Wearable technology to assess bradykinesia and immobility in patients with severe depression undergoing electroconvulsive therapy: a pilot study - Powell A, Graham D, Portley R, Snowdon J, Hayes MW.
The psychomotor retardation that may be seen in major depression represents an interesting parallel to bradykinesia, a core feature of Parkinson's disease. Psychomotor retardation has been correlated with the severity of depression and is a predictor of re... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Electroconvulsive therapy modulates functional interactions between submodules of the emotion regulation network in major depressive disorder - Xu J, Wei Q, Bai T, Wang L, Li X, He Z, Wu J, Hu Q, Yang X, Wang C, Tian Y, Wang J, Wang K.
An increasing number of neuroimaging studies have consistently revealed that disrupted functional interactions within the cognitive emotion regulation network (ERN) contribute to the onset of major depressive disorders (MDD). To disentangle the functional ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Experts Call for Immediate Suspension of ECT, Others Push Back Experts Call for Immediate Suspension of ECT, Others Push Back
Experts are calling for the immediate suspension of electroconvulsive therapy because of what they say is a lack of evidence that it is an effective treatment.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 24, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Inflammatory cytokines derived from peripheral blood contribute to the modified electroconvulsive therapy-induced cognitive deficits in major depressive disorder - Tian H, Li G, Xu G, Liu J, Wan X, Zhang J, Xie S, Cheng J, Gao S.
This study examined the profiles of cytokines, the memory function, and their association ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
UCLA Health initiates COVID-19 testing for all incoming surgical, procedure patients and ER admissions
UCLA Health has initiated COVID-19 testing for all patients coming to the system ’s hospitals and some outpatient clinics for scheduled surgeries, procedures and emergency department treatment, a change from previous practice of testing only those exhibiting symptoms of the disease and referred by their primary care physicians.Universal testing began April 10 for all emergency department admissions and April 13 for pre-operative and pre-procedure cases that are medically necessary.For all emergency department admissions, patients with a high probability of being infected will be masked and sent to cohort units, and medic...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 13, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on short-term suicide mortality in a risk-matched patient population - Peltzman T, Shiner B, Watts BV.
This study assess... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
Treatment for depression comorbid with dementia: A clinical review
Depression is a common comorbidity in dementia. Randomised controlled studies of antidepressants do not show a significant improvement in depressive symptoms in patients with comorbid dementia and are known to lead to an increase in side effects. However, there are relatively few studies of depression in dementia, and drawing firm conclusions about the use of antidepressants is limited by the amount of data available. Furthermore, it is unclear whether data can be extrapolated from similar populations (eg, those with late-life depression) to inform pharmacotherapy in this patient group. Given the lack of effectiveness and ...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Relief of expressed suicidality in schizophrenia after electroconvulsive therapy: a naturalistic cohort study - Tor PC, Bin Abdin E, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Loo C.
Suicide risk in schizophrenia is a significant treatment challenge but there are few approved treatments. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly effective treatment for suicidality in depression but its effect on suicidality in schizophrenia is unclea... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
Effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy on treatment-resistant depressive disorder: a population-based mirror-image study - Lin CY, Chen IM, Tsai HJ, Wu CS, Liao SC.
This study aimed to examine whether ECT reduced re-hospitalization within one year after dischar... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
Rehospitalization of postpartum depression and psychosis after electroconvulsive therapy: a population-based study with a matched control group - R önnqvist I, Brus O, Hammar Å, Landén M, Lundberg J, Nordanskog P, Nordenskjöld A.
This study compared the relapse rate after ECT between women who had ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
This Under-Utilized Drug Is Actually Critical for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Many people with clinical depression have tried an array of medication and still feel sick. Maybe they’ve tried different selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). Maybe they’ve taken these antidepressants along with an antipsychotic (a common strategy to boost effectiveness).
Either way, the lack of improvement can make individuals feel even more hopeless and fear the darkness will never lift.
If this sounds all-too familiar, you’re definitely not alone. In fact, up to 30 percent of people with depression don’t respond to the first few antidepressants ...
Source: Psych Central - November 27, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Antidepressants Depression Disorders ECT General Medications Treatment Atypical Depression difficult to treat depression Managing Depression MAOIs medication for depression Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors Severe Depression Treatin Source Type: news
Electroconvulsive therapy without consent: the influence of human rights law - McSherry B.
The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is highly regulated across Australia. Its use on those under compulsory mental health treatment orders remains controversial and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel and Inhuman Treatme... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Q & A: A drug-free option for treating ADHD in children
Deciding how to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children can be a difficult decision for parents. Stimulants, such as Adderall and Ritalin, are the most commonly prescribed ADHD treatments — and are considered to be the most effective. But in April, the FDA approved the first device-based, non-drug therapy to treat ADHD in children. The FDA decision followed the completion of aUCLA study demonstrating the effectiveness and safety of a trigeminal nerve stimulation device that could be a new option for treating the disorder.The device tested in the study was developed using technology invented at UCLA...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 5, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
What Is It Really Like to Stay at a Psychiatric Hospital?
Most of us have very specific, vivid ideas about what staying in a psychiatric hospital looks like. These ideas have likely been shaped by Hollywood or sensationalist news stories. Because how often do we hear about someone’s real-life stay at a psychiatric facility?
If going to therapy is rarely talked about, the conversations surrounding psychiatric hospitals are virtually non-existent. So we tend to imagine wild, worst-case scenarios.
To provide a more accurate picture, we asked several individuals who’ve been hospitalized to share what it was like for them.
Of course, every person’s experience is different, and e...
Source: Psych Central - September 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Disorders General Stress Suicide Treatment Bipolar Disorder hope Hospitalization Inspiration Manic Episodes Psychiatric Hospital suicidal Source Type: news
The risk of imagination, or orgy of anger. Trying to reconstruct and understand the Sylvia Plath-phenomenon - Gerevich J.
To clarify the relationship between literature and psychiatry we can call on the help of the American-English writer Sylvia Plath, who was given electroconvulsive therapy and psychotherapy on a number of occasions for psychiatric illness and later took her... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
