Uutela A.National Institute for Health and Welfare THL, Helsinki, Finland.Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2010 Jan 16. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Literature from the past year was examined to learn whether economic recessions have an effect on mental disorders including depression and suicides.RECENT FINDINGS: Economic recessions and crises have a context-dependent negative impact on mental health disorders. These […]
Coin A, Perissinotto E, Najjar M, Girardi A, Inelmen EM, Enzi G, Manzato E, Sergi G.Geriatric Clinics, Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Padova. Italy.Curr Alzheimer Res. 2010 Jan 21. BACKGROUND: several studies have shown that religiosity has beneficial effects on health, mortality and pathological conditions; little is known about religiosity in Alzheimer’s […]
Munthe C, Radovic S, Anckarsäter H.University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.Bioethics. 2010 Jan;24(1):35-44. This paper analyses ethical issues in forensic psychiatric research on mentally disordered offenders, especially those detained in the psychiatric treatment system. The idea of a ‘dual role’ dilemma afflicting forensic psychiatry is more complicated than acknowledged. Our suggestion acknowledges the good of criminal […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The 10th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry will be hosted by the Czech Society of Biological Psychiatry. The Congress will be held in the Prague Congress Center, Prague, Czech Republic, on May 29 – June 3, 2011. The Congress Program will include plenary lectures, symposia, free communication sessions, debates and poster sessions. […]
Behnken MP, Le YC, Temple JR, Berenson AB.Iowa State University, United States.Addict Behav. 2009 Dec 21. Although sexual assault victimization has been shown to predict suicidality, little is known about the mechanisms linking these two factors. Using cross-sectional data (N=6364) from the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, binge drinking significantly mediated the relationship between forced […]
Tuohimaa P, Keisala T, Minasyan A, Cachat J, Kalueff A.Medical School, University of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, Finland.Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009 Dec;34 Suppl 1:S278-86. This is a mini-review of vitamin D(3), its active metabolites and their functioning in the central nervous system (CNS), especially in relation to nervous system pathologies and aging. The vitamin D(3) endocrine system consists […]
The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. –Elbert Hubbard (19 June 1856 – 7 May 1915)
Bruce RD, Schleifer RA.Yale University AIDS Program, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Program, Human Rights Watch, United States Int J Drug Policy. 2008 Feb;19(1):17-23. Epub 2008 Jan 15. Opioid dependence is a complex medical condition affecting neurocognitive and physical functioning. Forced or abrupt opioid withdrawal may cause profound physical and psychological suffering, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, […]
Strakowski SM, Adler CM, Cerullo MA, Eliassen JC, Lamy M, Fleck DE, Lee JH, Delbello MP.Division of Bipolar Disorders Research, Department of Psychiatry, and the Center for Imaging Research, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USAEarly Interv Psychiatry. 2008 Nov;2(4):225-233. OBJECTIVES: Impulsivity is common in bipolar disorder, especially during mania. Understanding the functional neuroanatomy of response […]
Ferentzy P, Skinner W, Antze P.Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.J Gambl Stud. 2009 Dec 22. This paper examines changing spousal roles and their effects upon recovery in Gamblers Anonymous (GA). It is based upon a qualitative study designed to gage uniformity as well as variations in approaches to recovery in GA.
