SSRIs–Game Changer study
Well, here is the study of the year for me. link This study is a game changer. A recent study is turning upside down the theory of how SSRIs treat depression, with startling implications. It turns out that serotonin (which is increased by SSRIs, of course) interacts with the Serotonin Receptor across the lifespan to modulate […]
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Association of Stress-Related Disorders With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease. – PubMed – NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29922828?dopt=Abstract Bottom Line: if you are severely traumatized, particularly in your youth under 33, the chances that you develop an autoimmune disorder are 36% higher than not. This was determined by a large Scandanavian 10-year study. Interesting, taking an SSRI for a year after the onset of PTSD significantly LOWERED the risk of an autoimmune […]
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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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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
Dr. Joris Wiggers 