Monthly Archives: March 2012

Alcoholism and inflammation: neuroimmunology of behavioral and mood disorders.

Brain Behav Immun. 2011 Jun;25 Suppl 1:S13-20. Epub 2010 Dec 28.Alcoholism and inflammation: neuroimmunology of behavioral and mood disorders.Kelley KW, Dantzer R.Source Integrative Immunology and Behavior Program, Department of Animal Sciences, College of ACES, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, … Continue reading

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Immune activation by casein dietary antigens in bipolar disorder.

Bipolar Disord. 2010 Dec;12(8):834-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2010.00879.x.Immune activation by casein dietary antigens in bipolar disorder.Severance EG, Dupont D, Dickerson FB, Stallings CR, Origoni AE, Krivogorsky B, Yang S, Haasnoot W, Yolken RH.Source Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns … Continue reading

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Overnight changes of immune parameters and catecholamines are associated with mood and stress.

Psychosom Med. 2010 Oct;72(8):755-62. Epub 2010 Sep 14.Overnight changes of immune parameters and catecholamines are associated with mood and stress.Rief W, Mills PJ, Ancoli-Israel S, Ziegler MG, Pung MA, Dimsdale JE.Source Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San … Continue reading

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Psychological and biological mechanisms of cytokine induced depression.

Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc. 2010 Apr-Jun;19(2):98-102.Psychological and biological mechanisms of cytokine induced depression.Hepgul N, Mondelli V, Pariante CM.Abstract Depression is frequently seen in patients with medical illnesses yet the link between medical illnesses and depression remains unclear. There is increasing data … Continue reading

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Inflammation-induced anhedonia: endotoxin reduces ventral striatum responses to reward.

Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Oct 15;68(8):748-54. Epub 2010 Aug 16.Inflammation-induced anhedonia: endotoxin reduces ventral striatum responses to reward.Eisenberger NI, Berkman ET, Inagaki TK, Rameson LT, Mashal NM, Irwin MR.Source Department of Psychology, Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles, … 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.