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881 An adjunctive Management of Depression program for difficult-to-treat depressed patients and their families Depression and Anxiety, December 16, 2009
882 Mexican American Adolescents Family Caregiving: Selection Effects and Longitudinal Associations With Adjustment Family Relations, December 16, 2009
883 A Mind-Body Program for Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain: Results of a Pilot Study Pain Medicine, December 15, 2009
884 Psychodynamics in Medically Ill Patients Harvard Review of Psychiatry, December 15, 2009
885 Association of Preoperative Symptom Profile With Psychiatric Symptoms Following Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation in Patients With Parkinsons Disease The Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, December 15, 2009
886 Efficacy of interpersonal therapy-group format adapted to post-traumatic stress disorder. An open-label add-on trial Depression and Anxiety, December 14, 2009
887 Psycho-Oncology Harvard Review of Psychiatry, December 14, 2009
888 Physical and Medical Dimensions of Borderline Personality Disorder and the Effect of Treatment Psychiatric Annals, December 11, 2009 Clinical Article
889 Clinical Effectiveness of Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depressed Older People in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial Full Text JAMA Psychiatry, December 10, 2009 Clinical Article
890 Assessing and managing suicidal behaviour in the primary care setting: A model for an integrated regional suicide prevention strategy International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, December 10, 2009
891 Self-stigma, group identification, perceived legitimacy of discrimination and mental health service use Full Text The British Journal of Psychiatry, December 10, 2009
892 Integrated Group Therapy for a Heterogeneous Outpatient Sample The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, December 10, 2009
893 A Preliminary Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, December 9, 2009
894 Quetiapine XR efficacy and tolerability as monotherapy and as adjunctive treatment to conventional antidepressants in the acute and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, December 9, 2009
895 Combination of intensive cognitive rehabilitation and donepezil therapy in Alzheimer's disease (AD) Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, December 9, 2009
896 How to improve adherence to antipsychotic treatment: Outcomes of the IMproving PAtient outComes in psychiatry (IMPACT) Berlin 2009 meeting workshop International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, December 9, 2009
897 A randomized controlled study of paroxetine and cognitive-behavioural therapy for late-life panic disorder Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, December 8, 2009 Clinical Article
898 Randomized Controlled Trial of Illness Management and Recovery in Multiple-Unit Supportive Housing Psychiatric Services, December 8, 2009
899 Correlates of Long-term Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children Following Hurricane Katrina Child Psychiatry and Human Development, December 7, 2009
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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 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
2 Weight suppression in bulimia nervosa: Relationship with cognitive behavioral therapy outcome International Journal of Eating Disorders, April 24, 2013
3 Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia: A Randomised Trial Cognitive Therapy and Research, April 11, 2013
4 Psychotherapy for adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a comparison with cognitive behaviour therapy Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, March 29, 2013 Review Article
5 Persistence of Symptoms in Primary Somatoform Vertigo and Dizziness: A Disorder "Lost" in Health Care? The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, April 4, 2013 Review Article
6 Indications for electroconvulsive treatment in schizophrenia: A systematic review Schizophrenia Research, March 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
7 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
8 Use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in postpartum psychosis--a naturalistic prospective study Archives of Women's Mental Health, April 12, 2013
9 A Randomized Controlled Trial of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Sexually Exploited, War-Affected Congolese Girls Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, April 10, 2013
10 Drop-out and treatment outcome of outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa Comprehensive Psychiatry, April 16, 2013
11 Immediate Quantitative Effects of Recreational Music Therapy on Mood and Perceived Helpfulness in Acute Psychiatric Inpatients: An Exploratory Investigation The Arts in Psychotherapy, April 15, 2013
12 The sertraline versus electrical current therapy for treating depression clinical study (SELECT-TDCS): results of the crossover and follow-up phases Depression and Anxiety, April 29, 2013
13 Randomized controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy for comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorders Addiction, April 5, 2013
14 A 3.5-year follow-up of Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for major depression Journal of Mental Health, April 26, 2013
15 Expectations, experiences, and attitudes of patients and primary care health professionals regarding online psychotherapeutic interventions for depression: protocol for a qualitative study BMC Psychiatry, March 5, 2013 Free full text
16 The Mindfulness-Based Psychoeducation Program for Chinese Patients With Schizophrenia Psychiatric Services, April 3, 2013
17 Childhood maltreatment and response to cognitive behavioral therapy among individuals with social anxiety disorder Depression and Anxiety, April 9, 2013
18 Randomized trial on the effectiveness of long- and short-term psychotherapy on psychiatric symptoms and working ability during a 5-year follow-up Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, January 31, 2013
19 Cognitive behavior therapy in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: The role of illness acceptance and neuroticism Journal of Psychosomatic Research, April 8, 2013
20 Cognitive impairment before and six months after cardiac surgery increase mortality risk at median 11year follow-up: a cohort study International Journal of Cardiology, April 29, 2013
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