Psychiatry
Research: Parental Supply and Alcohol-Related Harm in Adolescence
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:59h | UTCCommentaries: Parental supply and alcohol-related harm in adolescence: emerging but incomplete evidence – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at parents giving alcohol to their teenage children, and alcohol-related risks – Science Media Centre (free) AND Parental provision of alcohol to teenagers does not reduce risks, compared to no supply, Australian study finds – ScienceDaily (free)
A Primary Care Intervention Helps Older People with Depression
26 Jan, 2018 | 00:05h | UTCA primary care intervention helps older people with depression – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: CollAborative care for Screen-Positive EldeRs with major depression (CASPER plus): a multicentred randomised controlled trial of clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness – Health Technology Assessment (free)
Guideline: Laboratory Tests to Monitor Drug Therapy in Pain Management Patients
25 Jan, 2018 | 21:04h | UTCCommentary: AACC Releases Practice Guidelines for Using Laboratory Drug Tests to Combat Opioid Addiction, Overdoses – American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) (free)
Research: Association of Depression With Mortality in Older Adults Undergoing TAVR and SAVR
25 Jan, 2018 | 20:50h | UTCAssociation of Depression With Mortality in Older Adults Undergoing Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Depression May Increase Risk of Death Following Heart Procedure, Study Suggests – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND One-Third of TAVR and SAVR Patients Are Depressed, Upping Mortality Risk – TCTMD (free) AND Association of Depression With Mortality After SAVR and TAVR – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Review: Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:55h | UTCReview: Treatment of anxiety disorders – Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience (free)
Research: Postsurgical Prescriptions for Opioid Naive Patients and Association with Overdose and Misuse
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:40h | UTC“The duration of treatment rather than dose is more strongly associated with opioid misuse after surgery, concludes this study” (via @bmj_latest see Tweet)
Meta-analysis: Staying on Antidepressants May Prevent a Relapse of Anxiety
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:36h | UTCStaying on antidepressants may prevent a relapse of anxiety – NIHR Signals (free)
Original article: Risk of relapse after antidepressant discontinuation in anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis of relapse prevention trials – The BMJ (free)
Review: The Stress Concept in Gastroenterology
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:20h | UTCThe stress concept in gastroenterology: from Selye to today – F1000 Research (free)
Research: Cost-effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depressed Youth Declining Antidepressants
23 Jan, 2018 | 13:58h | UTCCost-effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depressed Youth Declining Antidepressants – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Press release: Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Is Cost-Effective for Teens Who Decline Antidepressants – Kaiser Permanente (free)
Source: News Medical
Research: Reduction of PTSD Symptoms With Pre-Reactivation Propranolol Therapy
23 Jan, 2018 | 13:55h | UTCReduction of PTSD Symptoms With Pre-Reactivation Propranolol Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial – American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Propranolol May Help Patients With PTSD – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Propranolol May Fill ‘Dire’ Treatment Need for PTSD – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Antipsychotics and Mortality in Patients With Schizophrenia
23 Jan, 2018 | 13:33h | UTCAntipsychotics and mortality in a nationwide cohort of 29,823 patients with schizophrenia – Schizophrenia Research (free) (via @psychopharmacol see Tweet)
Research: Effect of Work Stressors on the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:14h | UTCEffect of Changing Work Stressors and Coping Resources on the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: The OHSPIW Cohort Study – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Increased stress at work linked to higher risk of diabetes – Reuters (free)
Research: Teens Who Were Severely Bullied as Children at Higher Risk of Suicidal Thoughts, Mental Health Issue
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:12h | UTCCommentary: Teens who were severely bullied as children at higher risk of suicidal thoughts, mental health issue – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free)
Children and Social Media
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:00h | UTCEditorial: Children and social media – The Lancet (free)
Original report: Life in ‘likes’ – Children’s Commissioner (free)
See also a recent Pediatrics supplement: Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need To Learn (series of free articles) and related articles on Social Media and Mental Health
What I’ve Learned from My Tally of 757 Doctor Suicides
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:54h | UTCWhat I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides – The Washington Post (free)
Related: Why are doctors killing themselves? – MJA InSight (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)
Research: Antipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:48h | UTCAntipsychotics and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Individuals Hospitalized for Nonpsychiatric Conditions – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary: Antipsychotics May Increase Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Related: Antipsychotic use in elderly patients and the risk of pneumonia – Expert Opinion on Drug Safety (free) AND Antipsychotic drug exposure and risk of pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies – Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety (free)
Supported Employment Helps People With Severe Mental Illness to Obtain Work
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:51h | UTCSupported employment helps people with severe mental illness to obtain work – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Interventions for obtaining and maintaining employment in adults with severe mental illness, a network meta-analysis – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Meta-Analysis: Premature Infants and Risk of ADHD
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:27h | UTCCommentaries: Premature Infants Particularly Vulnerable to ADHD – Psychiatric Times (free) AND ADHD and Early Experience: Revisiting the Case of Low Birth Weight – Pediatrics (free)
Research: Mediterranean Diet May Improve Mental Health
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:21h | UTCCommentaries: Mediterranean Diet Improves Mental Health, Study Finds – Mad in America (free) AND Mediterranean Diet Improves Depression – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Risk of Suicide After Bariatric Surgery
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:18h | UTCRisk of suicide and non-fatal self-harm after bariatric surgery: results from two matched cohort studies – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Bariatric Surgery Associated with Higher Suicide Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy and Risk of Autism in Children Exposed to Antiepileptic Drugs In Utero
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:32h | UTCAssociation of Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy With the Risk of Autistic Traits in Children Exposed to Antiepileptic Drugs In Utero – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lack of Folic Acid Supplements During Pregnancy Linked With Increased Autism Risk in Children Exposed to Seizure Drugs In Utero – Medical Research (free) AND Folic Acid in Pregnant Women on Antiepileptic Drugs Linked to Lower Autism Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Folic Acid May Limit Autism Traits in Children of Epileptic Women – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Folic acid lessens autism risk for fetal anti-epileptic exposure – MedicalXpress (free)
Review: Injection Drug Use Complications
16 Jan, 2018 | 17:00h | UTCInjection Drug Use Complications – emDocs (free)
Review: SSRIs for Relapse Prevention in Major Depressive Disorder
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:07h | UTC“Review: The relapse risk during 1 year in adults with MDD was lower when SSRIs were combined with psychotherapy. Results comparing SSRIs and SNRIs were inconclusive. TCAs may be equally as effective as SSRIs” (via @psychopharmacol see Tweet)
Addressing Burnout in Nephrologists
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:05h | UTCAddressing Physician Burnout: Nephrologists, How Safe Are We? – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Nephrology at a Crossroads (free)
Commentaries: ASN: Burnout in nephrology may be hurting patient care, recruitment – Nephrology News & Issues (free) AND Experts Call for Action to Address Physician Burnout in Nephrology – American Society of Nephrology, via NewsWise (free)
Research: Age at Menarche, Depression, and Antisocial Behavior in Adulthood
13 Jan, 2018 | 18:58h | UTCAge at Menarche, Depression, and Antisocial Behavior in Adulthood – Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Early puberty increases depression risk in adulthood – Medical News Today (free)