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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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Behavioral and emotional symptoms and primary headaches in children: A population-based study
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142 Increased risk of depressive disorder following diagnosis with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis Neurourology and Urodynamics, September 28, 2012 Clinical Article
143 Benign epilepsy of childhood with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS) versus migraine: a neuropsychological assessment Child's Nervous System, September 27, 2012 Clinical Article
144 Prescription opioid abuse, chronic pain, and primary care: A Co-Occurring Disorders Clinic in the chronic disease model Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, September 21, 2012
145 Increased cold and heat pain thresholds influence the thermal grill illusion in schizophrenia European Journal of Pain, September 14, 2012
146 Significant others responses to pain in veterans with chronic pain and clinical levels of post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology European Journal of Pain, September 14, 2012
147 Modulation of pain by emotional sounds: A laser-evoked potential study European Journal of Pain, September 14, 2012
148 Somatoform Pain: A Developmental Theory and Translational Research Review Psychosomatic Medicine, September 13, 2012
149 How to implement monitoring tools for sedation, pain and delirium in the intensive care unit: an experimental cohort study Intensive Care Medicine, September 12, 2012
150 Nocturnal masseter muscle activity is related to symptoms and somatization in temporomandibular disorders Journal of Psychosomatic Research, September 4, 2012
151 American Society for Pain Management Nursing Position Statement: Pain Management in Patients with Substance Use Disorders Pain Management Nursing, August 31, 2012
152 Alexithymia and emotional awareness in females with Painful Rheumatic Conditions Journal of Psychosomatic Research, August 31, 2012
153 Medical and Psychological Risks and Consequences of Long-Term Opioid Therapy in Women Pain Medicine, August 24, 2012 Clinical Article
154 Acute pain speeds skin barrier recovery in healthy men and women Journal of Psychosomatic Research, August 24, 2012
155 The relationship between pain and depressive symptoms after lumbar spine surgery Pain, August 21, 2012 Clinical Article
156 A longitudinal study of pain and pain catastrophizing in a cohort of National Guard troops at risk for PTSD Pain, August 21, 2012
157 Psychometric Properties of the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale Compared to Self Assessment of Pain in Elderly Patients Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, August 21, 2012
158 Depression and Ambivalence Toward Chronic Opioid Therapy for Chronic Noncancer Pain The Clinical Journal of Pain, August 17, 2012 Clinical Article
159 Pain acceptance-based coping in complex regional pain syndrome Type I: daily relations with pain intensity, activity, and mood Journal of Behavioral Medicine, August 16, 2012
160 Pain adversely affects outcomes to a collaborative care intervention for anxiety in primary care Journal of General Internal Medicine, August 14, 2012
Clinical Pearls in Psychiatry
- 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
Highlights in Psychiatry
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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