“Clock-watching” and insomnia are linked to posttraumatic stress symptoms – packaged with a zolpidem ad!

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Just got this mass email. The ad next to it is for zolpidem – just the kind of stuff that might NOT benefit post-traumatic states. What’s the message here? OCTOBER 2012 Advertisement Editor’s note Approximately 50% of chronic insomnia patients … Continue reading →

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the psychiatryneurology.net – legal October 1, 2012

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Edition of October 1, 2012 is out: the psychiatryneurology.net – legal.

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Stress may disturb the blood-brain barrier

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

  Stress may disturb the blood-brain barrier BMJ 1996; 313 doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7071.1505a (Published 14 December 1996) Cite this as: BMJ 1996;313:1505.2 Severe stress can disturb the blood-brain barrier that protects the brain from drugs and other chemicals that enter the … Continue reading →

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Maternal migraine is associated with increased risk of infant colic.

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

One wonders if an updated view of genetics, i.e. one that includes epigenetics would make more sense. We mentioned the nexus of migraine, panic disorder, separation anxiety and abdominal symptoms in childhood in our 2008 paper [Preter M, Klein DF. … Continue reading →

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Endogenous opioids may protect against minor TBI symptoms

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

This is an interesting finding. We have shown that people (even “normal” people) with early separation events (early parental divorce, parental loss) have a totally different endogenous opioid reactivity in a challenge test. It would make sense if they therefore … Continue reading →

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