Leo Sher, M.D. The 3rd International Congress on Pediatric Chronic Diseases, Disability and Human Development will be held in Jerusalem on December 2-5, 2012. The meeting is organized by Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the Israeli National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Morris MC, Compas BE, Garber J.Clin Psychol Rev. 2012 Feb 10;32(4):301-315. AbstractExposure to traumatic stress is associated with increased risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alterations of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) function. Research linking traumatic stress with HPA function in PTSD has been inconsistent, however, in part due to (a) the inclusion of trauma-exposed individuals without […]
Lee EA.Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2012 Apr;48(2):108-15. AbstractPURPOSE: The purpose of this case study is to present the complex contribution of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to suicide and international standards of treatment among veterans deployed to the Middle East. CONCLUSIONS: PTSD carries increased physical and psychological health risk in combat soldiers. Internationally, guidelines for PTSD […]
Leboyer M, Soreca I, Scott J, Frye M, Henry C, Tamouza R, Kupfer DJ.J Affect Disord. 2012 Apr 10. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract.BACKGROUND: Patients with bipolar disorder are known to be at high risk of premature death. Comorbid cardio-vascular diseases are a leading cause of excess mortality, well above the risk associated with suicide. […]
Aoki Y, Malcolm E, Yamaguchi S, Thornicroft G, Henderson C.Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 8. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractBACKGROUND: Mass media depictions of people with mental illness have a strong influence on public attitudes, to the extent that changes in these depictions can reduce public stigmatization of people with such illness. Journalists’ mental […]
Carvajal-Carmona LG, Soto ID, Pineda N, Ortíz-Barrientos D, Duque C, Ospina-Duque J, McCarthy M, Montoya P, Alvarez VM, Bedoya G, Ruiz-Linares A.Am J Hum Genet. 2000 Nov;67(5):1287-95. Historical and genetic evidences suggest that the recently founded population of Antioquia (Colombia) is potentially useful for the genetic mapping of complex traits. This population was established in […]
Chang SC, Klein C, Gorzalka BB.J Sex Res. 2012 Apr 10. [Epub ahead of print] Evidence for the influence of sexual beliefs on sexual functioning and satisfaction has mainly emanated from clinical lore. Empirical investigations on this topic remain sparse. This study investigated whether beliefs regarding prevalence and definitions of male and female sexual dysfunctions […]
Guo M, Liu T, Guo JC, Jiang XL, Chen F, Gao YS.Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2012 Apr;5(4):323-5. AbstractOBJECTIVE: To evaluate serum IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 and TNF-a levels in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients. METHODS: We utilized ELISA technology to examine cytokines such as IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 and TNF-a in serum […]
Shrira A, Palgi Y, Ben-Ezra M, Shmotkin D.Psychol Trauma. 2011 Dec 1;3(4):394-402. AbstractDespite abundant research on offspring of Holocaust survivors (OHS), it is relatively unknown how they function in middle-age. Transgenerational effects of the Holocaust may be stronger among middle-aged OHS as they previously suffered from early inclement natal and postnatal environment and now face […]
Sharma V.Curr Drug Saf. 2011 Nov 1;6(5):318-23. AbstractThere are conflicting data on the course of bipolar disorder during pregnancy but childbirth is generally considered a time of high risk for the onset or exacerbation of mood and psychotic episodes in women with bipolar disorder. Despite the increasing use of psychotropic drugs in women with psychiatric […]
