Psychiatry

Guideline: Management of opioid use disorders

8 Mar, 2018 | 21:34h | UTC

Management of opioid use disorders: a national clinical practice guideline – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) (via @DavidJuurlink see Tweet)

Practical outpatient pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder

8 Mar, 2018 | 20:17h | UTC

Practical outpatient pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder – Drugs in Context (free)

Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care

2 Mar, 2018 | 01:56h | UTC

Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care – American Academy of Pediatrics

Part I. Practice Preparation, Identification, Assessment, and Initial Management (free)

Part II. Treatment and Ongoing Management (free)

Commentary: Pediatricians Call For Universal Depression Screening For Teens – NPR (free)

Meta-Analysis: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Cognitive Enhancers for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

2 Mar, 2018 | 01:23h | UTC

Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Cognitive Enhancers for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (free)

Source: Medscape (free registration required)

“Cognitive enhancers in general have minimal effects on cognition according to minimal clinically important difference and global ratings. The drugs appear safe, but this must be interpreted cautiously because trial participants may have less comorbidity and fewer adverse effects than those treated with these drugs in clinical practice”.

Guidelines for the Pharmacological Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder

2 Mar, 2018 | 01:17h | UTC

Korean Guidelines for the Pharmacological Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder: Initial Treatment Strategies – Psychiatric Investigation (free)

Research: Real-World Effectiveness of Pharmacologic Treatments for Bipolar Disorders

2 Mar, 2018 | 01:14h | UTC

Real-World Effectiveness of Pharmacologic Treatments for the Prevention of Rehospitalization in a Finnish Nationwide Cohort of Patients With Bipolar Disorder – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Editorial: Enthusiasm and Skepticism About Using National Registers to Analyze Psychotropic Drug Outcomes (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Lithium treatment for bipolar disorder linked to lowest risk of rehospitalization – Karolinska Institutet, via EurekAlert (free) AND Lithium Top Choice for Preventing Bipolar Rehospitalization – MedPage Today (free registration required)

These observational studies suggest Lithium may be a better choice for treating these patients, but randomized controlled trials are needed to clarify this issue.

Alcohol and older people: A systematic review of barriers, facilitators and context of drinking

1 Mar, 2018 | 22:10h | UTC

Alcohol and older people: A systematic review of barriers, facilitators and context of drinking in older people and implications for intervention design – PLOS One (free)

Meta-Analysis: The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health

1 Mar, 2018 | 21:54h | UTC

The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Public Health (free)

Invited commentary: Inequality and intergenerational transmission of complex adversity (free)

Behavioural and emotional disorders in childhood: A brief overview for paediatricians

27 Feb, 2018 | 16:30h | UTC

Behavioural and emotional disorders in childhood: A brief overview for paediatricians – World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics (free)

Research: Contribution of alcohol use disorders to the burden of dementia

23 Feb, 2018 | 01:00h | UTC

Contribution of alcohol use disorders to the burden of dementia in France 2008–13: a nationwide retrospective cohort study – The Lancet Public Health (free)

Commentaries: Alcohol and dementia: a complex relationship with potential for dementia prevention – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at alcohol use disorders and dementia risk – Science Media Centre (free) AND Heavy Drinking Tied to Early-Onset Dementia in French Study – MedPage Today (free registration required)

“Of 57,000 people diagnosed before age 65 with early-onset dementia, 39% had alcohol-related dementia by definition, and 18% had an additional diagnosis of alcohol use disorders” (via @medpagetoday see Tweet)

Research: The Origin of Spousal Resemblance for Alcohol Use Disorder

23 Feb, 2018 | 00:55h | UTC

The Origin of Spousal Resemblance for Alcohol Use Disorder – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: For Better or Worse: Risk of Alcohol Use Disorder Rises When Spouse is Diagnosed – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Spouses have strong influence on risk for alcohol abuse – Reuters (free)

Benzodiazepines: Our Other Prescription Drug Epidemic

22 Feb, 2018 | 23:37h | UTC

Perspective: Our Other Prescription Drug Problem – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Meta-Analysis: Lithium vs Other Mood Stabilizers in Monotherapy and in Combinations

22 Feb, 2018 | 22:59h | UTC

Effectiveness of maintenance therapy of lithium vs other mood stabilizers in monotherapy and in combinations: a systematic review of evidence from observational studies – Bipolar Disorders (free)

Review: When Psychiatric Symptoms Reflect Medical Conditions

22 Feb, 2018 | 21:47h | UTC

When psychiatric symptoms reflect medical conditions – Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Research: Association of Combined Patterns of Tobacco and Cannabis Use in Adolescence With Psychotic Experiences

16 Feb, 2018 | 02:21h | UTC

Association of Combined Patterns of Tobacco and Cannabis Use in Adolescence With Psychotic Experiences – JAMA Psychiatry (free)

Commentaries: Risk of Psychotic Experiences Up With Teen Cannabis Use – Physician’s Briefing (free) AND Teen Pot Use Linked to Increased Risk for Psychotic Episodes – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Systematic Review: Cranial Electrical Stimulation for Chronic Painful Conditions, Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia

16 Feb, 2018 | 01:43h | UTC

Benefits and Harms of Cranial Electrical Stimulation for Chronic Painful Conditions, Depression, Anxiety, and Insomnia: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Mild shock therapy may ease anxiety and depression, but not chronic pain – Reuters (free) AND Jury Still Out on CES for Depression, Anxiety, Pain, Insomnia – Medscape (free registration required)

Research – Electroconvulsive therapy and age: Age-related clinical features and effectiveness in treatment resistant major depressive episode

16 Feb, 2018 | 01:02h | UTC

Electroconvulsive therapy and age: Age-related clinical features and effectiveness in treatment resistant major depressive episode – Journal of Affective Disorders (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

“Short-term ECT outcome in the treatment of depression in elderly is equivalent to that of young patients in efficacy and tolerability. Old patients reported faster ECT response than younger ones and required less sessions to achieve response and remission” (via @psychopharmacol see Tweet)

Atypical Antipsychotics, Insulin Resistance and Weight; a Meta-Analysis of Healthy Volunteer Studies

16 Feb, 2018 | 01:01h | UTC

Atypical antipsychotics, insulin resistance and weight; a meta-analysis of healthy volunteer studies – Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @psychopharmacol see Tweet)

“These findings provide preliminary evidence that atypical antipsychotics cause insulin resistance and weight gain directly, independent of psychiatric disease and may be associated with length of treatment”.

Parental Training Improves a Child’s Disruptive Behaviours

15 Feb, 2018 | 10:52h | UTC

Parental training improves a child’s disruptive behaviours regardless of socio-economic disadvantage or ethnicity – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Could scale-up of parenting programmes improve child disruptive behaviour and reduce social inequalities? Using individual participant data meta-analysis to establish for whom programmes are effective and cost-effective – Public Health Research (free)

Review: ED Approach to Agitation

15 Feb, 2018 | 10:44h | UTC

emDocs Cases: ED Approach to Agitation – emDocs (free)

Research: Association of Persistent and Severe Postnatal Depression With Child Outcomes

15 Feb, 2018 | 10:35h | UTC

Association of Persistent and Severe Postnatal Depression With Child Outcomes – JAMA Psychiatry (free)

Commentaries: Postnatal Depression Has Greater Impact on Child Development When it is Persistent and Severe – Neuroscience News (free) AND Severe Postnatal Depression Doubles Child Behavioral Problems – Medscape (free registration required)