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View article: Effects on hippocampal activity following 5-HT4 receptor agonism in unmedicated patients with depression: the RESTAND study
Effects on hippocampal activity following 5-HT4 receptor agonism in unmedicated patients with depression: the RESTAND study Open
Cognitive impairment is a common but under-treated feature of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Preclinical and early human studies suggest that 5-HT 4 receptor (5-HT 4 R) agonists rapidly improve learning and memory, consistent with this r…
View article: An evaluation of a pilot high-intensity treatment pathway for prolonged grief reactions in a Devon NHS Talking Therapies service
An evaluation of a pilot high-intensity treatment pathway for prolonged grief reactions in a Devon NHS Talking Therapies service Open
Effective, evidence-based psychological therapies for prolonged grief reactions exist but are not routinely available in United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) services. This audit evaluated the feasibility and clinical effectiveness…
View article: A pilot evaluation of a training and supervision pathway for Augmented Depression Therapy (ADepT) in a Devon NHS Talking Therapies Service
A pilot evaluation of a training and supervision pathway for Augmented Depression Therapy (ADepT) in a Devon NHS Talking Therapies Service Open
Augmented Depression Therapy (ADepT) is a novel wellbeing and recovery-oriented psychological treatment for depression. A recent pilot trial run in a university clinic setting suggests ADepT has potential to be superior to cognitive behavi…
View article: Online behavioural activation during the COVID-19 pandemic decreases depression and negative affective bias
Online behavioural activation during the COVID-19 pandemic decreases depression and negative affective bias Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for mental health interventions that can be easily disseminated during a crisis. Behavioural activation (BA) is a cost-effective treatment that can be administered by non-specialists; h…
View article: Effect of acute citalopram on self-referential emotional processing and social cognition in healthy volunteers
Effect of acute citalopram on self-referential emotional processing and social cognition in healthy volunteers Open
Background Depression is characterised by negative views of the self. Antidepressant treatment may remediate negative self-schema through increasing processing of positive information about the self. Changes in affective processing during …
View article: Are Clinicians Contributing to Excess African American COVID-19 Deaths? Unbeknownst to Them, They May Be
Are Clinicians Contributing to Excess African American COVID-19 Deaths? Unbeknownst to Them, They May Be Open
African Americans are overrepresented among reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths. There are a multitude of factors that may explain the African American disparity in COVID-19 outcomes, including higher rates of com…
View article: Complications of pelvic and acetabular fractures in 1331 morbidly obese patients (BMI ≥ 40): a retrospective observational study from the National Trauma Data Bank
Complications of pelvic and acetabular fractures in 1331 morbidly obese patients (BMI ≥ 40): a retrospective observational study from the National Trauma Data Bank Open
Morbidly obese patients had higher rates of complications and longer hospital stays and were more likely to be discharged to rehabilitation facilities compared with control patients after pelvic ring or acetabular fracture.
View article: Ethnic Cleansing and the Trail of Tears: Cherokee Pasts, Places, and Identities
Ethnic Cleansing and the Trail of Tears: Cherokee Pasts, Places, and Identities Open
James Taylor Carson reviews Gregory D. Smithers's The Cherokee Diaspora: An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015).