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

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

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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Pain affect in the absence of pain sensation: evidence of asomaesthesia after somatosensory cortex lesions in the rat.

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Pain. 2012 Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print]Pain affect in the absence of pain sensation: evidence of asomaesthesia after somatosensory cortex lesions in the rat.Uhelski ML, Davis MA, Fuchs PN.Source Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota Twin … Continue reading →

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Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular risk : current opinion.

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

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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Inflammatory mechanisms in major depressive disorder.

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2011 Nov;24(6):519-25.Inflammatory mechanisms in major depressive disorder.Raedler TJ.Source Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. thomas.raedler@albertahealthservices.caAbstractPURPOSE OF REVIEW: As the ‘monoamine hypothesis of depression’ fails to explain all aspects of major depression, … Continue reading →

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Inflammatory biomarkers in depression: an opportunity for novel therapeutic interventions.

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2011 Oct;13(5):316-20.Inflammatory biomarkers in depression: an opportunity for novel therapeutic interventions.Li M, Soczynska JK, Kennedy SH.Source Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, University Health Network/Princess Margaret Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada. madeline.li@uhn.on.caAbstract Currently … Continue reading →

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