Category Archives: Psychiatry/Neurology

Gender-specific associations of short sleep duration with prevalent and incident hypertension: the Whitehall II Study.

Hypertension. 2007 Oct;50(4):693-700. Epub 2007 Sep 4. Related Articles, Links Erratum in: Hypertension. 2007 Nov;50(5):e170. Gender-specific associations of short sleep duration with prevalent and incident hypertension: the Whitehall II Study. Cappuccio FP, Stranges S, Kandala NB, Miller MA, Taggart FM, … Continue reading

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Rat brain opioid peptides-circadian rhythm is under control of melatonin.

Neuropeptides. 2007 Nov 5; [Epub ahead of print] Related Articles Rat brain opioid peptides-circadian rhythm is under control of melatonin. Miguel Asai MA, Lilian Mayagoitia LM, David García DG, Gilberto Matamoros-Trejo GM, Marcela Valdés-Tovar MV, Phillipe Leff PL. Laboratorio de … Continue reading

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Psychiatric Comorbidity in Epilepsy: A Population-Based Analysis.

Epilepsia. 2007 Jul 28; [Epub ahead of print] Related Articles, Links Psychiatric Comorbidity in Epilepsy: A Population-Based Analysis. Tellez-Zenteno JF, Patten SB, Jetté N, Williams J, Wiebe S. Division of Neurology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Purpose: The estimated … Continue reading

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Group psychotherapy also significantly improved ED compared to sildenafil citrate alone.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD004825. Related Articles, Links Psychosocial interventions for erectile dysfunction. Melnik T, Soares B, Nasselo A. BACKGROUND: Normal sexual function is a biopsychosocial process and relies on the coordination of psychological, endocrine, vascular, and neurological … Continue reading

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Abdominal Adiposity Has Adverse Effects, Regardless of BMI

Abdominal Adiposity Has Adverse Effects, Regardless of BMI With fat distribution, it’s location, location, location. In general, evidence implicates body-fat distribution as a risk factor for morbidity and mortality. To evaluate the link between abdominal adiposity and premature death in … 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.