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MDLinx Psychiatry is your one-stop shop for the peer-reviewed journal articles published in your field. We sort, rank and summarize the literature within 24 hours – hot off the presses! – so you can stay current without drowning in those piles of Current Psychiatry, Bipolar Disorders, and American Journal of Psychiatry. Also find bonus content like clinical pearls from The Smartest Psychiatrist Physician Review and daily quiz competition. Not sure where to start? Skim some of the recent “must read” articles highlighted by our own physician editor D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD.
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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (7) Focus on Geriatric Psychiatry761 Drug dependence associated with triptans and ergot derivatives: a case/non-case study European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, February 17, 2010
762 Sympathetic skin response following painful electrical stimulation is increased in major depression Pain, February 16, 2010
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Evidences of memory dysfunction and maladaptive coping in chronic low back pain and rheumatoid arthritis patients: challenges for rehabilitation Full Text
European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, February 15, 2010
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764 Quality of life and alexithymia in somatoform pain disorder Schmerz, February 15, 2010
765 Elevated postoperative pain levels following orthopedic surgery. Depression as a strong predictor Schmerz, February 15, 2010
766 Validation and reliability of the Turkish version of the fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire in patients with low back pain Full Text European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, February 14, 2010
767 Pain severity and catastrophising modify treatment success in neck pain patients in primary care Manual Therapy , February 10, 2010
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Shared pain: From empathy to synaesthesia
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769 Suppression of pain-related thoughts and feelings during pain-induction: sex differences in delayed pain responses Journal of Behavioral Medicine, February 9, 2010
770 The Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Characterized by Persistent Nausea and Vomiting, Abdominal Pain, and Compulsive Bathing Associated with Chronic Marijuana Use: A Report of Eight Cases in the United States Digestive Diseases and Sciences, February 8, 2010
771 Ventromedial prefrontal neurokinin 1 receptor availability is reduced in chronic pain Pain, February 8, 2010
772 Performance-dependent inhibition of pain by an executive working memory task Pain, February 4, 2010
773 Manic spectrum symptoms are correlated to the severity of pain and the health-related quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, February 4, 2010
774 A painful train of events: increased prevalence of fibromyalgia in survivors of a major train crash Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, February 4, 2010
775 Are psychological distress symptoms different in fibromyalgia patients compared to relatives with and without fibromyalgia? Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, February 4, 2010
776 Cognitive impairment in patients suffering from fibromyalgia. An underestimated problem Schmerz, February 2, 2010 Evidence Based Medicine
777 Headache, anxiety and depressive disorders: the HADAS study The Journal of Headache and Pain, February 2, 2010
778 Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Alters Biobehavioral Reactivity to Pain in Newborns Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, February 2, 2010
779 The future of neuroscientific research in functional gastrointestinal disorders: Integration towards multidimensional (visceral) pain endophenotypes? Journal of Psychosomatic Research, February 2, 2010
780 Non-fatal overdose in the 12 months following treatment for substance use disorders Drug and Alcohol Dependence, February 1, 2010
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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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Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 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
2 The comorbidity of insomnia, chronic pain, and depression: Dopamine as a putative mechanism Sleep Medicine Reviews , April 5, 2013
3 Pain in people with an intellectual disability Current Opinion in Psychiatry, March 29, 2013 Review Article
4 Panic Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Noncardiac Chest Pain Child Psychiatry and Human Development, February 7, 2013
5 Does Opiate Use in Traumatically Injured Individuals Worsen Pain and Psychological Outcomes? The Journal of Pain, April 22, 2013
6 Cerumen impaction in patients with schizophrenia Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses, March 4, 2013
7 Psychological factors: anxiety, depression, and somatization symptoms in low back pain patients Journal of Pain Research, February 14, 2013 Free full text
8 Five-factor personality traits and pain sensitivity. A twin study Pain, February 18, 2013
9 Age Differences in the Presence of Pain and Psychological Distress in Younger and Older Cancer Patients Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, March 26, 2013
10 The effects of relaxation breathing on procedural pain and anxiety during burn care Burns, April 9, 2013
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