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Life event stress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

BMJ Open. 2012 Nov 19;2(6). pii: e001674. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001674. Print 2012. Life event stress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): associations with mental well-being and quality of life in a population-based study. Lu Y, Nyunt MS, Gwee X, Feng L, … Continue reading

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Allen Frances on Bloomberg.com: How Many Billions a Year Will the DSM-5 Cost?

Allen Frances on Bloomberg.com: How Many Billions a Year Will the DSM-5 Cost? Bloomberg.com Businessweek.com Bloomberg TV Premium Register Sign In Bloomberg View Our Company Professional Anywhere How Many Billions a Year Will the DSM-5 Cost? By Allen Frances Dec … Continue reading

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Finasteride induced depression: a prospective study.

Finasteride induced depression: a prospective study. Rahimi-Ardabili B, Pourandarjani R, Habibollahi P, Mualeki A. Source Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. ba.rahimi@gmail.com Abstract BACKGROUND: Finasteride is a competitive inhibitor of 5 alpha-reductase enzyme, and is used for treatment … Continue reading

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Finasteride treatment influences neuronal plasticity on a structural level. These changes might contribute to the pathophysiology of depressive episodes observed after finasteride treatment.

Pharmacopsychiatry. 2010 Jul;43(5):174-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1249095. Epub 2010 May 18. Finasteride treatment inhibits adult hippocampal neurogenesis in male mice. Römer B, Pfeiffer N, Lewicka S, Ben-Abdallah N, Vogt MA, Deuschle M, Vollmayr B, Gass P. Source RG Behavioural Biology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany. benedikt.roemer@zi-mannheim.de … Continue reading

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Efficacy and Safety of Curcumin in Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Phytother Res. 2013 Jul 6. doi: 10.1002/ptr.5025. [Epub ahead of print] Efficacy and Safety of Curcumin in Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Sanmukhani J, Satodia V, Trivedi J, Patel T, Tiwari D, Panchal B, Goel A, Tripathi CB. … 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.