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Hippocampal volume and the AKT signaling system in first-episode schizophrenia
March 2012(Vol. 46 | No. 3 | Pages 279-284)
András Szamosi, Oguz Kelemen, Szabolcs Kéri

Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor level in relation to illness severity and episode duration in patients with major depression
March 2012(Vol. 46 | No. 3 | Pages 285-289)
Tom K. Birkenhäger, Sarah Geldermans, Walter W. Van den Broek, Nico van Beveren, Durk Fekkes

The interaction of social risk factors and HPA axis dysregulation in predicting emotional symptoms of five- and six-year-old children
March 2012(Vol. 46 | No. 3 | Pages 290-297)
Kai von Klitzing, Sonja Perren, Annette M. Klein, Stephanie Stadelmann, Lars O. White, Maureen Groeben, Edith Holsboer-Trachsler, Serge Brand, Martin Hatzinger

Mental health and disaster related attitudes among Japanese after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster
20 February 2012
Yuval Palgi, Menachem Ben-Ezra, Or Aviel, Yonit Dubiner, Evelyn Baruch, Yechiel Soffer, Amit Shrira
On March 11, 2011 Japan was struck by a magnitude 9.0 Mw earthquake. The results were severe with more than 15,000 people being killed by the earthquake and the following tsunami (). The aftermath of ...
T-817MA, a novel neurotrophic agent, ameliorates loss of GABAergic parvalbumin-positive neurons and sensorimotor gating deficits in rats transiently exposed to MK-801 in the neonatal period
20 February 2012
Takashi Uehara, Tomiki Sumiyoshi, Hiroshi Hattori, Hiroko Itoh, Tadasu Matsuoka, Noboru Iwakami, Michio Suzuki, Masayoshi Kurachi
Abstract: T-817MA [1-{3-[2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy]propyl}azetidin-3-ol maleate] is a newly synthesized neuroprotective agent for the treatment of psychiatric disorders characterized by cognitive...
The state effect of depressive and anxiety disorders on big five personality traits
20 February 2012
Julie Karsten, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Hariëtte Riese, Johan Ormel, Willem A. Nolen, Catharina A. Hartman
Abstract: Background: Neuroticism and extraversion are affected by depressive disorder state. Less is known about depressive state effects on conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness. Furthermore...
Do depression and anxiety converge or diverge in their association with suicidality?
17 February 2012
Merijn Eikelenboom, Johannes H. Smit, Aartjan T.F. Beekman, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx
Abstract: Depressive disorders have been strongly linked to suicidality, but the association with anxiety disorders is less well established. This exploratory study aims to examine whether anxiety and...
Structural brain abnormalities and suicidal behavior in borderline personality disorder
16 February 2012
Paul H. Soloff, Patrick Pruitt, Mohit Sharma, Jacqueline Radwan, Richard White, Vaibhav A. Diwadkar
Abstract: Background: Structural brain abnormalities have been demonstrated in subjects with BPD in prefrontal and fronto-limbic regions involved in the regulation of emotion and impulsive behavior, e...

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Charles DeBattista, Gustavo Kinrys, Daniel Hoffman, Corey Goldstein, John Zajecka, James Kocsis, Martin Teicher, Steven Potkin, Adrian Preda, Gurmeet Multani, Len Brandt, Mark Schiller, Dan Iosifescu, Maurizio Fava
Cortisol’s effects on hippocampal activation in depressed patients are related to alterations in memory formation
January 2011 (Vol. 45 | No. 1 | Pages 15-23)
Heather C. Abercrombie, Allison L. Jahn, Richard J. Davidson, Simone Kern, Clemens Kirschbaum, Jerry Halverson
Age, sex and first treatment of schizophrenia in a population cohort
January 2011 (Vol. 45 | No. 1 | Pages 136-141)
K. Kleinhaus, S. Harlap, M. Perrin, O. Manor, M. Weiser, P. Lichtenberg, D. Malaspina
Psychiatric diagnoses, comorbidity, and functioning in National Guard troops deployed to Iraq
January 2011 (Vol. 45 | No. 1 | Pages 126-132)
Shannon M. Kehle, Madhavi K. Reddy, Amanda G. Ferrier-Auerbach, Christopher R. Erbes, Paul A. Arbisi, Melissa A. Polusny
White matter hyperintensities in affected and unaffected late teenage and early adulthood offspring of bipolar parents: A two-center high-risk study
January 2011 (Vol. 45 | No. 1 | Pages 76-82)
Eva Gunde, Tomas Novak, Miloslav Kopecek, Matthias Schmidt, Lukas Propper, Pavla Stopkova, Cyril Höschl, Anne Duffy, Martin Alda, Tomas Hajek

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