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Supplementary Thiamine: Still Important in Alcohol DependenceSupplementary Thiamine: Still Important in Alcohol Dependence
Even with the addition of thiamine to many food products, inadequate intake of thiamine may still put alcoholics at risk of deficiency. Alcohol and Alcoholism
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Journal Article Source Type: news

New Strategy Aims to Transform Attitudes, End SuicidesNew Strategy Aims to Transform Attitudes, End Suicides
This report describes the new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, introduced in 2012. The Nation's Health
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Journal Article Source Type: news

Anxiety UK will call Blue Monday a “PR Stunt”
Anxiety UK will tomorrow call Blue Monday a PR ‘stunt’ that belittles mental health issues – a full statement will be available on our web site on Monday morning.
Source: ANXIETY UK News - January 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Dietary nutrients associated with short and long sleep duration. Data from a nationally representative sample.
This study evaluated associations between habitual sleep parameters and dietary/nutritional variables obtained via the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2007-2008. We hypothesized that habitual very short (<5h) short (5-6h) and long (9+h) sleep durations are associated with intake of a number of dietary nutrient variables. Overall, energy intake varied across very short (2036kcal), short (2201kcal), and long (1926kcal) sleep duration, relative to normal (2151kcal) sleep duration (p=0.001). Normal sleep duration was associated with the greatest food variety (17.8), compared to very short (14.0), ...
Source: Appetite - January 20, 2013 Category: Nutrition Authors: Grandner MA, Jackson NJ, Gerstner JR, Knutson KL Tags: Appetite Source Type: research

Brief Report: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder as a Likely Manifestation of Vitamin B12 Deficiency.
Abstract Childhood disintegrative disorder is a rare disorder, characterized by regression of acquired skills after a period of normal development. The case of childhood disintegrative disorder presented here was found to have vitamin B12 deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia on extensive evaluation to find a probable cause for regression. This case illustrates the need for a thorough evaluation of all cases of childhood disintegrative disorder so that treatable causes of regression, like vitamin B12 deficiency, are not missed. PMID: 23334842 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - January 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Malhotra S, Subodh BN, Parakh P, Lahariya S Tags: J Autism Dev Disord Source Type: research

Longitudinal Associations Between Preschool Psychopathology and School-Age Peer Functioning.
Abstract The current study examined the effects of preschool psychopathology on peer functioning around school entry. Children (N = 211) were assessed at ages 3 and 6. A semi-structured diagnostic interview, the Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment, was administered to a parent at both time points to assess psychopathology. The peer functioning constructs examined at age 6 included child popularity, socially inappropriate behavior, and conflicted shyness. Simultaneous multiple regressions revealed that age 3 anxiety disorder diagnosis was the only unique diagnostic predictor of age 6 socially inappropriate behavi...
Source: Child Psychiatry and Human Development - January 20, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Danzig AP, Bufferd SJ, Dougherty LR, Carlson GA, Olino TM, Klein DN Tags: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev Source Type: research

Some Youths have a Gloomy Side: Correlates of the Dark Triad Personality Traits in Non-Clinical Adolescents.
Abstract This cross-sectional study examined the Dark Triad personality traits and their correlates in non-clinical youths aged 12-18 years (N = 117). Child- and parent-report data were obtained on Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy as well as on Big Five personality factors and symptoms of aggression and delinquency. Results indicated that especially Machiavellianism and psychopathy were in a theoretically meaningful way related to Big Five factors: that is, both traits were associated with lower levels of agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness/intellect, and higher levels of emotional instab...
Source: Child Psychiatry and Human Development - January 20, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Muris P, Meesters C, Timmermans A Tags: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev Source Type: research

Are psychiatric diagnoses dependent on the Diagnostic Statisticians Manual?
Hugh Hendrie, MB, Ch.B., D.Sc., a geriatric psychiatrist, Regenstrief institute investigator, and an IU Center for Aging research scientist discusses changes to the Diagnostic Statisticians Manual, which provides standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders.....
Source: Sound Medicine - January 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: news

Is psychotic disorder associated with increased levels of craving for cannabis? An Experience Sampling study
ConclusionThe temporal dynamics of craving as well as craving intensity in daily life appear to be similar in patients and controls. Further research is needed to elucidate the inconsistencies between cross‐sectional and daily‐life measures of craving in psychosis.
Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica - January 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: R. Kuepper, M. Oorschot, I. Myin‐Germeys, M. Smits, J. Os, C. Henquet Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Mood instability and functional recovery in bipolar disorders
ConclusionNew methodologies including subsyndromal symptoms and mood instability parameters might contribute to understand the worse long‐term functional outcome that affects a considerable percentage of BD patients even after episode remission. Concerns about therapeutic approaches are discussed.
Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica - January 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: S. A. Strejilevich, D. J. Martino, A. Murru, J. Teitelbaum, G. Fassi, E. Marengo, A. Igoa, F. Colom Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Effect of facial emotion recognition on subjective psychosocial functioning in bipolar patients
Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica - January 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: O. Aydemir, C. Akkaya, B. Uykur, A. Erol Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

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Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica - January 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: D. J. Martino, C. Samamé, S. A. Strejilevich Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Autism spectrum disorders: possible implications of BDNF modulation through epigenetics
Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica - January 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: H. Pareja‐Galeano, F. Sanchis‐Gomar, S. Mayero Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Can the DSM's major depression bereavement exclusion be validly extended to other stressors?: Evidence from the NCS
ConclusionUncomplicated SRDs' lower pathology levels are because of real syndromal differences, not definitional tautologies. The uncomplicated/complicated distinction has discriminant validity when extended to non‐bereavement SRDs as an indicator of normality vs. disorder.
Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica - January 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jerome C. Wakefield, Mark F. Schmitz Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Excess mortality of acute and transient psychotic disorders: comparison with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia
ConclusionThese findings suggest that ATPDs are associated with an increased mortality from both natural causes and suicide.
Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica - January 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: A. Castagnini, L. Foldager, A. Bertelsen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Placebo
In modern-day terms, a placebo is an inactive substance used to evaluate the effectiveness of a medication. More ...
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - January 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Murder Rampage: Who's Responsible?
In light of the first lawsuit launched against the psychiatrist who had treated James Holmes, we must evaluate the issue of what it means to predict the risk that someone will become violent. It's no easy task, and no finding is permanent.read more
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - January 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Katherine Ramsland Tags: Law and Crime Personality Psychiatry Stress armed man aurora colorado california at berkeley california supreme court dangerous threat duty to protect Duty to Warn fenton James Holmes James Holmes Aurora Lynne Fenton mass mur Source Type: news

ADHD Treatment in Children: Addressing Medication Concerns
ADHD is one of the most common childhood disorders. Often before a child is diagnosed with ADHD parents may feel frustration, blame, and anger as a result of the problem behavior. Many parents struggle with the thought of giving their child medication. However, “best practice” is to treat ADHD with a combination of therapy and medication.read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Erlanger A. Turner, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Integrative Medicine Parenting Psychiatry ADHD adhd medications American Psychiatric Association attention attention deficit hyperactivity attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attention deficit hyperactivity di Source Type: news

Hospital care of suicidal patients - Cloës C, Haar G, Kautzmann S, Lips P, Provostic S, Sauze E, Swierczynski S.
The intrahospital care and surveillance of patients at suicide risk on an open psychiatric ward requires real clinical reflection. Based on the daily work of a multidisciplinary team, it is suggested that, ratherthan relying on a standard form of care for ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Suicidal ideation and self-harm following K2 use - Thomas S, Bliss S, Malik M.
INTRODUCTION: There is emerging evidence of adverse effects associated with K2 and similar synthetic cannabinoid compounds marketed as herbal alternatives to marijuana. Few studies were identified regarding the psychiatric effects of K2, including suicidal...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Misclassification of suicide deaths: examining the psychiatric history of overdose decedents - Bohnert AS, McCarthy JF, Ignacio RV, Ilgen MA, Eisenberg A, Blow FC.
OBJECTIVES: The intent of a death from overdose can be difficult to determine. The goal of this study was to examine the association of psychiatric diagnoses among overdose deaths ruled by a medical examiner as intentional, unintentional and indeterminate ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Stimulant and atypical antipsychotic medications for children placed in foster homes - Linares LO, Martínez-Martín N, Castellanos FX.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to examine the use of prescribed psychoactive medications in a prospective cohort of children shortly after they entered foster homes; and to identify demographics, maltreatment history, psychiatric diagnoses includ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Child Abuse and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Disease Risk
Background: Child abuse is highly prevalent and associated with increased risk for a range of health problems, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, psychiatric disorders, and other health problems. Little is currently known about the mechanism by which early adversity confers risk for health problems later in life. Purpose: To determine if there are epigenetic differences associated with child maltreatment that may help explain association between adverse childhood experiences and later health problems. Methods: As part of a study examining genetic and environmental factors associated with depression, s...
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine - January 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bao-Zhu Yang, Huiping Zhang, Wenjing Ge, Natalie Weder, Heather Douglas-Palumberi, Francheska Perepletchikova, Joel Gelernter, Joan Kaufman Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research

When It Comes To Marriage Proposals, Young Men And Women Hold Fast To Traditional Views
Would women rather "pop the question?" Apparently not. With marriage proposals in the air around the new year, researchers at UC Santa Cruz report that both women and men tend to hold traditional views when it comes to marriage proposals. Young adults were asked about their personal preferences for marriage traditions. Overwhelmingly, both men and women said they would want the man in a relationship to propose marriage. A substantial majority of women also responded that they would want to take their husband's last name...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

My daughter, the schizophrenic
Her father knew there was something special about his daughter. But by the time she was five, his pride had turned to panicJune 2006Most three-year-olds are in bed by now, but most three-year-olds are not geniuses like my daughter. As well as read, she can already multiply and divide in her head.It's almost nine o'clock and my wife, Susan, is probably getting home from her shift reporting news and traffic for a radio station. But I want to keep Janni out until there is nowhere left to go but home. We've been doing this since Janni was a baby. When I'm lecturing, it's Susan who makes the rounds.We've already been to the zoo...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 19, 2013 Category: Science Tags: The Guardian Family Schizophrenia Children Mental health Parents and parenting Society Drugs Extracts Features Life and style Science Source Type: news

Association between depression and anxiety on blood pressure dysregulation and pulse in the Health and Retirement Study
ConclusionsFindings suggest that BP dysregulation, specifically hypotension, may be a useful indicator of anxiety and depression. Published 2013. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - January 19, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Christine E. Gould, Sherry A. Beaudreau Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Brief Report: Difficulty in Understanding Social Acting (But Not False Beliefs) Mediates the Link Between Autistic Traits and Ingroup Relationships.
Abstract Why do individuals with more autistic traits experience social difficulties? Here we examined the hypothesis that these difficulties stem in part from a challenge in understanding social acting, the prosocial pretense that adults routinely produce to maintain positive relationships with their ingroup. In Study 1, we developed a self-administered test of social-acting understanding: participants read stories in which a character engaged in social acting and rated the appropriateness of the character's response. Adults who scored 26 or higher on the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) questionnaire gave significan...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - January 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yang DY, Baillargeon R Tags: J Autism Dev Disord Source Type: research

Speech Preference is Associated with Autistic-Like Behavior in 18-Months-Olds at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
We examined whether infants' preference for speech at 12 months is associated with autistic-like behaviors at 18 months in infants who are at increased risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) because they have an older sibling diagnosed with ASD and in low-risk infants. Only low-risk infants listened significantly longer to speech than to nonspeech at 12 months. In both groups, relative preference for speech correlated positively with general cognitive ability at 12 months. However, in high-risk infants only, preference for speech was associated with autistic-like behavior at 18 months, while in low-risk infants, pref...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - January 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Curtin S, Vouloumanos A Tags: J Autism Dev Disord Source Type: research

Readiness for Employment: Perceptions of Mental Health Service Users.
Abstract Work is good for both physical and mental health, and access to work is a basic human right. People with mental health conditions want to work and with the right support can work but are often excluded from the workplace. We explored factors influencing individual's perceptions of their readiness for employment. Participants' narratives focused particularly on personal causation and it's inter-reactions with other aspects of volition, habituation and the environment and highlight a number of key areas, which are discussed in relation to service provision. Sheltered workshops offer support and some structur...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - January 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Prior S, Maciver D, Forsyth K, Walsh M, Meiklejohn A, Irvine L Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research

Analysis of prevalence of PTSD and its influencing factors among college students after the wenchuan earthquake
Conclusions: At one year after the earthquake, the PTSD rate in college students in the severely affected area was high. The social support, psychological help and rehabilitation project should be strengthened to improve their ability to cope with the trauma.
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health - January 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yan FuYongshun ChenJin WangXiaohui TangJieyun HeMiaorui JiaoChunhua YuGuiying YouJunying Li Source Type: research

Lack of current implantable cardioverter defibrillator guidelines application for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in Latin American patients with heart failure: a cross-sectional study
Conclusions In Latin America, international guidelines for primary prevention ICD implantation are not well followed. The main reason is that cardiologists believe that patients do not meet indication criteria, even though study data confirm that criteria are met. This poses a significant challenge and underlines the importance of continuous and improved medical education.
Source: Europace - January 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gonzalez-Zuelgaray, J., Pellizon, O., Muratore, C. A., Oropeza, E. S., Rabinovich, R., Ramos, J. L., Tentori, M. C., Reyes, N., Aguayo, R., Marin, J., Peterson, B. J. Tags: Sudden death and ICDs Source Type: research

The Trees of New Jersey
Here's to the lovely trees of Jersey, my home . . . town streets lined with linden and larch, . . . poplar and elm, flowered locusts scenting
Source: Psychiatric Times - January 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup from Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include fecal infusion for Clostridium difficile infection, persistence of cough, best injection site for children, and detecting alcohol abuse.
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - January 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Erratum to “Burnout, compassion fatigue, and compassion satisfaction among staff in community-based mental health service” [Psychiatry Research 200 (2–3) (2012) 933–938]
The publisher regrets that in Table 1 of the above mentioned article, in the variable “occupational status”, the category “Psychiatric nurses” has been omitted. The publisher would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Source: Psychiatry Research - January 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Alberto Rossi, Gaia Cetrano, Riccardo Pertile, Laura Rabbi, Valeria Donisi, Laura Grigoletti, Cristina Curtolo, Michele Tansella, Graham Thornicroft, Francesco Amaddeo Tags: Erratum Source Type: research

Inside Front Cover ‐ Editorial Board
Source: Psychiatry Research - January 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Director’s Update » NIMH on the National Dialogue on Mental Health
NIMH on the National Dialogue on Mental Health
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - January 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Why being a member makes sense says Anxiety UK
Research into the cost of talking therapy has highlighted the benefits of Anxiety UK’s support package, with the cost of treatment saving a member on average up to £480 over the course of six sessions. Anxiety UK has negotiated a discounted fee tier for supporters to access therapy based on household income levels, ensuring that [...]
Source: ANXIETY UK News - January 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Neurotrophin linked to cognition in psychosis patients
Plasma levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor are associated with cognition in patients with first-episode psychosis, researchers report.
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - January 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Glutathione not linked to bipolar primary pathophysiology
Results from an Australian study do not support the hypothesis that oxidative stress plays a primary role in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder.
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Adolescent subthreshold‐depression and anxiety: psychopathology, functional impairment and increased suicide risk
Conclusions: Subthreshold‐depression and subthreshold‐anxiety are associated with an increased burden of disease and suicide risk. These results highlight the importance of early identification of adolescent subthreshold‐depression and anxiety to minimize suicide. Incorporating these subthreshold disorders into a diagnosis could provide a bridge between categorical and dimensional diagnostic models.
Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - January 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Judit Balázs, Mónika Miklósi, Ágnes Keresztény, Christina W. Hoven, Vladimir Carli, Camilla Wasserman, Alan Apter, Julio Bobes, Romuald Brunner, Doina Cosman, Pádraig Cotter, Christian Haring, Miriam Iosue, Michael Kaess, Jean‐Pierre Kahn, Helen K Source Type: research

Dietary Supplement Offers Hope for Schizophrenia PreventionDietary Supplement Offers Hope for Schizophrenia Prevention
Giving dietary choline supplements to women during the last trimester of pregnancy and to their newborns may significantly lower the risk for schizophrenia in offspring. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Treatment Implications for Comorbid Diabetes Mellitus and Depression
The diagnosis of depression in the context of diabetes and other chronic medical conditions can be challenging.
Source: Psychiatric Times - January 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

The soft option
More than 100 British sex offenders have volunteered for 'chemical castration'. But do the drugs make them harmless?Barry was sentenced to life in prison in 1976 for murdering a man, a random stranger who'd refused him a light for his cigarette. He didn't think of himself as a sex offender. He is a voyeur – "That's my thing. I like to look" – and has never been convicted of a sexual offence."But no woman, no girl, was safe if I was in a room with them. It could be any girl, from the age of 13 to 60 – I would ensure that I would be sat in a position where I could see up her skirt. Or if she's wearing trousers, I'...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 18, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Decca Aitkenhead Tags: The Guardian Sex UK criminal justice Society Drugs Law Features UK news Crime Life and style Prisons and probation Science Source Type: news

Exposure to conflict-of-interest policies during residency reduces rate of brand antidepressant prescriptions
Psychiatrists who are exposed to conflict-of-interest (COI) policies during their residency are less likely to prescribe brand-name antidepressants after graduation than those who trained in residency programs without such policies, according to a new study.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 18, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news

Health Care Rationing Is Nothing New [Excerpt]
Editor's Note: Excerpted from Health Care for Some: Rights and Rationing in the United States since 1930 , by Beatrix Hoffman, by arrangement with the University of Chicago Press. Copyright © Beatrix Hoffman, 2012. [More]
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - January 18, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Health,History of Science,Mind & Brain,Society Policy,Everyday Science,Pharmaceuticals,Neurological Disorders,Psychiatry,Psychology,Thought Cognition,Ethics,Medical Technology,Health,More Science Source Type: research

NuPathe wins FDA approval for migraine skin patch
NuPathe Inc., a maker of neurological and psychiatric medicines based in Conshohocken, Pa., won U.S. approval to sell the first skin patch to treat migraines. The treatment, called Zecuity, delivers migraine headache medication through a mild electrical current, according to Bloomberg.net reporter Ryan Flinn. For more background read Senior Reporter John George’s story here.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 18, 2013 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: research