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• Chest X-ray prevents excess antibiotic use in childhood pneumonia
• Key risk features predictive for suicide in bipolar disorder identified
• Incident HF an ‘extreme high-risk’ condition
• More reason to restrict hormone therapy during menopause
• Adding functional skills training to CRT improves schizophrenia functioning
• Many bipolar patients unaware of co-occurring medical conditions
• Overweight, obesity prevalent in psychiatric inpatients
• Overweight, obesity prevalent in psychiatric inpatients
• Substance use linked to poor memory, reasoning in BD
• Visual, auditory hallucinations often co-occur in psychosis patients
• Daily temperature linked to bipolar admissions
• Psychologic well-being reduced in schizophrenia patients

Chest X-ray prevents excess antibiotic use in childhood pneumonia Posted: 15 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Use of a chest X-ray as well as traditional clinical parameters to diagnose childhood pneumonia can prevent overdiagnosis and unnecessary use of antibiotics, say researchers.

Key risk features predictive for suicide in bipolar disorder identified Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that patients with bipolar disorder who present with mixed-states, melancholic depressive features, or have multiple antidepressant treatment episodes are at increased risk for suicide.

Incident HF an ‘extreme high-risk’ condition Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients have a markedly increased risk for stroke and death in the month following a new heart failure diagnosis, say researchers.

More reason to restrict hormone therapy during menopause Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found further evidence to show that menopausal hormone therapy increases the risk for high blood pressure in postmenopausal women.

Adding functional skills training to CRT improves schizophrenia functioning Posted: 12 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Adding functional skills training to cognitive remediation therapy significantly improves functional competence and real-world behavior in patients with schizophrenia, show study findings.

Many bipolar patients unaware of co-occurring medical conditions Posted: 11 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Co-occurring medical conditions are common among patients with bipolar disorder, but many may not be aware that they have such conditions, say researchers.

Overweight, obesity prevalent in psychiatric inpatients Posted: 11 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Most inpatients with psychiatric disorders are overweight or obese, say Australian researchers who urge closer monitoring of the physical health of patients with mental illnesses.

Overweight, obesity prevalent in psychiatric inpatients Posted: 11 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Most inpatients with psychiatric disorders are overweight or obese, say Australian researchers who urge closer monitoring of the physical health of patients with mental illnesses.

Substance use linked to poor memory, reasoning in BD Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT The presence of comorbid substance use disorder is associated with significantly poorer visual memory and conceptual reasoning skills in patients with bipolar disorder, US study results show.

Visual, auditory hallucinations often co-occur in psychosis patients Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Visual hallucinations are common in patients with psychosis spectrum disorders and often co-occur with auditory hallucinations, researchers report.

Daily temperature linked to bipolar admissions Posted: 09 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Taiwanese study suggest that high daily temperatures are associated with increased hospitalization rates for mood symptoms among patients with bipolar disorder, particularly women.

Psychologic well-being reduced in schizophrenia patients Posted: 09 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia have significantly lower psychologic well-being compared with mentally healthy individuals, say researchers.

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