Sunday, August 14, 2011

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High-dose calcium channel blockers could be best stroke prevention

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Antihypertensive drugs have a dose-dependent effect on blood pressure variability, with high doses of calcium channel blockers having the largest effect, shows a systematic review.

Eating disorders result in negative feelings towards pregnancy

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Pregnant women who have ever experienced an eating disorder are more likely than women in the general population to have a negative attitude towards their pregnancy, show study results.

Clinical characteristics can identify untreated hypertensive patients

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Doctors may be able to use certain clinical characteristics to help identify and improve the care of patients with untreated, under-treated, or treatment-resistant hypertension, researchers report.

High-dose calcium channel blockers could be best stroke prevention

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Antihypertensive drugs have a dose-dependent effect on blood pressure variability, with high doses of calcium channel blockers having the largest effect, shows a systematic review.

Clinical characteristics can identify untreated hypertensive patients

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Doctors may be able to use certain clinical characteristics to help identify and improve the care of patients with untreated, under-treated, or treatment-resistant hypertension, researchers report.

Gray matter loss due to substance use ‘not increased in ARMS patients’

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Individuals in an at-risk mental state for psychosis do not show greater levels of gray matter loss associated with substance use than mentally healthy individuals, show UK study results.

‘Mixicity should be extended beyond bipolar I disorder’

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Bipolar I disorder patients with a lifetime history of exclusively mixed, but not manic, episodes are at increased risk for suicide and have higher comorbidity rates than other patients with the condition, study results show.

Season of birth linked to schizotypy

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Individuals born during the winter months exhibit more schizotypal personality traits than those born at other times of the year, Japanese research suggests.

Similarities and differences in neural activation patterns in BD and MDD patients

Posted: 10 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder patients both show increased activation of limbic brain regions when viewing facial expressions of emotion compared with mentally healthy individuals, suggest results from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Movement abnormalities linked to social functioning in youth at high risk for psychosis

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Movement abnormalities are significantly associated with psychosocial functioning deficits in adolescents at high risk for psychosis, research shows.

Hospital admissions and disease severity predict antipsychotic combination treatment

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a Norwegian study indicate that an increased number of previous hospital admissions and greater symptom load predict the use of antipsychotic combination treatment in patients with schizophrenia.

DLEs linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviour

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Delusional-like experiences are associated with an increased risk for suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts in the general population, Australian research shows.

Fish consumption may reduce heart failure risk

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Results of a US study support existing recommendations that adults consume at least two servings of fish, especially oily fish, per week.

Personality profile may distinguish unipolar from bipolar depression in women

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Novelty seeking and self-transcendence subscores on the Temperament and Character Inventory may help distinguish depressed women with bipolar disorder type II from those with unipolar depression, suggest Japanese study results.

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