Prepartum Blood Test Predicts Postpartum Depression Risk
The extent of estrogen-induced DNA methylation in the blood cells of pregnant women with mood-disorder histories is associated with postpartum depression.
Psychiatric, general medical, and sociodemographic risk factors are identified in a Swedish national cohort study.
Researchers have identified several risk factors for suicide, including male gender, previous suicide attempts, low socioeconomic status, and psychiatric diagnoses. Cancer diagnosis might also increase risk. In an 8-year cohort study, these investigators determined psychiatric, general medical, and sociodemographic risk factors for suicide among all 7.1 million adults living in Sweden on January 1, 2001.
Autism Linked to Epigenetic Differences in Monozygotic Twins
Could these differences become targets for prevention or treatment?
Predicting Medication Response in Older Depressed Patients
Duration of illness is the largest moderator of response.
Gaming-addicted adolescents show thinning of the orbitofrontal cortex.
Connecting to the Internet via numerous devices is ubiquitous, beginning in childhood. This exposes teenagers to the possibility of online addictions, including gaming, which is the most prevalent Internet addiction in adults. Because all addictions are associated with morphometric changes in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), investigators in South Korea examined this region in adolescents addicted to online gaming.
Disseminating Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
This therapy, delivered by telephone, is more effective than an informational pamphlet.
Differences between boys with ADHD and those without ADHD disappeared with methylphenidate treatment.
To better understand the pathophysiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), these investigators used regional homogeneity synchronization (ReHo), a recently developed method of measuring results from resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). ReHo capitalizes on the concept that functional clusters exhibit temporal and spatial synchronization.
Telemedicine Surpasses On-Site Depression Treatment in Small Remote Clinics
Primary-care nurses using telemedicine may be better able to stay on message and promote behavioral activation, but results for both groups are modest.
