Monthly Archives: February 2013

Scourge of depression sees rising number of suicides, report Cang Wei and Song Wenwei in Nanjing.

Staggering base rate… Dark days of despair drive many to the final option Updated: 2013-02-27 09:20 By Cang Wei and Song Wenwei in Nanjing/China Daily Scourge of depression sees rising number of suicides, report Cang Wei and Song Wenwei in … Continue reading

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How the FDA forgot the evidence: the case of donepezil 23 mg | BMJ

BMJ Observations Not So Stories How the FDA forgot the evidence: the case of donepezil 23 mg BMJ 2012; 344 doi: http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/10.1136/bmj.e1086 (Published 22 March 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e1086 Lisa M Schwartz, professor12, Steven Woloshin, professor12 Author Affiliations … Continue reading

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The nervous system and metabolic dysregulation: emerging evidence converges on ketogenic diet therapy.

Front Neurosci. 2012;6:33. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00033. Epub 2012 Mar 26. The nervous system and metabolic dysregulation: emerging evidence converges on ketogenic diet therapy. Ruskin DN, Masino SA. Source Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, Trinity College Hartford, CT, USA. Abstract A link … Continue reading

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Reduced pain and inflammation in juvenile and adult rats fed a ketogenic diet.

PLoS One. 2009 Dec 23;4(12):e8349. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008349. Reduced pain and inflammation in juvenile and adult rats fed a ketogenic diet. Ruskin DN, Kawamura M, Masino SA. Source Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of … Continue reading

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Panic Developments – An Interesting Editorial by Donald F. Klein in the Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria 2012;34(Supl1):S01-S04 Panic Developments This editorial permits personal conclusions and questions, hoping to stimulate relevant research. Klein, in 1959, serendipitously found that imipramine blocked the apparently spontaneous panic attack in non-depressed inpatients, later considered agoraphobic.Later it was … Continue reading

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Maurice Preter, MD

Maurice Preter, MD is a European and U.S. educated psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, neurologist, and medical-legal expert in private practice in Manhattan. He is also the principal of Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC, a medical concierge service and health advisory for select individuals and families.