News tagged with journal of clinical psychiatry
FDA warning against high dose antidepressant prescription may be unwarranted, study finds
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's warning that high doses of the antidepressant citalopram can cause potentially serious abnormal heart rhythms might be doing more harm than good.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 03, 2013 |
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Urinary tract infections 29 times more likely in schizophrenia relapse
Schizophrenia patients experiencing relapse are 29 times more likely than healthy individuals to have a urinary tract infection, researchers report.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Study shows early cognitive problems among those who eventually get Alzheimer's
People who study or treat Alzheimer's disease and its earliest clinical stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), have focused attention on the obvious short-term memory problems. But a new study suggests that people on the ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dec 28, 2012 |
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Four common antipsychotic drugs found to lack safety and effectiveness in older adults
In older adults, antipsychotic drugs are commonly prescribed off-label for a number of disorders outside of their Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications – schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The largest ...
Medications
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Study finds faults in proposed mental disorder diagnosis
A much anticipated addition to the revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition (DSM-5) is questionable according to research findings. The newly revised DSM-5, the first alterations since it ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Toxoplasma gondii parasite may trigger suicide attempts
A parasite thought to be harmless and found in many people may actually be causing subtle changes in the brain, leading to suicide attempts.
Medical research
Aug 16, 2012 |
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Researcher finds depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts in former finasteride users
New research, to be published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, finds that men who developed persistent sexual side effects while on finasteride (Propecia), a drug commonly used for male pattern hair loss, have a high ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 07, 2012 |
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New study suggests clinicians overlook alcohol problems if patients are not intoxicated
Medical staff struggle to spot problem drinking in their patients unless they are already intoxicated, according to research by the University of Leicester.
Addiction
Aug 01, 2012 |
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Blood pressure drugs linked with lower PTSD symptoms
Traumatized people who take a class of common blood pressure medications tend to have less severe post-traumatic stress symptoms, researchers have found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 01, 2012 |
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Rhode Island Hospital researcher: Broadening bipolar disorder criteria is a bad idea
A Rhode Island Hospital psychiatrist and researcher explains the negative impact of broadening the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder in the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Statins linked with lower depression risk in heart patients
Patients with heart disease who took cholesterol-lowering statins were significantly less likely to develop depression than those who did not, in a study by Mary Whooley, MD, a physician at the San Francisco ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 24, 2012 |
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The impact of deleting 5 personality disorders in the new DSM-5
A newly published paper from Rhode Island Hospital reports on the impact to patients if five personality disorders are removed from the upcoming revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th edition (DSM-5). Based ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Measuring outcome in the treatment of depression via the Web
A newly published paper from Rhode Island Hospital reports that Web-based assessments for outcome measurements of patients in treatment for depression are valid and reliable. The findings indicate that the Internet version ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Study looks more closely at personality disorders
A newly published paper from Rhode Island Hospital argues against the proposed changes to redefine the number of personality disorders in the upcoming Diagnostic Statistical Manual, 5th edition (DSM-5). In their study, the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Study links low DHA levels to suicide risk among U.S. military personnel
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study suggests that low levels of the highly unsaturated omega-3 essential fattyacids, in particular DHA, may be associated with increased risk of suicide. Researchers at the Uniformed Services University ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 25, 2011 |
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