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by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
As developed nations around the world have attempted to deinstitutionalize mental health care, the number of beds available for inpatient treatment has declined. A recent survey of mental health care reported that the decrease in bed space leads to more involuntary admissions for mental health care. Wealthy, developed nations throughout the world, including the United [...]... Read more »
Abramowitz M, Grinshpoon A, Priebe S, & Ponizovsky AM. (2008) New institutionalization as a rebound phenomenon? The case of Israel. The Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences, 45(4), 272-7. PMID: 19439832
Craw J, & Compton MT. (2006) Characteristics associated with involuntary versus voluntary legal status at admission and discharge among psychiatric inpatients. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 41(12), 981-8. PMID: 17041737
Keown P, Mercer G, & Scott J. (2008) Retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics, involuntary admissions under the Mental Health Act 1983, and number of psychiatric beds in England 1996-2006. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). PMID: 18845592
Keown P, Weich S, Bhui KS, & Scott J. (2011) Association between provision of mental illness beds and rate of involuntary admissions in the NHS in England 1988-2008: ecological study. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). PMID: 21729994
Priebe S, Badesconyi A, Fioritti A, Hansson L, Kilian R, Torres-Gonzales F, Turner T, & Wiersma D. (2005) Reinstitutionalisation in mental health care: comparison of data on service provision from six European countries. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 330(7483), 123-6. PMID: 15567803
Priebe S, Frottier P, Gaddini A, Kilian R, Lauber C, Martínez-Leal R, Munk-Jørgensen P, Walsh D, Wiersma D, & Wright D. (2008) Mental health care institutions in nine European countries, 2002 to 2006. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 59(5), 570-3. PMID: 18451020
Swartz MS, Wilder CM, Swanson JW, Van Dorn RA, Robbins PC, Steadman HJ, Moser LL, Gilbert AR, & Monahan J. (2010) Assessing outcomes for consumers in New York's assisted outpatient treatment program. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 61(10), 976-81. PMID: 20889634
Zanni GR, & Stavis PF. (2007) The effectiveness and ethical justification of psychiatric outpatient commitment. The American journal of bioethics : AJOB, 7(11), 31-41. PMID: 18027299
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Recently, two studies reported that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a common class of antidepressant medication, increase the risk for congenital malformations and developmental disorders among children when taken by mothers during pregnancy. The first study, published in Obstetrics and Gynecology, evaluated more than half of a million offspring over 11 years. Of these, just [...]... Read more »
None. (2006) SSRI antidepressants and birth defects. Prescrire international, 15(86), 222-3. PMID: 17167929
Banti S, Mauri M, Oppo A, Borri C, Rambelli C, Ramacciotti D, Montagnani MS, Camilleri V, Cortopassi S, Rucci P.... (2011) From the third month of pregnancy to 1 year postpartum. Prevalence, incidence, recurrence, and new onset of depression. Results from the Perinatal Depression-Research . Comprehensive psychiatry, 52(4), 343-51. PMID: 21683171
Croen LA, Grether JK, Yoshida CK, Odouli R, & Hendrick V. (2011) Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders. Archives of general psychiatry. PMID: 21727247
Malm H, Artama M, Gissler M, & Ritvanen A. (2011) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk for major congenital anomalies. Obstetrics and gynecology, 118(1), 111-20. PMID: 21646927
Patel SR, & Wisner KL. (2011) Decision making for depression treatment during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Depression and anxiety, 28(7), 589-95. PMID: 21681871
Tuccori M, Montagnani S, Testi A, Ruggiero E, Mantarro S, Scollo C, Pergola A, Fornai M, Antonioli L, Colucci R.... (2010) Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and risk of major and cardiovascular malformations: an update. Postgraduate medicine, 122(4), 49-65. PMID: 20675971
Tuccori M, Testi A, Antonioli L, Fornai M, Montagnani S, Ghisu N, Colucci R, Corona T, Blandizzi C, & Del Tacca M. (2009) Safety concerns associated with the use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors and other serotonergic/noradrenergic antidepressants during pregnancy: a review. Clinical therapeutics, 1426-53. PMID: 19698902
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) published in Lancet, mental health disorders account for nearly half of the disease burden in the world’s adolescents and young adults. Young people aged 10 to 24 years equal 27% of the world’s population. This age group is important in public health interventions because health problems [...]... Read more »
Gore FM, Bloem PJ, Patton GC, Ferguson J, Joseph V, Coffey C, Sawyer SM, & Mathers CD. (2011) Global burden of disease in young people aged 10-24 years: a systematic analysis. Lancet, 377(9783), 2093-102. PMID: 21652063
Merikangas KR, He JP, Brody D, Fisher PW, Bourdon K, & Koretz DS. (2010) Prevalence and treatment of mental disorders among US children in the 2001-2004 NHANES. Pediatrics, 125(1), 75-81. PMID: 20008426
Merikangas KR, He JP, Burstein M, Swanson SA, Avenevoli S, Cui L, Benjet C, Georgiades K, & Swendsen J. (2010) Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in U.S. adolescents: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication--Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49(10), 980-9. PMID: 20855043
Patton GC, Coffey C, Sawyer SM, Viner RM, Haller DM, Bose K, Vos T, Ferguson J, & Mathers CD. (2009) Global patterns of mortality in young people: a systematic analysis of population health data. Lancet, 374(9693), 881-92. PMID: 19748397
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Being a parent of a child with a developmental disorder has to be one of the most stressful and challenging of all human experiences. Looking after someone afflicted with such a disorder is difficult not only because of the direct symptoms of the disorder but also because of the indirect effects that come around and [...]... Read more »
Baker JK, Smith LE, Greenberg JS, Seltzer MM, & Taylor JL. (2011) Change in maternal criticism and behavior problems in adolescents and adults with autism across a 7-year period. Journal of abnormal psychology, 120(2), 465-75. PMID: 21319925
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
A positive affect — the hallmark of overall well-being — is associated with improved health and success in many areas of life. Now, it may also predict survival. Positive affect is a psychological state of experiencing joy, happiness, excitement, enthusiasm, and contentment. In contrast, a negative affect is characterized by anxiety, depression, and hostility. Many [...]... Read more »
Fredman L, Hawkes WG, Black S, Bertrand RM, & Magaziner J. (2006) Elderly patients with hip fracture with positive affect have better functional recovery over 2 years. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54(7), 1074-81. PMID: 16866678
Kim BS, Bae JN, & Cho MJ. (2010) Depressive symptoms in elderly adults with hypotension: different associations with positive and negative affect. Journal of affective disorders, 127(1-3), 359-64. PMID: 20619901
Krijthe BP, Walter S, Newson RS, Hofman A, Hunink MG, & Tiemeier H. (2011) Is Positive Affect Associated With Survival? A Population-based Study of Elderly Persons. American journal of epidemiology, 173(11), 1298-307. PMID: 21454828
Ostir GV, Markides KS, Black SA, & Goodwin JS. (2000) Emotional well-being predicts subsequent functional independence and survival. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 48(5), 473-8. PMID: 10811538
Park-Lee E, Fredman L, Hochberg M, & Faulkner K. (2009) Positive affect and incidence of frailty in elderly women caregivers and noncaregivers: results of Caregiver-Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57(4), 627-33. PMID: 19392954
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
When most people think of torture, the first thing that comes to mind is unimaginable, unendurable pain. Physical pain is, however, the one thing that tends to remain in the torture chamber, the hidden cells of illegal prisons after the victim has left. As terrible as the physical after effects of torture may be, the [...]... Read more »
Carinci AJ, Mehta P, & Christo PJ. (2010) Chronic pain in torture victims. Current pain and headache reports, 14(2), 73-9. PMID: 20425195
Abildgaard U, Daugaard G, Marcussen H, Jess P, Petersen HD, & Wallach M. (1984) Chronic organic psycho-syndrome in Greek torture victims. Danish medical bulletin, 31(3), 239-42. PMID: 6744953
Mollica, R. (2004) Surviving Torture. New England Journal of Medicine, 351(1), 5-7. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp048141
Kira, I. (2002) Torture Assessment and Treatment: The Wraparound Approach. Traumatology, 8(2), 54-86. DOI: 10.1177/153476560200800203
Basoglu, M. (2005) Psychiatric and Cognitive Effects of War in Former Yugoslavia: Association of Lack of Redress for Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Reactions. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 294(5), 580-590. DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.5.580
Kira, I., Templin, T., Lewandowski, L., Clifford, D., Wiencek, P., Hammad, A., Mohanesh, J., & Al-haidar, A. (2006) The Effects of Torture: Two Community Studies. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 12(3), 205-228. DOI: 10.1207/s15327949pac1203_1
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Language can reveal, or conceal, the soul. Words express thoughts, share emotions, and foretell actions. Now, speech can predict victory in boxing matches. It is probably fair to say that few boxers are considered masters of the spoken word. But, researchers in Arkansas recently presented results of a study at the 16th Annual International Stress [...]... Read more »
Freeman P, Coffee P, & Rees T. (2011) The PASS-Q: the perceived available support in sport questionnaire. Journal of sport , 33(1), 54-74. PMID: 21451171
Nicolas M, Gaudreau P, & Franche V. (2011) Perception of coaching behaviors, coping, and achievement in a sport competition. Journal of sport , 33(3), 460-8. PMID: 21659673
Zourbanos N, Hatzigeorgiadis A, Tsiakaras N, Chroni S, & Theodorakis Y. (2010) A multimethod examination of the relationship between coaching behavior and athletes' inherent self-talk. Journal of sport , 32(6), 764-85. PMID: 21282837
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
You watch the world bang door after door in your face, numbly, bitterly. You have forgotten the secret you knew, once, ah, once, of being joyous, of laughing, of opening doors. — Sylvia Plath Depression is generally associated with a poor intellectual and physical performance. The assumption that negativity and lack of interest in the [...]... Read more »
von Helversen B, Wilke A, Johnson T, Schmid G, & Klapp B. (2011) Performance benefits of depression: Sequential decision making in a healthy sample and a clinically depressed sample. Journal of abnormal psychology. PMID: 21500878
Andrews, P., & Thomson, J. (2009) The bright side of being blue: Depression as an adaptation for analyzing complex problems. Psychological Review, 116(3), 620-654. DOI: 10.1037/a0016242
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Painful emotional memories may not be permanent, according to researchers from the University of Montreal. Manipulating hormone levels can decrease the recall and reconsolidation of negative memories. Memories are continuously retrieved and reactivated, which keeps the memories alive. Researchers have shown that glucocorticoids, such as cortisol, modulate this process. Glucocorticoids are released in response to [...]... Read more »
de Quervain DJ. (2008) Glucocorticoid-induced reduction of traumatic memories: implications for the treatment of PTSD. Progress in brain research, 239-47. PMID: 18037019
de Quervain DJ, & Margraf J. (2008) Glucocorticoids for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias: a novel therapeutic approach. European journal of pharmacology, 583(2-3), 365-71. PMID: 18275950
Het S, Ramlow G, & Wolf OT. (2005) A meta-analytic review of the effects of acute cortisol administration on human memory. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 30(8), 771-84. PMID: 15919583
Marin MF, Hupbach A, Maheu FS, Nader K, & Lupien SJ. (2011) Metyrapone Administration Reduces the Strength of an Emotional Memory Trace in a Long-Lasting Manner. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. PMID: 21593118
Marin MF, Pilgrim K, & Lupien SJ. (2010) Modulatory effects of stress on reactivated emotional memories. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 35(9), 1388-96. PMID: 20471179
Schelling G, Roozendaal B, & De Quervain DJ. (2004) Can posttraumatic stress disorder be prevented with glucocorticoids?. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 158-66. PMID: 15677403
Tollenaar MS, Elzinga BM, Spinhoven P, & Everaerd WA. (2008) The effects of cortisol increase on long-term memory retrieval during and after acute psychosocial stress. Acta psychologica, 127(3), 542-52. PMID: 18155678
Wolf OT. (2009) Stress and memory in humans: twelve years of progress?. Brain research, 142-54. PMID: 19376098
Wolf OT, Kuhlmann S, Buss C, Hellhammer DH, & Kirschbaum C. (2004) Cortisol and memory retrieval in humans: influence of emotional valence. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 195-7. PMID: 15677409
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
We are all familiar with the fuzzy feelings that accompany falling in love. You and your partner become emotionally connected, supported, and complete. Although human love is a complicated and long journey, scientists consistently find that the release of a specific neuropetide—oxytocin—may kick start these feelings right away in courtship. In fact, for the past [...]... Read more »
Kosfeld, M., Heinrichs, M., Zak, P., Fischbacher, U., & Fehr, E. (2005) Oxytocin increases trust in humans. Nature, 435(7042), 673-676. DOI: 10.1038/nature03701
Bartz, J., Zaki, J., Bolger, N., Hollander, E., Ludwig, N., Kolevzon, A., & Ochsner, K. (2010) Oxytocin Selectively Improves Empathic Accuracy. Psychological Science, 21(10), 1426-1428. DOI: 10.1177/0956797610383439
De Dreu, C., Greer, L., Handgraaf, M., Shalvi, S., Van Kleef, G., Baas, M., Ten Velden, F., Van Dijk, E., & Feith, S. (2010) The Neuropeptide Oxytocin Regulates Parochial Altruism in Intergroup Conflict Among Humans. Science, 328(5984), 1408-1411. DOI: 10.1126/science.1189047
De Dreu, C., Greer, L., Van Kleef, G., Shalvi, S., & Handgraaf, M. (2011) Oxytocin promotes human ethnocentrism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(4), 1262-1266. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1015316108
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Stigmatization of mental health disorders leads to a decreased quality of life, missed opportunities, and lost independence for the affected individual. A new study reports that stigmatization also determines if and when people will seek mental health care for themselves. A large population-based survey in Finland evaluated the stigmatizing attitudes about mental illness and the [...]... Read more »
Aromaa E, Tolvanen A, Tuulari J, & Wahlbeck K. (2011) Personal stigma and use of mental health services among people with depression in a general population in Finland. BMC psychiatry, 52. PMID: 21453504
Hinshaw SP, & Stier A. (2008) Stigma as related to mental disorders. Annual review of clinical psychology, 367-93. PMID: 17716044
Horsfall J, Cleary M, & Hunt GE. (2010) Stigma in mental health: clients and professionals. Issues in mental health nursing, 31(7), 450-5. PMID: 20521914
Jones AR, Cook TM, & Wang J. (2011) Rural-urban differences in stigma against depression and agreement with health professionals about treatment. Journal of affective disorders. PMID: 21665289
Kim PY, Thomas JL, Wilk JE, Castro CA, & Hoge CW. (2010) Stigma, barriers to care, and use of mental health services among active duty and National Guard soldiers after combat. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 61(6), 582-8. PMID: 20513681
Yap MB, & Jorm AF. (2011) The influence of stigma on first aid actions taken by young people for mental health problems in a close friend or family member: Findings from an Australian national survey of youth. Journal of affective disorders. PMID: 21658776
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Consumer perception drives most of the success or failure of an industry. When consumers perceive a need for a product or service, an industry has a limitless ability to expand, innovate and thrive. In the health care industry, the product consumers crave (and need) is health and wellness. Health and wellness is an essential quality [...]... Read more »
Anderson, G., & Frogner, B. (2008) Health Spending In OECD Countries: Obtaining Value Per Dollar. Health Affairs, 27(6), 1718-1727. DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.6.1718
Grossman, M. (1972) On the Concept of Health Capital and the Demand for Health. Journal of Political Economy, 80(2), 223. DOI: 10.1086/259880
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
One of the more controversial topics within cognitive psychology is whether or not there are repressed memories and if so, can they accurately be recovered. In order to understand how memories might become repressed, we need to first understand the memory system. Memory includes both learning and then some sort of recollection. We have to [...]... Read more »
Mendez, M., & Fras, I. (2011) The false memory syndrome: Experimental studies and comparison to confabulations. Medical Hypotheses, 76(4), 492-496. DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.11.033
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Happiness is a component of subjective well-being, and is typically thought of as leading to positive outcomes. But, researchers now report that happiness may not always be as pleasant as it sounds. A review published in Perspectives on Psychological Science reports scenarios in which happiness is not a good thing. The authors claim that not [...]... Read more »
Diener E, Oishi S, & Lucas RE. (2003) Personality, culture, and subjective well-being: emotional and cognitive evaluations of life. Annual review of psychology, 403-25. PMID: 12172000
Diener E, & Seligman ME. (2002) Very happy people. Psychological science, 13(1), 81-4. PMID: 11894851
Gruber, J., Mauss, I., & Tamir, M. (2011) A Dark Side of Happiness? How, When, and Why Happiness Is Not Always Good. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6(3), 222-233. DOI: 10.1177/1745691611406927
Judge TA, Ilies R, & Dimotakis N. (2010) Are health and happiness the product of wisdom? The relationship of general mental ability to educational and occupational attainment, health, and well-being. The Journal of applied psychology, 95(3), 454-68. PMID: 20476826
Mauss IB, Tamir M, Anderson CL, & Savino NS. (2011) Can seeking happiness make people happy? Paradoxical effects of valuing happiness. Emotion (Washington, D.C.). PMID: 21517168
Weiss A, Bates TC, & Luciano M. (2008) Happiness is a personal(ity) thing: the genetics of personality and well-being in a representative sample. Psychological science, 19(3), 205-10. PMID: 18315789
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
We all have our flaws, but some of us are more keenly aware of them than others. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) affects about 1.7% of the population and is characterized by an enhanced awareness of one’s physical appearance, specifically the perceived negative aspects. Dissatisfaction with one’s appearance is not abnormal in itself, but in individuals [...]... Read more »
Lambrou C, Veale D, & Wilson G. (2011) The role of aesthetic sensitivity in body dysmorphic disorder. Journal of abnormal psychology, 120(2), 443-53. PMID: 21280932
Feusner JD, Hembacher E, Moller H, & Moody TD. (2011) Abnormalities of object visual processing in body dysmorphic disorder. Psychological medicine, 1-13. PMID: 21557897
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Friedrich Neitzsche once claimed that without music, life would be a mistake. Researchers in Norway claim that without music, art, or other cultural events, life may also be shorter and less satisfying. A new study, published by the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, reports that visiting museums, attending concerts, playing an instrument, and creating [...]... Read more »
Bygren LO, Weissglas G, Wikström BM, Konlaan BB, Grjibovski A, Karlsson AB, Andersson SO, & Sjöström M. (2009) Cultural participation and health: a randomized controlled trial among medical care staff. Psychosomatic medicine, 71(4), 469-73. PMID: 19321851
Cuypers, K., Krokstad, S., Lingaas Holmen, T., Skjei Knudtsen, M., Olov Bygren, L., & Holmen, J. (2011) Patterns of receptive and creative cultural activities and their association with perceived health, anxiety, depression and satisfaction with life among adults: the HUNT study, Norway. Journal of Epidemiology . DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.113571
Konlaan BB, Björby N, Bygren LO, Weissglas G, Karlsson LG, & Widmark M. (2000) Attendance at cultural events and physical exercise and health: a randomized controlled study. Public health, 114(5), 316-9. PMID: 11035447
Konlaan BB, Bygren LO, & Johansson SE. (2000) Visiting the cinema, concerts, museums or art exhibitions as determinant of survival: a Swedish fourteen-year cohort follow-up. Scandinavian journal of public health, 28(3), 174-8. PMID: 11045748
Wilkinson AV, Waters AJ, Bygren LO, & Tarlov AR. (2007) Are variations in rates of attending cultural activities associated with population health in the United States?. BMC public health, 226. PMID: 17764546
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Recently Brain Blogger featured an article entitled Your Brain on Sex and Love. While it delineated a few recent studies that focused on what goes on in the brain during sex, few recognize how little is known about human sexuality, particularly the neural and psychological responses that stem from it. Logistically, it is difficult to [...]... Read more »
Komisaruk BR, & Whipple B. (2005) Functional MRI of the brain during orgasm in women. Annual review of sex research, 62-86. PMID: 16913288
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
What is the good of an intelligence when it reasons always the same way and always reaches the same conclusion? — from CHANGE, Cuba, 2007 When Argentinean novelist Ernesto Sabato (a reputable genius) passed away a few weeks ago, the son of famous composer Astor Piazzola shared an unflattering story about him. As a middle-aged [...]... Read more »
PETRIDES, K., FREDERICKSON, N., & FURNHAM, A. (2004) The role of trait emotional intelligence in academic performance and deviant behavior at school. Personality and Individual Differences, 36(2), 277-293. DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(03)00084-9
Duckworth, A., & Seligman, M. (2005) Self-Discipline Outdoes IQ in Predicting Academic Performance of Adolescents. Psychological Science, 16(12), 939-944. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01641.x
Duckworth AL, Quinn PD, Lynam DR, Loeber R, & Stouthamer-Loeber M. (2011) Role of test motivation in intelligence testing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID: 21518867
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Richard Asher, considered one of the preeminent medical thinkers of the 20th century, said, “If you give a man a pill there are only two things he can do with it: he can swallow it or he can throw it away.” As the production and use of medications increases worldwide, it has become clear that [...]... Read more »
Frolund, F. (1978) Better prescribing. BMJ, 2(6139), 741-741. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.6139.741
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Since 2000, there has been a massive flow of funding from the West into health care in developing African countries. Some of this has come from governmental sources in response to G8 initiatives such as the 2000 Millenium Fund and a significant amount has come from charitable organizations. One of the largest of these, the Bill [...]... Read more »
Kickbusch, I. (2004) From charity to rights: proposal for five action areas of global health. Journal of Epidemiology , 58(8), 630-631. DOI: 10.1136/jech.2004.021121
Muntaner C, Sridharan S, Solar O, & Benach J. (2009) Against unjust global distribution of power and money: the report of the WHO commission on the social determinants of health: global inequality and the future of public health policy. Journal of public health policy, 30(2), 163-75. PMID: 19597448
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