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P.1.a.003 Genetic polymorphisms of chimerin-1 in schizophrenia and ischemic stroke
Source: European Neuropsychopharmacology - September 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: K. Tadevosyan, S. Atshemyan, A. Boyajyan Tags: Poster sessions Source Type: research
Relationships Among Disease, Social Support, and Perceived Health: A Lifespan Approach.
We examined the relationship between the cumulative presence of major disease (cancer, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension), social support, and self-reported general and emotional well-being in a community representative sample of predominantly White and African American respondents (N = 1349). Across all ages, greater presence of disease predicted poorer reported general health, and predicted lower emotional well-being for respondents 40 and above. In contrast, social support predicted better-reported general and emotional well-being. We predicted that different types of social support (blood relatives, c...
Source: American Journal of Community Psychology - October 13, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Heinze JE, Kruger DJ, Reischl TM, Cupal S, Zimmerman MA Tags: Am J Community Psychol Source Type: research
Further evidence to support weight loss and lifestyle interventions for people taking antipsychotic medications
ABSTRACT FROM: Green CA, Yarborough BJ, Leo MC, et al. The STRIDE weight loss and lifestyle intervention for individuals taking antipsychotic medications: a randomized trial. Am J Psychiatry 2015;172:71–81. What is already known on this topic Increasing weight is the leading risk factor for many life-shortening illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes.1 Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) such as schizophrenia are at increased risk of medical comorbidities, including metabolic syndrome, leading to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. As a result, life expectancy is...
Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health - October 22, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Park, T., Workun, B. Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: research
Statins Use in Elderly Patients.
Abstract
The risk of cardiovascular disease in elderly is significantly higher than in young subjects; paradoxically some treatments that have proven their efficacy in reducing cardiovascular risk are often under prescribed in this age group. The benefits of statins in secondary cardiovascular prevention are well established in patients <80 years. In primary prevention, these drugs reduce the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke, but their effects on cardiovascular mortality remain uncertain. In very elderly patients, there are no randomized trials relative to the impact of statins on morbi-mortality in pri...
Source: Therapie - November 2, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hammami R, Jdidi J, Triki F, Hammami B, Abid L, Ksouda K, Hammami S, Abid D, Hentati M, Kammoun S Tags: Therapie Source Type: research
The multiple validities of neuropsychological assessment.
This article discusses construct and criterion validity of neuropsychological tests, as well as assessment validity, which allows determination of whether an individual examinee is producing valid test results. Factor analyses identify 6 domains of abilities. Tests of learning and memory and processing speed are most sensitive to presence of brain dysfunction in both traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Tests of processing speed, working memory, verbal symbolic functions, and visuoperceptual and visuospatial judgment and problem solving are sensitive to the severity of TBI and AD, as well as to the ...
Source: American Psychologist - November 30, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Larrabee, Glenn J. Source Type: research
Economic Hardship and Biological Weathering: The Epigenetics of Aging in a U.S. Sample of Black Women
Conclusions These findings support the view that chronic financial pressures associated with low income exerts a weathering effect that results in premature aging.
Source: Social Science and Medicine - December 11, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Invisible walls within multidisciplinary teams: Disciplinary boundaries and their effects on integrated care
Publication date: Available online 9 December 2015 Source:Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Elisa Giulia Liberati, Mara Gorli, Giuseppe Scaratti Delivery of interdisciplinary integrated care is central to contemporary health policy. Hospitals worldwide are therefore attempting to move away from a functional organisation of care, built around discipline-based specialisation, towards an approach of delivering care through multidisciplinary teams. However, the mere existence of such teams may not guarantee integrated and collaborative work across medical disciplines, which can be hindered by boundaries between...
Source: Social Science and Medicine - December 11, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
As long as you've got your health: Longitudinal relationships between positive affect and functional health in old age
Conclusion This finding, obtained from a sample of older people, is in keeping with the bottom-up approach, and supports the popular adage “As long as you've got your health”. Limitations of this finding are reviewed and discussed. Models including longitudinal mediators, such as biomarkers and life style patterns, are needed to clarify the nature of the link between these constructs.
Source: Social Science and Medicine - January 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Intelligence in youth and health at age 50.
CONCLUSION: Higher pre-morbid intelligence is linked with better physical health at age 50, and a lower risk for a number of chronic health conditions. For example, a 1 SD higher score in IQ was significantly associated with increased odds of having good, very good, or excellent health, with an odds ratio of 1.70 (C.I. 1.55-1.86). Thirteen of the illness outcomes were significantly and negatively associated with IQ in youth; the odds ratios ranged from 0.85 for diabetes/high blood sugar to 0.65 for stroke, per one standard deviation higher score in IQ. Adjustment for childhood SES led to little attenuation but adult SES pa...
Source: Intelligence - November 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wraw C, Deary IJ, Gale CR, Der G Tags: Intelligence Source Type: research
Understanding kidney transplant patients’ treatment choices: the interaction of emotion with medical and social influences on risk preferences
Publication date: Available online 18 February 2016 Source:Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Jean Harrington, Myfanwy Morgan Following renal transplantation patients experience on-going immunosuppressant medication to reduce the risk of graft rejection. Over the long term the side effects of immunosuppressive drugs may affect graft survival and significantly increase risks of cancers, stroke and cardiovascular disease. To reduce these risks research is underway to develop a biomarker test to identify those patients who are likely to be ‘tolerant’ to their graft and therefore able to reduce immunosuppress...
Source: Social Science and Medicine - February 19, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Understanding kidney transplant patients' treatment choices: The interaction of emotion with medical and social influences on risk preferences
Publication date: April 2016 Source:Social Science & Medicine, Volume 155 Author(s): Jean Harrington, Myfanwy Morgan Following renal transplantation patients experience on-going immunosuppressant medication to reduce the risk of graft rejection. Over the long term the side effects of immunosuppressive drugs may affect graft survival and significantly increase risks of cancers, stroke and cardiovascular disease. To reduce these risks research is underway to develop a biomarker test to identify those patients who are likely to be ‘tolerant’ to their graft and therefore able to reduce immunosuppression. Biomar...
Source: Social Science and Medicine - March 15, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Distinct Age and Self-Rated Health Crossover Mortality Effects for African Americans: Evidence from a National Cohort Study
This study examined these two mortality predictors simultaneously in a large epidemiological study of 12,181 African Americans and 17,436 Whites. Participants were 45 or more years of age when they enrolled in the national REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study between 2003 and 2007. Consistent with previous studies, African Americans had poorer SRH than Whites even after adjusting for demographic and health history covariates. Survival analysis models indicated statistically significant and independent race*age, race*SRH, and age*SRH interaction effects on all-cause mortality over an avera...
Source: Social Science and Medicine - March 16, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Not-so-healthy sugar substitutes?
Publication date: June 2016 Source:Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Volume 9 Author(s): Susan E Swithers Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with diet soft drinks containing sugar substitutes that provide few or no calories has been suggested as one strategy for promoting improved public health outcomes. However, current scientific evidence indicates that routine consumption of beverages with non-nutritive sweeteners not only fails to prevent disease, but is associated with increases in risks for the same health outcomes associated with sugar-sweetened beverages, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease,...
Source: Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences - March 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Childhood Socioeconomic Circumstances, Inflammation, and Hemostasis Among Midlife Women: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation
Conclusions: Women raised in lower SES families had elevated markers of inflammation and hemostasis, in part, due to elevated BMI and education in adulthood.
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - March 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
