Primary Care Provider Archives - Page 15 of 25

Treating Insomnia May Lead To Improvements In Mental Health Symptoms

Article December 6, 2017

Background & Purpose Individuals with mental disorders often experience sleep difficulties, but traditionally, these have been considered symptoms of the illnesses. As a result, interventions for sleep may be given… Read More

Technology Solutions For Population Health Management: Behavioral Health For Better Plan Performance & Patient Health

Interview December 4, 2017

In this presentation, given live on September 14, 2016, Candace T. Saldarini, MD, Director of Medical Strategy at ODH, Inc., and Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer at OPEN MINDS,… Read More

Evidence For Genetic Heterogeneity Between Clinical Subtypes Of Bipolar Disorder

Article November 27, 2017

Key Messages Increasingly, evidence has shown that there is genetic overlap between psychiatric illnesses A genome wide association study (GWAS) of 6447 bipolar disorder (BD) cases and 12639 controls was… Read More

Treating The Synapse In Major Psychiatric Disorders: The Role of Postsynaptic Density Network In Dopamine-Glutamate Interplay & Psychopharmacologic Drugs Molecular Actions

Article November 27, 2017

Key Messages The postsynaptic density (PSD) is a specialized ultrastructure located in the membrane of glutamatergic synapses where cross-talk between glutamate and dopamine signaling pathways can occur. Abnormal expression and… Read More

An Analysis Of Two Genome-Wide Association Meta-Analyses Identifies A New Locus For Broad Depression Phenotype

Article November 27, 2017

Key Messages Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been used to examine the genetics of major depressive disorder (MDD) and depressive symptoms, with mostly negative findings. A GWAS using a broad… Read More

Predicting Relapse With Individual Residual Symptoms In Major Depressive Disorder: A Re-Analysis Of The STAR*D Data

Article November 27, 2017

Key Messages The aim of the present study was to identify which individual residual symptoms, as assessed with both self-report and clinician rating, could predict subsequent relapse in patients with… Read More

Altered Serum Levels Of TNF‐α, IL‐6, & IL‐18 In Depressive Disorder Patients

Article November 27, 2017

Key Messages Depressive disorder is associated with abnormal changes in cytokines levels. This study aimed to assess serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL) 6, and IL‐18 in… Read More

Differential Diagnosis Of Major Depressive Disorder Or Bipolar Disorder In The Primary Care Setting

Video November 17, 2017

In this presentation PsychU Primary Care Providers’ Corner Section Editors, Sloan Manning, MD, Medical Director at Novant Health Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine; and Marla Moses, FNP, PMHNP, Owner of… Read More

Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)

Downloadable Resource November 15, 2017

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a self-administered scale for assessing five of the most common types of mental disorders presenting in medical populations: depressive, anxiety, somatoform, alcohol use, and… Read More

Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (Brief PHQ)

Downloadable Resource November 15, 2017

The Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (Brief PHQ) is a self-administered scale for assessing depressive disorders and panic disorders. It is derived from the depression questions within the full Patient Health… Read More

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