MEDICAL NEWS
States That Make You Wait to Buy Guns Have Fewer Deaths: Study
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Time to 'cool off' may prevent some homicides and suicides
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- Gay Men’s Suicide Risk Rises as Income Falls
- Can ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Kick-Start Depression Treatment?
- Men Often Happier With Their ‘Bromance’ Than Their Romance
- Daily ‘Light Therapy’ May Help Some With Bipolar Disorder
JOURNAL UPDATE
Online Ratings Not Aligned With Objective Quality Measures
7:00 PM CDT. In addition, consumer ratings are consistent across platforms for specialist physicians- Most Female Physicians Have Faced Sexist Patient Comments
- Bright White Light Therapy Promising for Bipolar Depression
- Many College Students Believe Stimulants Can Boost Grades
MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY
September 2017 Briefing - Psychiatry
September 30, 2017. The Monthly Journal Summary is a single article covering the most important journal articles published in the previous 30 days.
FEATURED ARTICLES
Benign Ventricular Rhythms and the Anxious Patient
John Kenyon, CNA.
One of the more common causes of visits to the Emergency Department is the patient who complains of “palpitations” or skipping, fluttering, “a feeling my heart stops for a minute,” or otherwise misbehaving myocardium. Almost always the patients in question are anxious when they arrive.
Study links restless leg syndrome with erectile dysfunction in older men
Tamer M. Fouad, M.D..
A study in the journal Sleep shows that erectile dysfunction was more common in older men with restless leg syndrome (RLS) than in those without RLS, and the magnitude of this association increased with a higher frequency of RLS symptoms.
Antidepressants do they work? A Review of the Review
Dr. K. Eisele.
This article is in response to an announcement by researchers quoted in many UK publications this week, stating that the class of anti-depressants known as SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) and SNRIs (serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors) are no more effective than placebos. I looked…
MEDICAL FOCUS
Psychogenic memory impairment
By Tamer M. Fouad, M.D.Psychogenic memory impairment is the loss of memory associated with a “traumatic” psychological event.
DISCUSSION
RE: Aspirin Use as Treatment in Colorectal Cancer: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
By Jeffrey A. Gordon, M.D.Thank you for reading my article. Interesting theory. Lots of research is ongoing to figure out the many ways aspirin does it magic.
