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PATIENT RESOURCES
Anxiety: MedlinePlus
www.nlm.nih.gov - 3/14/13
Panic Disorder: MedlinePlus
www.nlm.nih.gov - 3/13/13
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: MedlinePlus
www.nlm.nih.gov - 3/13/13
 
CLINICAL TRIALS
Screening for major depressive disorder in adults with cerebral glioma: an initial validation of 3 self-report instruments
neuro-oncology.oxfordjournals.org - 1/1/13
Antioxidant enzyme polymorphisms and neuropsychological outcomes in medulloblastoma survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
neuro-oncology.oxfordjournals.org - 7/29/12
Systematic review of supportive care needs in patients with primary malignant brain tumors
neuro-oncology.oxfordjournals.org - 3/21/12
 
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LATEST FEATURES
November 17, 2006
Negative Personality Traits Add Up to Increased Coronary Risk
DURHAM, N.C. -- Patients with a constellation of negative personality... More »
October 31, 2006
Treatment-Resistant Anxiety Disorders: Neurotrophic Perspectives
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in the... More »
September 1, 2006
Psychotherapy for Social Anxiety Disorder
While social anxiety disorder (SAD) may cause observable signs of anxiety... More »
July 1, 2006
Asthma and COPD Complicated by Anxiety and Depression: Implications for Care
Although the relationship is not completely understood, it is clear that... More »
July 1, 2006
Family Involvement in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Children’s Anxiety Disorders
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for children with anxiety disorders may... More »
June 5, 2006
Positive Newborn Screens Exacerbate Anxiety Even When Shown False
BOSTON — A cascade of untoward events can ensue from a false-positive... More »
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NEWS
New Moms at Risk for Depressive Disorders (CME/CE)
www.medpagetoday.com - 3/18/13
Mentally Ill Face High Risk for Homicide (CME/CE)
www.medpagetoday.com - 3/5/13
New Moms Often Anxious After Giving Birth (CME/CE)
www.medpagetoday.com - 3/3/13
 
JOURNAL SCAN
Pregnant women screening positive for depressive symptoms at 24-28 weeks may have increased risk of preterm birth but more precise research is needed
ebn.bmj.com - 3/22/13

Commentary on: Straub H, Adams M, Kim JJ, et al. Antenatal depressive symptoms increase the likelihood of preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2012;207:329.e1–4.

Implications for practice and research

  • Screening for prenatal depressive symptoms and pregnancy anxiety is recommended.

  • In predicting birth outcomes, essential controls include antidepressant use, medical risk conditions, body mass index and smokin

    • The majority of nurses first experience death in or before their first year of practice, and the experience can provoke feelings of helplessness, guilt and ongoing distress
    ebn.bmj.com - 2/27/13

    Commentary on: Kent B, Anderson NE, Owens RG. Nurses’ early experiences with patient death: the results of an on-line survey of Registered Nurses in New Zealand. Int J Nurs Stud 2012;49:1255–65.

    Implications for practice and research

  • The study draws attention to the issue of patient death and its impact on staff well-being, moral and mental health, calling for these areas to be taken more seriously.

    • Major depression in pregnancy and post partum associated with anxiety disorders and substance use
    ebn.bmj.com - 9/20/12
    Implications for practice and research

  • Women are vulnerable to depression and anxiety during pregnancy and post partum, yet only one in four seek help.

  • Clinical management of mothers experiencing depression should assess for substance abuse, unmet needs and psychiatric co-morbidities.

  • Population-based studies can determine prevalence but cause and effect is best shown through intervention-based randomised controlled trials.

    • Psychological outcomes of medical versus surgical elective first trimester abortion.
    pubmed.gov - 8/19/12
    This article reviews the most recent studies that compare psychological outcomes after either a medical or a surgical abortion to pre-procedure findings. Some studies demonstrated slightly higher levels of anxiety and depression following surgical versus medical methods. Studies that evaluated post-traumatic stress showed conflicting results. Overall, the majority of the studies demonstrated that psychological outcomes, specifically quality of life, anxiety and depression, are markedly improved following either method. Finally, the studies reviewed suggest that having a choice of method may improve women's psychological outcomes following abortion.
    Comparative effectiveness of collaborative chronic care models for mental health conditions across primary, specialty, and behavioral health care settings: systematic review and meta-analysis.
    pubmed.gov - 7/31/12
    Collaborative chronic care models (CCMs) improve outcome in chronic medical illnesses and depression treated in primary care settings. The effect of such models across other treatment settings and mental health conditions has not been comprehensively assessed. The authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the comparative effectiveness of CCMs for mental health conditions across disorders and treatment settings.|Randomized controlled trials comparing CCMs with other care conditions, published or in press by August 15, 2011, were identified in a literature search and through contact with investigators. CCMs were defined a priori as interventions with at least three of the six components of the Improving Chronic Illness Care initiative (patient self-management support, clinical information systems, delivery system redesign, decision support, organizational support, and community resource linkages). Articles were included if the CCM effect on mental health symptoms
     
    MEDLINE
    An assessment of relationships between the five-factor personality model and the morphology and function of the stomathognatic system.
    pubmed.gov - 1/28/13
    The personality as a system of genetically predetermined features is responsible for modifying relations between an individual's genotype and phenotype. The key element linking personality with facial morphology is the muscular system.|The aim of this study was to investigate the association between facets of the five-factor personality model (FFM) domains and both the morphology and function of the stomathognatic system.|Two hundred volunteers (100 female and 100 male) aged 20 to 25 (mean age: 23.4) underwent anthropometric measurements to calculate the anterior face height ratio N-Sn/Sn-Gn. For cephalometric analysis, standard right-profile images of the face were used. Calibration was performed with a 100-mm metal ruler placed next to each photographed individual. The Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R), which includes 240 statements, was used for personality assessment in order to investigate the five main personality domains: neuroticism, extraversion, openness to
    Freeing minds.
    pubmed.gov - 1/24/13
    Nursing Standard's nurse of the year Johanne Tomlinson won the award for her innovative anxiety management programme at Stafford prison. Here, a group of serving prisoners explain how it helped them to cope with traumatic experiences, rebuild their confidence and look to the future.
    Hyperbaric side effects in a traumatic brain injury randomized clinical trial.
    pubmed.gov - 1/23/13
    To catalog the side effects of 2.4 atmospheres absolute (atm abs) hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) vs. sham on post-concussion symptoms in military service members with combat-related, mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).|Fifty subjects diagnosed with TBI were randomized to either a sham (1.3 atm abs breathing air) or treatment (2.4 atm abs breathing 100% oxygen) hyperbaric profile. Forty-eight subjects completed 30 exposures. Medical events during hyperbaric exposures were separately annotated by medical staff and chamber operators. After the blind was broken, events were segregated into the exposure groups.|These side effects were observed as rate (sham/treatment): ear block (ear barotrauma) 5.51% (1.09%/5.91%), sinus squeeze 0.14% (0.0%/0.27%), and confinement anxiety 0.27% (0.27%/0.27%). Other conditions that occurred included: headache 0.61% (0.68%/0.54%); nausea 0.2% (0.14%/0.27%); numbness 0.07% (0%/0.13%); heartburn 0.07% (0.14%/0%); musculoskeletal chest pain 0.07% (0%/0.13%); latex
    Non-human primate models of alcohol-related phenotypes: the influence of genetic and environmental factors.
    pubmed.gov - 1/1/13
    Because of their complex social structures, behaviors, and genetic similarities to humans, nonhuman primates are useful for studying how genetic factors influence alcohol consumption. The neurobiological systems that influence addiction vulnerability may do so by acting on alcohol response, reward pathways, behavioral dyscontrol, and vulnerability to stress and anxiety. Rhesus macaques show individual differences in alcohol response and temperament, and such differences are influenced by genetic variants that are similar functionally to those present in humans. Genes at which variation moderates these phenotypes include those encoding monoamine oxidase A (MAOA-LPR), the serotonin transporter (HTTLPR), corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH-248C/T and -2232 C/G), Neuropeptide Y (NPY-1002 T/G), and the -opioid receptor (OPRM1 C77G). These provide opportunities for modeling how genetic and environmental factors (i.e., stress, individual's sex, or alcohol exposure) interact to influence
    Theoretical frameworks and mechanistic aspects of alcohol addiction: alcohol addiction as a reward deficit disorder.
    pubmed.gov - 1/1/13
    Alcoholism can be defined by a compulsion to seek and take drug, loss of control in limiting intake, and the emergence of a negative emotional state when access to the drug is prevented. Alcoholism impacts multiple motivational mechanisms and can be conceptualized as a disorder that includes a progression from impulsivity (positive reinforcement) to compulsivity (negative reinforcement). The compulsive drug seeking associated with alcoholism can be derived from multiple neuroadaptations, but the thesis argued here is that a key component involves the construct of negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement is defined as drug taking that alleviates a negative emotional state. The negative emotional state that drives such negative reinforcement is hypothesized to derive from dysregulation of specific neurochemical elements involved in reward and stress within the basal forebrain structures involving the ventral striatum and extended amygdala, respectively. Specific neurochemical
     
    PRACTICE GUIDELINES
    Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2010-2011: Section 2 (continued)
    www.ahrq.gov - 8/31/10
    Reviews the evidence for and against hundreds of preventive health services, recommending tests, and counseling interventions when evidence exists that it is effective.
    Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2010-2011: Section 2
    www.ahrq.gov - 8/31/10
    Reviews the evidence for and against hundreds of preventive health services, recommending tests, and counseling interventions when evidence exists that it is effective.
    ACP-ASIM Bioterrorism Resource Center
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    Mean Anxiety Scores Before and After the Intervention
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    Internal Medicine - Doctors for Adults
    Difference Between Aromatherapy and Placebo in the Anxiety Change Score
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    Patient access is getting increased attention through reform initiatives. Here are five steps you can take to make sure patients get appropriate access to care in your office.
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    Marion K. Jenkins,  May 21, 2013
    Chances are good that you have some major ticking software time bombs lurking in your medical practice's computer environment, namely Windows XP and Server 2003.
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    Jennifer Frank, MD,  May 21, 2013
    At my practice and at home, things are always busy. There's laundry or homework, or a patient with needs.
    Three Areas to Reduce Costs at Your Medical Practice
    Greg Mertz,  May 19, 2013
    By taking a hard look at reducing costs for staffing, overhead, and technology at your medical practice, you may see increased physician compensation.
    Dos and Don’ts for Starting a Physician Blog
    Michael Woo-Ming, MD,  May 18, 2013
    Starting a physician blog can provide your medical practice with marketing benefits, but it's important to do it right.
     

     
     
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