Psychiatry
Cohort Study: Older Age Associated with Worse Outcomes in Major Depressive Disorder
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:09h | UTCAssociations between age and the course of major depressive disorder: a 2-year longitudinal cohort study – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Older age tied to poorer course of major depressive disorder – MedicalXpress (free) AND Worse Depression Trajectory in Old Age – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Antipsychotic Treatment of Very Late-onset Schizophrenia-like Psychosis
15 Jun, 2018 | 00:55h | UTCCommentaries: Very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis: positive findings but questions remain unanswered – The Lancet Psychiatry (free) AND Low-Dose Antipsychotic Effective in Late-Onset Psychosis – Medscape (free registration required) AND Low-dose amisulpride effective for late-onset psychosis – Healio (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Association of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy with Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Offspring
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:27h | UTCAssociation of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy With Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Offspring: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Hypertension in Pregnancy Tied to Autism, ADHD – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“Researchers call for greater pediatric surveillance of infants in hypertensive moms” (from MedPage Today)
WHO Mental Health ATLAS
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCMental Health ATLAS 2017 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: Mental health: massive scale-up of resources needed if global targets are to be met (free)
See also: WHO Campaign on Mental Health (free resources)
“Every US$ 1 invested in scaling up treatment for common mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety leads to a return of US$ 4 in better health and ability to work” (via @WHO see Tweet)
Short Review: Stimulants for ADHD in children
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCStimulants for ADHD in children: Revisited – Therapeutics Initiative (via @AllenFrancesMD)
“There is convincing evidence that a proportion of boys and girls treated with stimulants in BC and around the world are simply the youngest in their class”
Research: Dieting Predicts Engagement in Multiple Risky Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:46h | UTCDieting predicts engagement in multiple risky behaviours among adolescent Canadian girls: a longitudinal analysis – Canadian Journal of Public Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Dieting associated with risky behaviors in teenage girls – University of Waterloo, via ScienceDaily (free)
Perspective: Has Suicide Become an Occupational Hazard of Practicing Medicine?
1 Jun, 2018 | 04:02h | UTCHas suicide become an occupational hazard of practicing medicine? – CMAJ News (free)
Related: Preventing physician suicide – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND What I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides – The Washington Post (free) AND Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT (free) AND Protecting interns and other physicians from depression and suicide – STAT (free)
“Our work environments are unhealthy and it’s supported by a culture of giving and made worse in modern times by a culture of efficiencies and bureaucracies”
Global Mental Health: Five Key Insights Which Emerge from the Data
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:34h | UTCGlobal mental health: five key insights which emerge from the data – Our World in Data (free)
Review: How Common is Alcohol and Drug Dependency Across the World?
29 May, 2018 | 20:08h | UTCHow common is alcohol and drug dependency across the world? – Our World in Data (free)
Cohort Study: Weight Gain with Antidepressant Utilization
28 May, 2018 | 12:38h | UTCEditorial: Antidepressant induced weight gain (free)
Commentaries: Antidepressant therapy and risk of weight gain – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Taking antidepressants could be linked to weight gain, according to a new study — and some drugs heighten the risk more than others – Business Insider (free) AND Antidepressants linked to risk of weight gain, study shows – OnMedica (free) AND Antidepressant use linked with weight gain – NHS Choices (free)
ACOG Committee Opinion: Gynecologic Care for Adolescents and Young Women With Eating Disorders
28 May, 2018 | 12:34h | UTCCommittee Opinion: Gynecologic Care for Adolescents and Young Women With Eating Disorders – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
News Release: Ob-Gyns Have Important Role on Care Team for Women with Eating Disorders – ACOG (free)
Commentary: OB/GYN Group Offers Advice on Caring for Teens, Young Women with Eating Disorders – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Cohort Study: The Role of Job Strain in the Onset of Mental Disorders
28 May, 2018 | 12:24h | UTCThe role of job strain in understanding midlife common mental disorder: a national birth cohort study – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: How job strain may impair mental health – Medical News Today (free) AND Job strain linked to onset of common mental illness – Black Dog Institute, via MedicalXpress (free) AND Job Stress May Be a ‘Substantial Contributor’ to Mental Illness – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Longitudinal Association Between Diabetes and Anxiety
24 May, 2018 | 22:57h | UTCInvestigating the longitudinal association between diabetes and anxiety: a systematic review and meta‐analysis – Diabetic Medicine (free) (via @kamleshkhunti)
Review: Managing Depression in Patients with CAD
23 May, 2018 | 12:47h | UTCCommentaries: Depression in Patients With CAD – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Early Depression Diagnosis is Deadly Serious for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease – Florida State University, via NewsWise (free)
Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder
23 May, 2018 | 12:46h | UTCAutism spectrum disorder: advances in diagnosis and evaluation – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Register-based Retrospective Study: Pediatric Exposures to ADHD Medications are an Increasing Problem
23 May, 2018 | 12:15h | UTCPediatric ADHD Medication Exposures Reported to US Poison Control Centers – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Unnecessary and accidental use of ADHD drugs increases over 60%, study suggests – CNN (free) AND Add ADHD Meds To Call Burden For Poison Control Centers – American Council on Science and Health (free) AND As ADHD Diagnoses Increased, So Did Calls to Poison Control – U.S. News (free) AND More U.S. kids overdosing on ADHD drugs – Reuters (free)
Cohort Study: Risk of Suicide Following an Alcohol-related Emergency Hospital Admission
21 May, 2018 | 13:19h | UTCCommentaries: Emergency hospital admissions for alcohol a red flag for suicide risk – new study – Public Health Wales (free) AND Alcohol-Related Emergency Admissions: A Marker for Suicide Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Dose Increase vs. Unchanged Continuation of Antidepressants After Initial Treatment Failure
21 May, 2018 | 13:11h | UTCDose Increase Versus Unchanged Continuation of Antidepressants After Initial Antidepressant Treatment Failure in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Double-Blind Trials – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Depression: boosting SSRIs doesn’t work – Univadis (free registration required)
“Meta-analysis: there is evidence from RCTs against increasing the dose of SSRIs (with the possible exception of citalopram) in adult patients with major depression and antidepressant treatment failure” (via @psychopharmacol see Tweet)
Systematic Review: Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
21 May, 2018 | 13:00h | UTCSummary: Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Systematic Review: Psychological Therapies for Treatment-resistant Depression in Adults
18 May, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCPsychological therapies for treatment-resistant depression in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Are psychological therapies effective in treating depression that did not get better with previous treatment? – Cochrane Library (free)
Cross-Sectional Study: Association of Disrupted Circadian Rhythmicity with Mood Disorders
18 May, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCAssociation of disrupted circadian rhythmicity with mood disorders, subjective wellbeing, and cognitive function: a cross-sectional study of 91 105 participants from the UK Biobank – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – for full-text)
Commentaries: Disrupted sleep-wake cycle linked to mental health problems – new study – The Conversation (free) AND Study: Body clock disruption linked to mood disorders – UPI (free) AND Body clock disruptions linked to mood disorders – NHS Choices (free) AND Maintaining a daily rhythm is important for mental health, study suggests – CNN (free)
Guideline: Deprescribing Benzodiazepines
16 May, 2018 | 01:01h | UTCDeprescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists – Canadian Family Physician (free) (via @Deprescribing)
Related: CaDeN Deprescribing Guidelines and Algorithms (free) AND 11 Drugs You Should Seriously Consider Deprescribing – Medscape Slideshow (free registration required) AND Current and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy – BMC Family Practice (free)
Meta-Analysis: Resistance Exercise for Depressive Symptoms
16 May, 2018 | 00:54h | UTCAssociation of Efficacy of Resistance Exercise Training With Depressive Symptoms: Meta-analysis and Meta-regression Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Resistance Exercise Might Improve Depression Symptoms – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Resistance exercise may reduce depressive symptoms in adults – MedicalXpress (free) AND Resistance Exercise Training May Alleviate Some Depressive Symptoms – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Report: 2017 Global Statistics on Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use
16 May, 2018 | 00:53h | UTCGlobal statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report – Addiction (free PDF)
Commentaries: Alcohol and tobacco are by far the biggest threat to human welfare of all addictive drugs – Society for the Study of Addiction, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Which drugs pose the biggest threat to public health? – Medical News Today (free)
Systematic Review: Adverse Events of Methylphenidate for ADHD in Children and Adolescents
16 May, 2018 | 00:52h | UTCMethylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents – assessment of adverse events in non-randomised studies – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Our findings suggest that methylphenidate may be associated with a number of serious adverse events as well as a large number of non-serious adverse events in children and adolescents, which often lead to withdrawal of methylphenidate”.