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Epidemiology of Intensive Nutritional Interventions and Restraints in Hospitalizations for Anorexia Nervosa: Annual National Trends of the United States

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Despite the clinical relevance of enteral and parenteral tube feeding and restraint use in anorexia nervosa (AN), national‐level data on their use have remained limited, particularly for total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).
Hiroyasu Ino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electroconvulsive therapy and the elderly

open access: yesComprehensive Psychiatry, 1985
Abstract The efficacy and safety of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the elderly was examined by review of the charts of all patients age 60 and over receiving ECT over a nine-month period (n = 30). Eighty-three percent of all patients improved; ninety-two percent of those with major affective disorder or schizoaffective disorder improved.
W J, Burke   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Care, control and the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) ritual: Making sense of polarised patient narratives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Despite evidence of short-term effectiveness of ECT (electroconvulsive therapy), both positive and negative patient reports are common. However, research examining these polarized accounts has not adequately elucidated why such divergences occur. We thus
Knight, F.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Dual role of spreading depolarization in an epileptic focus

open access: yesEpilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Spreading depolarizations (SDs) are often associated with epileptic discharges. Although SDs are traditionally thought to contribute to postictal depression and termination of epileptic discharges, seizures may also occur during SDs or may even follow SDs, suggesting that interactions between SD and seizures are more complex.
Daria Vinokurova   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brain–Computer Interfaces: The Dawn of a New Era in Disease Treatment

open access: yesExploration, EarlyView.
This study investigates the potential of brain–computer interface (BCI) technology in treating neuropsychiatric disorders, such as movement and communication barriers. Our review examines the history, signal paradigms, and diverse applications of BCI while also discussing ongoing research into novel materials and emerging technologies that offer ...
Yuqi Feng   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transient Serotonin Toxicity Evoked by Combination of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Fluoxetine

open access: yesCase Reports in Psychiatry, 2014
The serotonin syndrome has been described only in rare instances for electroconvulsive therapy combined with an antidepressant medication. We describe a case of serotonin toxicity induced by electroconvulsive therapy in combination with fluoxetine.
René Klysner   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sentio Bone‐Conduction Implant: Early Outcomes in Patients With Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study evaluated the initial clinical outcomes, safety, and audiological performance of the Sentio active bone‐conduction implant in patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss. Implantation resulted in significant improvements in hearing thresholds, speech recognition, speech perception in noise, and patient‐reported hearing benefit, with no ...
Katarzyna Beata Cywka   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of electroconvulsive therapy response and remission in late-life depression: a review

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly
Electroconvulsive therapy is an effective and well-tolerated antidepressant treatment for the elderly population. The place of electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment sequence for depression in the elderly is currently not well established.
Beatriz Pozuelo Moyano   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the evaluation of treatment efficacy in unipolar major depressive disorder: a review of the literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
More and more neuroimaging studies are using in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) to explore correlates of response to therapy in major depressive disorder (MDD). Their aim is to further understanding of the effects of neurotransmitter
A. Pichiecchio   +18 more
core  

Living with the Unknown: Intolerance of Uncertainty in Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is marked by pervasive uncertainty due to fluctuating motor and non‐motor symptoms, variable treatment response, and an unpredictable clinical course. Intolerance of uncertainty (IU), a tendency to perceive ambiguity as threatening and respond with worry, avoidance, or decisional paralysis, may be ...
Bradley McDaniels   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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