Psychiatry: Archives

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Phthalates and ADHD

• November 2, 2009
• Barbara Geller, MD

High levels of a common chemical are associated with ADHD symptoms.

• Reviewing:
• Kim B-N et al., Biol Psychiatry 2009 Nov 15; 66:958

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Deep Brain Stimulation: Slow Speed Ahead

• November 2, 2009
• Steven Dubovsky, MD

More needs to be learned about patient selection, electrode placement, and outcomes before routine clinical adoption of DBS for depression or OCD.

• Reviewing:
• Rabins P et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009 Sep; 66:931

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Collaborative Care Improves Guideline Concordance for Bipolar Disorder

• November 2, 2009
• Joel Yager, MD

However, whether it improves outcomes remains unknown.

• Reviewing:
• Bauer MS et al., Am J Psychiatry 2009 Oct 1

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Implications of Comorbid Anxiety for Prognosis of Bipolar Disorder

• November 2, 2009
• Joel Yager, MD

Anxiety adds to risks for subsequent depression in bipolar patients.

• Reviewing:
• Coryell W et al., Am J Psychiatry 2009 Oct 1

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Depression Is Bad for Your Heart

• October 26, 2009
• Steven Dubovsky, MD

And attaining remission significantly improves mortality risk in patients with acute coronary syndromes.

• Reviewing:
• Glassman AH et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009 Sep; 66:1022

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Copy Number Variations and Neurobehavioral Diagnoses

• October 26, 2009
• Barbara Geller, MD

Further research into the effects of rare CNVs

• Reviewing:
• Guilmatre A et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2009 Sep; 66:947 Xu B et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 Sep 11

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Genetic Risk Factors for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• October 26, 2009
• Steven Dubovsky, MD

A genetic study finds strong connections between PTSD and genes that regulate activity in the glucocorticoid receptor.

• Reviewing:
• Yehuda R et al., Biol Psychiatry 2009 Oct 1; 66:708

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Treating Depressed Cardiac Patients? Omega-3s Don't Help the Depression

• October 26, 2009
• Peter Roy-Byrne, MD

Omega-3 fatty acids do not appear to augment the effects of sertraline in depressed patients with cardiac disease.

• Reviewing:
• Carney RM et al., JAMA 2009 Oct 21; 302:1651

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Gabapentin for Alcohol Withdrawal

• October 19, 2009
• Deborah Cowley, MD

A high dose was at least as effective as lorazepam in outpatients with moderate withdrawal symptoms.

• Reviewing:
• Myrick H et al., Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2009 Sep; 33:1582

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

More About SSRI Use During PregnancyFree

• October 19, 2009
• Deborah Cowley, MD

A population-based cohort study reports SSRI-associated cardiac septal defects.

• Reviewing:
• Pedersen LH et al., BMJ 2009 Sep 23; 339:b3569 Chambers C., BMJ 2009 Sep 23; 339:b3525