Category Archives: epigenetics

Unpredictable chronic mild stress and endothelial damage

Just like “mild” traumatic brain injury, mild stress is relative. ___________________________________ Unpredictable Chronic Mild Stress Promotes Atherosclerosis in High Cholesterol–Fed Rabbits Xiao-Ting Lu, PhD, Yun-Fang Liu, PhD, Lei Zhang, PhD, Rui-Xue Yang, PhD, Xiao-Qiong Liu, PhD, Fang-Fang Yan, PhD, Ying-Bin … Continue reading

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A panic mimic?

Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Finnish Men and Women Separated Temporarily From Their Parents in Childhood—A Life Course Study Hanna Alastalo, MHS, Katri Räikkönen, PhD, Anu-Katriina Pesonen, PhD, Clive Osmond, PhD, David J.P. Barker, MD, Kati Heinonen, PhD, Eero Kajantie, … Continue reading

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Anxiety, depression with glaucoma. Is isolation/loneliness the link?

Psychol Rep. 2010 Apr;106(2):343-57. Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in Turkish patients with glaucoma. Tastan S, Iyigun E, Bayer A, Acikel C. Source School of Nursing, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. Abstract The purpose was to investigate the … Continue reading

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Panic, Separation Anxiety and Endogenous Opioids

Please view the video of my presentation with Donald F. Klein, MD, “Panic, Separation Anxiety and Endogenous Opiods” hosted by the Arnold Pfeffer Center Neuro-Psychoanalysis at the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.
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Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular risk : current opinion.

Swiss Med Wkly. 2012 Jan 20;142:0. doi: 10.4414/smw.2012.13502.Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular risk : current opinion.von Känel R.Source Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Switzerland. roland.vonkaenel@insel.chAbstract Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is … 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.