Somatic Disorders
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Depressed Mood, RA Disease Activity Linked
Major Finding: Higher Thompson joint scores were associated with higher levels of depressed mood (P = .03) and anxiety (P = .02) at assessments...
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Stress May Factor Into Breast Tumor Aggressiveness
Major Finding: Higher levels of stress may partially account for aggressive tumor growth in African American and Hispanic women with breast cancer...
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Internet-Based CBT Works for Depression, Phobias, Anxiety
Major Finding: For each patient with depression, social phobia, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, the number needed to treat with...
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Universal Themes Emerge for Psychotherapy With Suicidal Patients
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Skin Biopsy Doesn’t Aid Diagnosis of Delusional Infestation
Major Finding: None of 121 biopsies; 80 patient-provided "specimens"; or the dozens of mycobacterial, fungal, bacterial, and viral tests of skin,...
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Consider "Mirror Therapy" for Phantom Limb Pain in the ICU
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Parsimonious pharmacotherapy
In some cases, a single psychotropic can effectively treat multiple disorders
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder Linked to Cardiovascular Mortality
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Combo Beats Monotherapy in Major Depressive Disorder
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Long-Acting Risperidone No Better Than Oral Antipsychotics
Major Finding: A total of 39% of patients receiving long-acting risperidone injections and 45% of those taking oral medications required...