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Frequent Comorbidity and Predictors of Social Anxiety in Persons With Schizophrenia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
September 3, 2015
Social anxiety disorder is prevalent in patients with schizophrenia. Is it a component of negative symptoms or something distinct? Review results from a study that explored this question as...
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Efficacy of Desvenlafaxine 50 mg/d Versus Placebo in the Long-Term Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial
August 27, 2015
A frequent question raised by clinicians is "How are the patients who are continued on antidepressant treatment on a long-term basis actually doing?" Boyer and colleagues explore this question...
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Enhanced External Counterpulsation Is an Effective Treatment for Depression in Patients With Refractory Angina Pectoris
August 20, 2015
Enhanced external counterpulsation is a noninvasive therapy that is used to relieve angina pectoris in patients with coronary artery disease. What effect does enhanced external counterpulsation have on a...
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An 8-Week Randomized, Double-Blind Trial Comparing Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of 3 Vilazodone Dose-Initiation Strategies Following Switch From SSRIs and SNRIs in Major Depressive Disorder
August 6, 2015
Do patients clinically benefit from a switch from initial antidepressant treatment to vilazodone? How often do they experience adverse events? To answer these questions, the authors of this study...
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Psychiatric Rehospitalization: Development of a Person-Level Indicator for Care Planning and Quality Assurance
July 23, 2015
This study examined risk factors for rehospitalization to develop an application for supporting care planning based on the interRAI Mental Health (MH), a commonly available assessment system.
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The 23-Hour Observation Unit Admissions Within the Emergency Service at a National Tertiary Psychiatric Hospital: Clarifying Clinical Profiles, Outcomes, and Predictors of Subsequent Hospitalization
July 16, 2015
This retrospective study examined health care utilization, clinical profiles, and outcomes of patients admitted to the 23-hour observation unit within the emergency room at the Institute of Mental Health,...
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Selective Immunoglobulin M Deficiency Among Clozapine-Treated Patients: A Nested Case-Control Study
July 2, 2015
Selective immunoglobulin M immunodeficiency (SIgMD), a rare form of dysgammaglobulinemia, can be associated with immunosuppressive treatments, including clozapine. The authors of this article conducted a nested case-control study to...
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Comparison Between the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale-Self and the Beck Depression Inventory II in Primary Care
June 25, 2015
The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale-Self and the Beck Depression Inventory II are commonly used self-assessment instruments for screening and evaluation of depression.The purpose of this study was to compare...
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Disease Severity, Quality of Life, and Psychiatric Morbidity in Patients With Psoriasis With Reference to Sociodemographic, Lifestyle, and Clinical Variables: A Prospective, Cross-Sectional Study From Lahore, Pakistan
June 25, 2015
Review results from a study that explore the severity of psoriasis, dermatology-related quality of life, and psychiatric health of the patients with reference to sociodemographic, lifestyle, and clinical characteristics.
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Seasonality of Admissions for Mania: Results From a General Hospital Psychiatric Unit in Pondicherry, India
June 18, 2015
In this study, data on monthly admission patterns for mania at a general hospital psychiatry unit in Pondicherry, India were collected from 2010 to 2013 and analyzed for seasonality...
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Levomilnacipran Extended-Release Treatment in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: Improvements in Functional Impairment Categories
June 11, 2015
Reducing functional impairment in patients with major depressive disorder is critical for optimizing treatment outcomes and achieving long-term wellness. In this post hoc analysis, improvement in functional impairment in...
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A Post Hoc Analysis of the Effect of Weight on Efficacy in Depressed Patients Treated With Desvenlafaxine 50 mg/d and 100 mg/d
June 4, 2015
The authors of this article conducted a post hoc analysis of data from 8 short-term and 1 longer-term double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of patients with major depressive disorder treated with...
