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BMC Psychiatry 2008, 8:34
Motivational abnormalities, measured using reward-based reaction times, are present in first-episode psychosis and could be associated with dopamine dysfunction rather than underlying cognitive impairment or the effects of antipsychotic medication.

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BMC Psychiatry 2008, 8:26
Families who have lost a teenager to suicide are critically in need of support, and qualitative research has highlighted the key role of family doctors in the organization of an early and effective support scheme.

BMC Psychiatry 2008, 8:25
Male gender, a lower education level, advanced age, and psychological distress are all predictors of negative attitudes towards depression, suggesting that programs to tackle the stigma of this condition should target these groups.

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008, 4:9
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) with farm animals is as efficacious in improving self efficacy and quality of life in long term psychiatric patients as classical AAT using cats and dogs.

Journal of Neuroinflammation 2008, 5:12
Elevated serum cholesterol and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption may underlie Alzheimers pathogenesis, and in rabbits caffeine prevented impairment of BBB integrity induced by high cholesterol diet. This has implications for Alzheimers treatment and study.


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A comparison of parametric models for the investigation of the shape of cognitive change in the older population.
Graciela Muniz, Fiona Matthews, Carol Brayne
BMC Neurology 2008, 8:16 (16May2008)
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Case report
Diabetic control and atypical antipsychotics: a case report
Romina Lopez Gaston, Mohan George, Nangai Azhahan
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2:155 (14May2008)
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Study protocol
The Amsterdam Studies of Acute Psychiatry I (ASAP-I); a prospective cohort study of determinants and outcome of coercive versus voluntary treatment interventions in a metropolitan area
Louk van der Post, Robert Schoevers, Vincent Koppelmans, Irene Visch, Clemens Bernardt, Niels Mulder, Aartjan Beekman, Lieuwe de Haan, Jack Dekker
BMC Psychiatry 2008, 8:35 (14May2008)
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Review
Multiplicity of cerebrospinal fluid functions: new challenges in health and disease
Conrad E Johanson, John A Duncan III, Petra M Klinge, Thomas Brinker, Edward G Stopa, Gerald D Silverberg
Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2008, 5:10 (14May2008)
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Treatment needs and acknowledgement of illness. Importance for satisfaction with psychiatric inpatient treatment
Knut W. Soergaard, Mary Nivison, Vidje Hansen, Terje Oeisvold
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:103 (14May2008)
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Research
Minocycline attenuates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neuroinflammation, sickness behavior, and anhedonia
Christopher J Henry, Yan Huang, Angela Wynne, Mark Hanke, Justin Himler, Michael T Bailey, John F Sheridan, Jonathan P Godbout
Journal of Neuroinflammation 2008, 5:15 (13May2008)
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