Category Archives: Mood Disorders

FAST and RAPID: Acronyms to prevent brain damage in stroke and psychosis | MDedge Psychiatry

https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/171147/schizophrenia-other-psychotic-disorders/fast-and-rapid-acronyms-prevent/page/0/1# The most passionate exhortation by an expert to use injectable antipsychotics after the first psychotic episode in the youth. Powerful and convincing J

Thyroid May Hold the Cognitive Key | Psychiatric Times

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/geriatric-psychiatry/thyroid-may-hold-cognitive-key?rememberme=1&elq_mid=2773&elq_cid=176288 Basically, treating dementia with donezepil (a cholinesterase inhibitor) used to be a 50-50 proposition, but now this Taiwanese study showed that having higher T4 levels before treatment predicted response to the drug. This suggests a relationship between thyroid function (and cortisol BTW) and neurodegeneration/dementia. Other studies link dementia to number of general anesthesias and […]
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Association of Cannabis Use With Adolescent Psychotic Symptoms | Adolescent Medicine | JAMA Psychiatry | JAMA Network

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2681642?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_jamapsyc&utm_campaign=article_alert&utm_content=automated Basically, no child is completely safe from cannabis-induced psychosis. The old thought that some kids are more vulnerable that others seems to no longer apply. It’s dose and duration. Good to know Wiggers

Latest Study comparing Antidepressants–UPDATE

Trial link. Cipriani updates her last major review of all head to head trials between antidepressants to give us a new line up of best ones to use for either efficacy or tolerability. There is not clear winner, but there are some losers. The new line up: Best choices: agomelatine, amitriptyline, escitalopram, mirtazapine, paroxetine, venlafaxine, and […]
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List of meds that cause depression

https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/34-medications-potential-depression/1daa5542d3a2dd905a94/optimized/full.pdf#page=1 full.pdf

Prevalence of Prescription Medications With Depression as a Potential Adverse Effect Among Adults in the United States | Depressive Disorders | JAMA | JAMA Network

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2684607

Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders: Workbook – Oxford Clinical Psychology

http://www.oxfordclinicalpsych.com/view/10.1093/med:psych/9780199772674.001.0001/med-9780199772674 This is a wonderful Unified Protocol to treat most common psychological problems. I think its the Basics. Like Emotion Regulation 101. I will put it in my link. It’s all on the website if you can’t afford the book. Joris

Incidence, prevalence and clinical correlates of antidepressant-emergent mania in bipolar depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. – PubMed – NCBI

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29441650

Antidepressants in bipolar depression: yes, no, maybe? | Evidence-Based Mental Health

http://ebmh.bmj.com/content/18/4/100.full

Effectiveness of theta burst versus high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with depression (THREE-D): a randomised non-inferiority trial – The Lancet

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)30295-2/fulltext?rss=yes For us, this compares the UBC and MDA groups doing TMS in the Lower Mainland. Looks like both work equally well.