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Acute Interventions and Referral of Patients With Bipolar Disorder by the Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service in a General Hospital in Germany: A Retrospective Analysis
April 15, 2014
In this study, the authors investigated the psychiatric consultation service within a general hospital in Berlin, Germany, throughout the course of 4 years. Specifically, they were interested in the...
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Association of Hypnotics With Stroke Risk: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
April 15, 2014
Are hypnotics associated with an increased risk of stroke? See results from this nationwide case-control study. The impact of hypnotics on stroke was examined by multiple logistic regression models...
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Mixed Specifier for Bipolar Mania and Depression: Highlights of DSM-5 Changes and Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment in Primary Care
April 15, 2014
Unlike the DSM-IV-TR, the DSM-5 allows patients with subsyndromal mixed symptoms to receive a diagnostic specifier for mixed features. Read about these diagnostic changes for bipolar disorder and their...
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Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Schizophrenia Symptoms and Association With Gastrointestinal Functioning: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
February 13, 2014
Probiotic compounds modulate the immune response and offer a potential treatment strategy for schizophrenia. Dickerson and colleagues performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to examine whether probiotic supplementation can...
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Clinical Relevance of Vilazodone Treatment in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: Categorical Improvement in Symptoms
January 30, 2014
In this study, improvements in specific depression and anxiety symptoms associated with depression were evaluated by assessing the shift from a more severe to less severe symptom category, which...
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Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Doxepin in Depressed Patients Suffering From Insomnia: A Retrospective, Naturalistic Case Series Analysis
January 16, 2014
Low-dose doxepin has produced favorable results in healthy adults and elderly persons with chronic or transient insomnia, while exhibiting an amenable adverse event profile. The aim of this article...
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Prevalence of Substance Misuse in New Patients in an Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic Using a Prescription Monitoring Program
January 2, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the value of a prescription monitoring program in identifying prescription drug misuse among patients presenting to a resident physicians' outpatient psychiatry...
