Journal Club Presentations

August 3, 2009

• Nicole Vogelzangs, M.Sc., et. al. Late-Life Depression, Cortisol, and the Metabolic Syndrome. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17(8):716-721, August 2009.
  

July 13, 2009

• M. Adrees, J. Gibney†, N. El-Saeity‡ and G. Boran. Effects of 18 months of L-T4 replacement in women with subclinical hypothyroidism. Clinical Endocrinology (2009) 71:298–303.

• Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., et. al. Major Depression and Antidepressant Treatment: Impact on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes. Am J Psychiatry 2009; 166:557–566.

July 6, 2009

• Anjala V. Tess, M.D., and Gerald W. Smetana, M.D., Medical Evaluation of Patients Undergoing
  Electroconvulsive Therapy. N Engl J Med 2009;360:1437-44.

• Parminder Raina, PhD; Pasqualina Santaguida, PhD; Afisi Ismaila, MSc; Christopher Patterson, MD; David Cowan, MD; Mitchell Levine, MD; Lynda Booker, BSc; and Mark Oremus, PhD. Effectiveness of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine for Treating Dementia: Evidence Review for a Clinical Practice Guideline. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148:379-397.

October 13, 2008

• Paul G. Surtees, Ph.D., et. al (2008). Major Depression, C-Reactive Protein, and Incident Ischemic Heart Disease in Healthy Men and Women. Psychosomatic Medicine 70:850–855.

April 8, 2008

• Jack D. Edinger, et. al. (2005). Cognitive–behavioral therapy for primary insomnia. Clinical Psychology Review 25:539–558
• Børge Sivertsen, et. al. (2006). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Zopiclone for Treatment of Chronic Primary Insomnia in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA, 295(24):2851-2858

October 8, 2007

• Howard, RJ, et al. (2007).  Donepezil for the Treatment of Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease. NEJM 357:1382-1392

October 1, 2007

• CA Zarate et al (2007). Efficacy of a protein kinase C inhibitor (tamoxifen) in the treatment of acute mania: a pilot study. Bipolar Disorders 9:561-570.

August 20, 2007

• Martin A. Samuels (2007). The Brain-Heart Connection. Circulation 116:77-84.

August 6, 2007

• Leslie J. Crofford, et al. (2005). Pregabalin for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Arthritis and Rheumatism 52: 1264–1273.
• Additional reading
  • Aryeh M. Abeles, et al. (2007). Narrative Review: The Pathophysiology of Fibromyalgia. Annals of Internal Medicine 146:726-734.

July 9, 2007

• Joost P. Van Melle, et al. (2007). Effects of antidepressant treatment following myocardial infarction. British Journal of Psychiatry 190: 460-466.
• Additional reading
  • Alexander H. Glassman, et al. (2002). Sertraline treatment of major depression in patients with acute MI or unstable angina. JAMA 288:701-709.
  • Writing Committee for the ENRICHD Investigators (2003). Effects of treating depression and low perceived social support on clinical events after myocardial infarction. JAMA 289:3106-3116.
  • Rob H. S. van den Brink, et al. (2002). Treatment of depression after myocardial infarction
    and the effects on cardiac prognosis and quality of life: Rationale and outline of the Myocardial
    INfarction and Depression-Intervention Trial (MIND-IT). American Heart Journal 144:219-224.

July 2, 2007

• Harm J. Gijsman, et al. (2004). Antidepressants for Bipolar Depression: A Systematic Review of Randomized, Controlled Trials. American Journal of Psychiatry 161:1537-1547.