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Over-the-counter analgesics use is associated with pain and psychological distress among adolescents: a mixed effects approach in cross-sectional survey data from Norway
(2021-11)
Over-the-counter analgesics (OTCA) such as Paracetamol and Ibuprofen are frequently used by adolescents, and the route of administration and access at home allows unsupervised use. Psychological distress and pain occur ...
Statins for major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
(2021-03)
The burden of depressive disorder is large and new treatment approaches are required. Repurposing widely available drugs such as statins may be a time- and cost-effective solution. Statins have anti-inflammatory and ...
Onset and recurrence of psychiatric disorders associated with anti-hypertensive drug classes
(2021-05)
The major anti-hypertensive (AHT) drug classes have been associated with differential risks of psychiatric disorders. However, existing data are limited largely to depression, and confounding variables have not always been ...
Stimulating human prefrontal cortex increases reward learning
(2021-01)
Work in computational psychiatry suggests that mood disorders may stem from aberrant
reinforcement learning processes. Specifically, it is proposed that depressed individuals believe
that negative events are more informative ...
The effect of sertraline on emotional processing: secondary analyses of the PANDA randomised controlled trial
(2021-01)
Background. According to the cognitive neuropsychological model, antidepressants reduce
symptoms of depression and anxiety by increasing positive relative to negative information processing. Most studies of whether ...
Accuracy in recognising happy facial expressions is associated with antidepressant response to a NOP receptor antagonist but not placebo treatment
(2021-10)
Background: Clinical trials with putative antidepressants can be difficult to execute as it can take up to 8 weeks before differences emerge between drug and placebo, and long expensive trials often fail. Implementation ...