Looking under the lamp post again? What if migraine, just like its comorbid relative, panic disorder, didn’t activate the HPA axis?      Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2007 Apr 23; [Epub ahead of print] Related Articles, Links  Is stress a trigger factor for migraine? Schoonman GG, Evers DJ, Ballieux BE, de Geus EJ, de Kloet ER, Terwindt GM, […]

Of note,  “[t]he most frequent physical torture method reported was beating (95.0%) and the main mental torture method deprivation (88.5%).”       Disabil Rehabil. 2007 Jan 30;29(2):163-71.  Links Prevalence of pain in the head, back and feet in refugees previously exposed to torture: a ten-year follow-up study. Olsen DR, Montgomery E, Bojholm S, Foldspang A. […]

The chronic psychological impact of traumatic brain injury now emerges on a grand scale. Still frequently overlooked both in the forensic assessment of malingering, and the assessment of damages: Psychiatr News March 2, 2007Volume 42, Number 5, page 15© 2007 American Psychiatric Association PTSD, Brain Injury Put Veterans in ‘Double Jeopardy’Aaron Levin More intensive clinical diagnoses […]

Association of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors With the Risk for Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage JAMA Neurol. Published online December 5, 2016. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.4529 Key Points Question  What is the risk for intracranial hemorrhage associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and with antidepressants according to the strength of the inhibition of serotonin reuptake? Findings  In this population-based cohort study, the use […]

  Secret Ingredients: Who Knows What’s in Your Food? http://tinyurl.com/zwu7895 Wendee Nicole Wendee Nicole, based in Houston, TX, has written for Nature, Scientific American, National Wildlife, and other magazines. British chef and food activist Jamie Oliver ignited a firestorm in January 2011 when he mentioned on theLate Show with David Letterman that castoreum, a substance […]