Mental Health
Commentary
Combo therapy for tobacco dependence
News
Bupropion-varenicline combo gave harder kick to smoking habits
Major Finding: Combination therapy was more effective than monotherapy at 12 weeks and at 26 weeks, but that difference disappeared at 1-year...
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Smoking cessation maintained with varenicline plus CBT
Major finding: At week 52, 24 of 40 participants taking maintenance varenicline (60%) were still abstaining from smoking, compared with only 9 of...
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Smoking rate among people with mental illness shows negligible decline
Major finding: The smoking rate significantly declined from 19.2% in 2004 to 16.5% in 2011 among adults without mental illness, but declined only...
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Luteal-phase antidepressant an option in recalcitrant PMS, PMDD
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ACP urges changes to curb prescription drug abuse
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Ohio Medicaid data document rising polypharmacy in foster children
Major finding: Based on 2008 Medicaid data, the rate of polypharmacy was 27% in foster children.Data source: Foster care, disabled, and low income...
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Vitamin E may slow functional decline in Alzheimer’s
Major finding: Compared with placebo, 2,000 IU/day of vitamin E was associated with a significantly 19% slowing of functional decline in patients...
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Study finds no link between thyroid function and MCI
Major finding: The incidence of MCI was similar in patients with clinical hypothyroidism (17%), subclinical hypothyroidism (18%), and normal...
Conference Coverage
Antipsychotics boosted CVD events in elderly
Major finding: Long-term use of an antipsychotic drug by elderly Danes doubled their rate of major cardiovascular adverse events.Data source: A...
News
GADL1 gene variants predict response to lithium in Han Chinese
Major finding: The presence of two SNPs or a novel genetic variant on the GADL1 gene predicted a positive response to lithium therapy with 93%...