bipolar I and bipolar II disorder depression BMC Psychiatry, April 8, 2013 Free full text
7 Human brain imaging studies of DISC1 in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression: A systematic review Schizophrenia Research, April 22, 2013
8 Platelet and serum calcium and magnesium concentration in suicidal and non-suicidal schizophrenic patients Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, April 18, 2013
9 Efficacy and mood conversion rate during long-term fluoxetine v. lithium monotherapy in rapid- and non-rapid-cycling bipolar II disorder The British Journal of Psychiatry, April 3, 2013
10 A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of adjunctive calcitonin nasal spray in acute refractory mania Bipolar Disorders, April 2, 2013
11 Exercise caution: Over-exercise is associated with suicidality among individuals with disordered eating Psychiatry Research, April 5, 2013
12 Mood lability among offspring of parents with bipolar disorder and community controls Bipolar Disorders, April 4, 2013
13 Side effects associated with psychotropic medications in patients with bipolar disorder: evidence from two independent samples Journal of Psychopharmacology, April 29, 2013
14 Clinical assessment and crisis intervention for the suicidal bipolar disorder patient Bipolar Disorders, April 10, 2013
15 Temporal sequencing of nicotine dependence and bipolar disorder in the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions (NESARC) Journal of Psychiatric Research, April 16, 2013
16 Buprenorphine augmentation in the treatment of refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, March 1, 2013
17 Comparative psychometric analyses of the SCL-90-R and its short versions in patients with affective disorders BMC Psychiatry, April 1, 2013 Free full text
18 Olanzapine plus fluoxetine for bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of Affective Disorders, March 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
19 Factors associated with chronic pain in patients with bipolar depression: a cross-sectional study BMC Psychiatry, April 19, 2013 Free full text
20 Asenapine effects on individual Young Mania Rating Scale items in bipolar disorder patients with acute manic or mixed episodes: a pooled analysis Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, April 9, 2013 Free full text
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