ADHD Drugs and Cardiovascular Risk

NEJM -- ADHD Drugs and Cardiovascular Risk: "To the Editor: Nissen (April 6 issue)1 recommends attaching a 'black box' warning regarding serious cardiovascular risks to the labeling of stimulant medications used to treat attention deficit�hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We agree that patient safety is paramount and that the long-term benefits and risks of stimulant treatment are not known definitively, yet we are concerned that such a warning will discourage patients and their families from using effective treatment. Untreated ADHD is associated with an elevated risk of substance abuse, academic failure, and motor vehicle accidents and an increased rate of psychiatric disorders.2 "

Nearly Half of Women No Strangers to Domestic Violence - CME Teaching Brief - MedPage Today

Nearly Half of Women No Strangers to Domestic Violence - CME Teaching Brief - MedPage Today: "SEATTLE, May 16 — Domestic violence has struck nearly half of all women, about 44%, at some point during their adult lives, according to a survey.

Considerably fewer women, about 15%, reported domestic violence within the past five years, and that figure fell to about 8% for incidents in the past year, reported Robert S. Thompson, M.D., of the Group Health Center for Health Studies here in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine."

Prevalence of deliberate self harm and attempted suicide within contemporary Goth youth subculture: longitudinal cohort study -- Young et al. 332 (754

Prevalence of deliberate self harm and attempted suicide within contemporary Goth youth subculture: longitudinal cohort study -- Young et al. 332 (7549): 1058 -- BMJ: "Deliberate self harm is relatively common among young people, with rates of 7%-14% in the United Kingdom.1 2 Common acts of self harm include cutting, burning, and punching, usually resulting in relatively minor injury; rarer, more serious, acts include self poisoning.

Self harm is understood to be a maladaptive coping strategy intended to relieve negative emotions such as anger, anxiety, frustration, or guilt. It is usually unrelated to an immediate suicide attempt. Knowledge about risk factors is limited, but previous research has implicated peer modelling and depression.1 2 Self harm is related to later risk of suicide and psychiatric disorder and has a high prevalence among certain subpopulations, notably prisoners and homosexual and bisexual people.1-3 The media have linked contemporary Goth youth subculture with self harm,4 but evidence for this is sparse. 'Goth' could be described as a subgenre of punk with a dark and sinister aesthetic, with aficionados conspicuous by their range of distinctive clothing and makeup and tastes in music.4 5 We investigated whether identification with Goth is associated with self harm."

Sigmund Freud - encyclopedia article about Sigmund Freud.

Sigmund Freud - encyclopedia article about Sigmund Freud.: "Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939; [ˈziːgmʊnt ˈfrɔʏ̯t]) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, based on his theory that unconscious motives determine much behavior, that particular kinds of unconscious thoughts and memories, especially sexual and aggressive ones, are the source of neurosis, and that neurosis could be treated through bringing these unconscious thoughts and memories to consciousness in psychoanalytic treatment. He was initially interested in hypnotism and how it could be used to help the mentally ill, but later abandoned hypnotism in favor of free association and dream analysis in developing what is now known as 'the talking cure.' These became the core elements of psychoanalysis. Freud was initially especially interested in what was then called hysteria (now known as conversion syndrome), but expanded his work to other forms of neurosis, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder./.../ "

Insight Into Depression

Insight Into Depression | About Us: "Mission Statement
Insight Into Depression's mission is to provide non-psychiatry trained health care professionals with high quality, peer-reviewed CME opportunities and comprehensive scientific and clinical information in the specific area of Major Depressive Disorders (MDD) to improve the diagnosis of these disorders commonly overlooked in the primary care setting"