Articles
Volume 11 (2013) - September 2013
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Research article
Hypnotics and mortality in an elderly general population: a 12-year prospective study Isabelle Jaussent, Marie-Laure Ancelin, Claudine Berr, Karine Pérès, Jacqueline Scali, Alain Besset, Karen Ritchie, Yves Dauvilliers BMC Medicine 2013, 11:212 (26 September 2013) When adjusting for a range of confounders, the use of hypnotics is not significantly associated with increased mortality risk in older people, suggesting that underlying comorbidities could explain previous controversial findings. |
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Commentary
Pre-hypertension: another ‘pseudodisease’? Pascal Meier, Franz H Messerli, Andreas Baumbach, Alexandra J Lansky BMC Medicine 2013, 11:211 (25 September 2013) Pascal Meier and colleagues comment on a recent meta-analysis indicating that prehypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and discuss the implications of reclassifying hypertension ranges to incorporate prehypertensive patients. |
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Research article
Jasvinder A Singh, David G Lewallen BMC Medicine 2013, 11:210 (24 September 2013) Patients with osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis and rheumatoid arthritis have different functional and pain outcomes following total hip arthroplasty, meaning that more realistic post-surgery expectations can now be made for each patient group. |
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Research article
Perineal Assessment and Repair Longitudinal Study (PEARLS): a matched-pair cluster randomized trial Khaled M K Ismail, Christine Kettle, Sue E Macdonald, Sue Tohill, Peter W Thomas, Debra Bick BMC Medicine 2013, 11:209 (23 September 2013) Women with perineal trauma after childbirth have lower risk of wound infection when managed by healthcare practitioners who undergo evidence-based perineal trauma training, suggesting that this training may improve some maternal clinical outcomes. |
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Research article
Mediterranean dietary pattern and depression: the PREDIMED randomized trial Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, Miguel Martínez-González, Ramón Estruch, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Dolores Corella, Maria Covas, Fernando Arós, Dora Romaguera, Enrique Gómez-Gracia, José Lapetra, Xavier Pintó, Jose Martínez, Rosa Lamuela-Raventós, Emilio Ros, Alfredo Gea, Julia Wärnberg, Lluis Serra-Majem BMC Medicine 2013, 11:208 (20 September 2013) Patients with high cardiovascular disease risk and type 2 diabetes on a Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts have lower risk of depression than those on a low-fat diet, suggesting nuts have a beneficial effect on mental health in this population. |
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Research article
Estefania Toledo, Frank B Hu, Ramon Estruch, Pilar Buil-Cosiales, Dolores Corella, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, M Covas, Fernando Arós, Enrique Gómez-Gracia, Miquel Fiol, Jose Lapetra, Luis Serra-Majem, Xavier Pinto, Rosa M Lamuela-Raventós, Guillermo Saez, Mònica Bulló, Valentina Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Emilio Ros, José V Sorli, Miguel Martinez-Gonzalez BMC Medicine 2013, 11:207 (19 September 2013) In individuals with high cardiovascular disease risk, eating a Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil or nuts reduces diastolic blood pressure (BP) more than a low-fat diet, suggesting the Mediterranean diet could be beneficial for BP control. |
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Research article
Comparing sociocultural features of cholera in three endemic African settings Christian Schaetti, Neisha Sundaram, Sonja Merten, Said M Ali, Erick O Nyambedha, Bruno Lapika, Claire-Lise Chaignat, Raymond Hutubessy, Mitchell G Weiss BMC Medicine 2013, 11:206 (18 September 2013) Investigation into sociocultural features of endemic cholera in three African countries finds both common and distinct health-seeking and knowledge patterns, which could be used to guide planning for future cholera control and elimination. |
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Opinion
Gerwyn Morris, Michael Maes BMC Medicine 2013, 11:205 (17 September 2013) As multiple sclerosis (MS) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) share many symptoms and neuro-immune characteristics, Gerwyn Morris and Michael Maes suggest that CFS should be considered as a neuro-immune disease and that MS patients may be susceptible to develop CFS symptoms. |
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Question and Answer
DSM-5 and ADHD – an interview with Eric Taylor Eric Taylor BMC Medicine 2013, 11:204 (12 September 2013) In this Q&A audio podcast, we interview child and adolescent psychiatrist Eric Taylor about the revisions to the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in DSM-5, and explore how these changes will affect clinical practice. |
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Question and Answer
The DSM-5 - an interview with David Kupfer David Kupfer BMC Medicine 2013, 11:203 (12 September 2013) In this Q&A audio podcast, we interview David Kupfer, chair of the task force for the fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), on the challenges and future directions of psychiatric diagnosis. |
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Forum
DSM-5: a collection of psychiatrist views on the changes, controversies, and future directions Charles B Nemeroff, Daniel Weinberger, Michael Rutter, Harriet L MacMillan, Richard A Bryant, Simon Wessely, Dan J Stein, Carmine M Pariante, Florian Seemüller, Michael Berk, Gin S Malhi, Martin Preisig, Martin Brüne, Paul Lysaker BMC Medicine 2013, 11:202 (12 September 2013) Our Editorial Board Members and their colleagues discuss their personal views on the newly released fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), specifically with regard to how it may, or may not, affect their specific areas of psychiatric medicine. |
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Commentary
Diagnostic heterogeneity in psychiatry: towards an empirical solution Klaas J Wardenaar, Peter de Jonge BMC Medicine 2013, 11:201 (12 September 2013) Given the current challenges in psychiatric medicine, Klaas Wardenaar and Peter de Jonge argue that evidence-based diagnostic methods should be developed by using multimode analysis and modelling to assess heterogeneity across persons and symptoms over time, to accurately identify optimal homogeneous subgroups. |
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Opinion
So depression is an inflammatory disease, but where does the inflammation come from? Michael Berk, Lana J Williams, Felice N Jacka, Adrienne O’Neil, Julie A Pasco, Steven Moylan, Nicholas B Allen, Amanda L Stuart, Amie C Hayley, Michelle L Byrne, Michael Maes BMC Medicine 2013, 11:200 (12 September 2013) Depression is associated with a low-grade inflammatory response; Michael Berk and colleagues discuss the sources of inflammation, oxidative and nitrosative stress in depression and emphasize that these factors can be treated or prevented. |
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Commentary
Increasing the dose of acute rehabilitation: is there a benefit? Ann M Parker, Robert K Lord, Dale M Needham BMC Medicine 2013, 11:199 (10 September 2013) Dale Needham and colleagues comment on results from a clinical trial showing that additional Saturday rehabilitation improves outcome in hospitalized patients, and discuss the motivational benefits of physiotherapy and occupational therapy. |
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Research article
Casey L Peiris, Nora Shields, Natasha K Brusco, Jennifer J Watts, Nicholas F Taylor BMC Medicine 2013, 11:198 (10 September 2013) In a clinical trial, additional Saturday rehabilitation improves functional independence and quality of life in hospitalized patients, and could reduce length of hospital stay, suggesting extra rehabilitation should be given to improve patient outcome. |
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Minireview
What is next after the genes for autoimmunity? John Castiblanco, Mauricio Arcos-Burgos, Juan-Manuel Anaya BMC Medicine 2013, 11:197 (4 September 2013) Autoimmune diseases have complex etiology and are known to aggregate in families; Juan-Manuel Anaya and colleagues review the genetic components of autoimmunity and discuss the challenges associated with genetic analysis and disease prediction. |
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Commentary
Is it smoking or related lifestyle variables that increase metabolic syndrome risk? Mikael Rabaeus, Patricia Salen, Michel de Lorgeril BMC Medicine 2013, 11:196 (3 September 2013) Michel de Lorgeril and colleagues comment on a study showing that smoking is associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS), and discuss how other lifestyle factors such as physical inactivity and alcohol consumption could explain the link. |
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Research article
Associations between smoking, components of metabolic syndrome and lipoprotein particle size Sandra N Slagter, Jana Vliet-Ostaptchouk, Judith M Vonk, H Boezen, Robin PF Dullaart, Anneke C Muller Kobold, Edith J Feskens, André Beek, Melanie Klauw, Bruce HR Wolffenbuttel BMC Medicine 2013, 11:195 (3 September 2013) Smoking is associated with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome irrespective of sex or body mass index, and the association is related to lipid changes, providing a mechanism linking smoking to increased risk of cardiovascular disease. |
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Research article
A method for inferring medical diagnoses from patient similarities Assaf Gottlieb, Gideon Y Stein, Eytan Ruppin, Russ B Altman, Roded Sharan BMC Medicine 2013, 11:194 (2 September 2013) A new method using detailed population based information in electronic health records, can accurately predict discharge diagnosis of patients with acute and chronic diseases and can assist physicians with medical decisions. |
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Correction
Clifford J Bailey, Jorge L Gross, Delphine Hennicken, Nayyar Iqbal, Traci A Mansfield, James F List BMC Medicine 2013, 11:193 (2 September 2013) |
