Psychiatry
Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Perimenopausal Depression
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:20h | UTCCommentaries: First-Ever Guidelines for Detecting, Treating Perimenopausal Depression – University of Illinois at Chicago, via NewsWise (free) AND Guidelines for Managing Perimenopausal Depression Now Available – MPR (free)
Systematic Review: Antidepressants for Treating Depression in Dementia
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCAntidepressants for treating depression in dementia – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Antidepressants for treating depression in dementia – Cochrane Library (free)
“On the only measure of efficacy for which we had high-quality evidence (depression rating scale scores), antidepressants showed little or no effect.”
Study: Evaluating the Replicability of Social Science Experiments
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCEvaluating the replicability of social science experiments in Nature and Science between 2010 and 2015 – Nature Human Behavior (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: More social science studies just failed to replicate. Here’s why this is good – VOX (free) AND High-profile journals put to reproducibility test – Nature News (free) AND ‘Replication crisis’ spurs reforms in how science studies are done – ScienceNews (free) AND The Science Behind Social Science Gets Shaken Up—Again – WIRED (Free) AND In Psychology And Other Social Sciences, Many Studies Fail The Reproducibility Test – NPR (free)
“We replicated 21 social science experiments in Science or Nature. We succeeded with 13. Replication effect sizes were half of originals.” (via @BrianNosek see Tweet)
Cohort Study: Psychological Distress and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCCommentaries: Distress boosts heart attack and stroke risk – Medical News Today (free) AND High Mental Distress Tied to Heart Troubles – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Perspective: Exploring the Relationship Between Depression and Dementia
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:41h | UTCExploring the Relationship Between Depression and Dementia – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Study: Anticonvulsant and the Risk for Opioid-Related Death
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCPregabalin and the Risk for Opioid-Related Death: A Nested Case–Control Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Pregabalin may increase the risk of death when coprescribed with opioids – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Pregabalin Linked To Increased Risk for Opioid-Related Deaths – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Anticonvulsant With Opioids Tied To Higher Mortality – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Treatment Strategies for Untreated Major Depressive Disorder
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:37h | UTC
Retrospective Cohort: Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Risk of Suicide
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCAssociation Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Risk of Suicide – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Traumatic brain injury tied to increased risk of suicide – Reuters (free) AND Risk of Suicide Increases After TBI, Study Finds – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Expert reaction to traumatic brain injury and suicide – Science Media Centre (free)
Research: Treatments for First-Episode Schizophrenia Compared
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:13h | UTCAmisulpride and olanzapine followed by open-label treatment with clozapine in first-episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder (OPTiMiSE): a three-phase switching study – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Switching Anti-Psychotic Medications Doesn’t Improve Outcomes in First-Episode Schizophrenia Patients – Mount Sinai (free) AND No Benefit of Switching Antipsychotics in Early Schizophrenia – Medscape (free registration required) AND No Gain with Antipsych Meds Switch in Schizophrenia – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Study: Opioid Prescribing Decreases After Learning of a Patient’s Fatal Overdose
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:25h | UTCOpioid prescribing decreases after learning of a patient’s fatal overdose – Science (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Notification of patient overdose deaths reduces clinician opioid prescriptions – NIH News Releases (free) AND Clinicians were told their patient had died of an overdose. Then opioid prescribing dropped – STAT (free)
Meta-Analysis: Treatment Choices for ADHD
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:23h | UTCCommentaries: Refining treatment choices for ADHD – The Lancet Psychiatry (free) AND ADHD medications: Of all available drugs, methylphenidate should be first option for short-term treatment in children – ScienceDaily (free) AND Analysis of ADHD Drugs: Use Methylphenidate in Kids, Amphetamines in Adults – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related: Cochrane Review: Adverse Events of Methylphenidate for ADHD in Children and Adolescents (link to abstract and free summary) AND Short Review: Stimulants for ADHD in children (free) AND Opinion: Drug treatment of ADHD – tenuous scientific basis (free)
Study: Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of Alcohol Control Strategies at the Global Level
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:20h | UTCCommentary: Higher alcohol taxes are cost-effective in reducing alcohol harms – ScienceDaily (free)
Related: To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free policies, articles and commentaries) AND Policy lessons from health taxes (free research and commentaries)
Systematic Review: Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in Adults
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:04h | UTCSee also: Full Report (free PDF) AND Evidence Summary (free PDF)
Study: Association Between Physical Exercise and Mental Health
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCAssociation between physical exercise and mental health in 1·2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: a cross-sectional study – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to physical activity linked to improved mental health – Science Media Centre (free) AND Regular exercise ‘best for mental health’ – BBC (free) AND Exercise is good for your body and your mind, study says – CNN (free)
Randomized Trial: Peer-Delivered Self-Management Programs in Mental Health
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:01h | UTCCommentaries: Peer-delivered self-management programmes in mental health – The Lancet (free) AND After the crisis: self-management and peer-support – The Mental Elf (free) AND Peer Support Helps Reduce Mental Crisis Readmissions – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Study: Suicide Deaths and Putatively Harmful and Protective Factors in Media Reports
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:06h | UTCThe association between suicide deaths and putatively harmful and protective factors in media reports – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) (via @IrfanDhalla)
Invited Commentary: Responsible reporting to prevent suicide contagion (free for 1 week)
Study: Drinking or Smoking While Breastfeeding and Later Cognition in Children
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:00h | UTCDrinking or Smoking While Breastfeeding and Later Cognition in Children – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Study: Drinking while breastfeeding linked with children’s reasoning deficits – AAP News (free) AND Alcohol in breast milk may lead to lower cognition in kids, study finds – CNN (free) AND Fuel For Mommy Shaming: Breastfeeding And Alcohol Study Deeply Misleading – Forbes (free)
Meta-Analysis: Ketamine as an Alternative to Opioids for Acute Pain in the ED
3 Aug, 2018 | 03:58h | UTCA Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis of Ketamine as an Alternative to Opioids for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department – Academic Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Low-Dose Ketamine Offers Effective Alternative to Opioids in Treatment of Acute Pain, Meta-Analysis Suggests – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Ketamine vs Opioids for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Low-Dose Ketamine May Be a Safe Opioid Alternative, Review Confirms – Medscape (free registration required) AND Ketamine could help reduce opioid use in the ER – Medical News Today (free)
Randomized Trial: Effects of Treating Depression on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:59h | UTCEffect of Escitalopram vs Placebo Treatment for Depression on Long-term Cardiac Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Treating Depression May Improve Cardiac Outcomes, Research Finds – AJMC (free) AND Treating depression may prevent repeat heart attack, study says – UPI (free)
Study: Prevalence of Depression Among New Fathers
3 Aug, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCPrevalence of Depression Among Fathers at the Pediatric Well-Child Care Visit – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New dads need depression screening, too – Reuters (free) AND New Dads as Likely to Suffer From Depression as Moms, Study Suggests – Medscape (free registration required)
Opinion: Physicians Aren’t ‘Burning Out.’ They’re Suffering From Moral Injury
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:22h | UTCPhysicians aren’t ‘burning out.’ They’re suffering from moral injury – STAT (free)
Related: The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine (free commentaries on the subject) AND Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and free commentaries)
Review: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:18h | UTCAntidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome – Therapeutics Initiative (free)
Related Perspective: Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“Antidepressants should be added to the list of drugs associated with tolerance, dependence and a withdrawal syndrome.”
“Withdrawal symptoms occur in at least one-third of patients who stop.”
Meta-Analysis: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Related Disorders
20 Jul, 2018 | 03:00h | UTCCommentary: CBT for anxiety: new meta-analysis confirms significant improvements to target symptoms – The Mental Elf (free) (via @AllenFrancesMD)
Study: Association of Digital Media Use with ADHD Among Adolescents
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:54h | UTCAssociation of Digital Media Use With Subsequent Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Adolescents – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Screen Time For Teens Linked To ADHD Symptoms – NPR (free) AND Digital media use linked to behavioral problems in kids – University of Southern California, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Screen time linked to ADHD symptoms in teens – Reuters (free) AND ADHD study links teens’ symptoms with digital media use – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to association of digital media use and ADHD symptoms among teenagers – Science Media Centre (free)
Review of Guidelines for Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:45h | UTC