Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience articles from March 2005

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience archives from March 2005

Methylphenidate hydrochloride improves cognitive function in patients with advanced cancer and hypoactive delirium: a prospective clinical study.(Research Paper/Article de recherche)
March 1, 2005... Objective: To investigate the clinical improvement observed in patients with advanced cancer and hypoactive delirium after the administration of methylphenidate hydrochloride. Methods: Fourteen patients with advanced cancer and hypoactive...

Changes in 5-H[T.sub.1A] receptor binding and G-protein activation in the rat brain after estrogen treatment: comparison with tamoxifen and raloxifene.(Research Paper/Article de recherche)
March 1, 2005... Objective: It is thought that an imbalance in serotonergic neurotransmission may underlie many affective disorders. Thus, the serotonin-1A (5-H[T.sub.1A]) receptor is a target for antidepressant and neuroleptic drugs. It has been reported that...

Perinatal complications in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and their unaffected siblings.(Research Paper/Article de recherche)
March 1, 2005... Objectives: Genetic and nonshared environmental factors (experienced by 1 family member to the exclusion of the others) have been strongly implicated in the causes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Pregnancy, labour/delivery...

Cortical hyperexcitability in post-traumatic stress disorder secondary to minor accidental head trauma: a neurophysiologic study.(Research Paper/Article de recherche)
March 1, 2005... Objective: We applied paired transcranial magnetic stimulation (pTMS) to patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) secondary to minor accidental head trauma. Our purpose was to determine the potential abnormality of motor cortex...

Autistic-like findings associated with a urea cycle disorder in a 4-year-old girl.(Brief Report/Rapport sommaire)
March 1, 2005... A 4-year-old girl presented at our clinic with autistic-like symptoms, aggressivity and occasional hyperactivity. She had no history of neurologic or physical symptoms. Her condition was diagnosed as pervasive developmental disorder not...

The 28th Annual Meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada July 2-5, 2005.(CCNP News and Views/ Nouvelles et opinions du CCNP)
March 1, 2005... The 2005 Annual Meeting of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CCNP) will take place at the Fairmont Newfoundland Hotel in St. John's, Nfld., from Saturday, July 2, to Tuesday, July 5. The theme of the meeting will be "Brain...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and depression after myocardial infarction (MI).(Psychopharmacology for the Clinician/ Psychopharmacologie pratique)
March 1, 2005... Major depression (MD) often occurs after MI and has been shown to be an independent predictor of poor cardiovascular (CV) outcome. In spite of this, there are only 2 published double-blind randomized placebo-controlled studies of the safety and...

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression: to stimulate or not to stimulate?(Editorial)
March 1, 2005... Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most prevalent mental illnesses in North America, affecting about 4% of Canadians annually. (1) Although a number of effective treatments are available, as many as 30% of patients fail to respond to...

Efficacy of rapid-rate repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.(Review Paper/Examen critique)
March 1, 2005... Objective: To systematically review the literature pertaining to rapid-rate repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) compared with sham therapy for the treatment of a major depressive episode in order to arrive at qualitative and...

A framework for targeting alternative brain regions with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression.(Review Paper/Examen critique)
March 1, 2005... It has been argued that clinical depression is accompanied by reductions in cortical excitability of the left prefrontal cortex (PFC). In support of this, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), which is a method of enhancing...