Effects of country of origin and wave of immigration on prevalence of schizophrenia among first and second-generation immigrants: A 30-year retrospective study.

Objectives: To compare the rates of schizophrenia among 1st and 2nd generation immigrants from two distinct backgrounds and across sequential periods of immigration.

Methods: A 30-years retrospective cohort study (187,184 individuals) of 1st and 2nd generation East-African immigrants (EAIs) and former Soviet-Union immigrants (FSUIs) who migrated to Israel between 1980 and 2012. EAIs were further divided according to waves of immigration.

Mentalizing Self and Other and Affect Regulation Patterns in Anorexia and Depression.

The study aimed to examine two constructs: general mentalizing processes and the specific component of affective mentalizing regarding self and others alongside the construct of affect regulation patterns in female adolescent and young adult inpatients with anorexia nervosa (AN; = 41), depression ( = 20) and controls ( = 53). We further examined the predictive ability of affect regulation to eating-disorder (ED) symptoms beyond that of the mentalizing variables, and their potential role in mediating between mentalizing, depression and ED symptoms. We used tools assessing reflective functioning (RF), complex emotion recognition and theory of mind (ToM), alexithymia, affect regulation, depression, and ED symptoms.

Dual specificity phosphatase (DUSP)-4 is induced by platelet-derived growth factor -BB in an Erk1/2-, STAT3- and p53-dependent manner.

Dual specificity phosphatase (DUSP) 4 has been described as a negative regulator of MAP kinase signaling, in particular for the ERK1/2 and JNK pathways. We found that DUSP4 expression was upregulated in response to prolonged platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB stimulation. The PDGF-BB-induced DUSP4 expression was dependent on ERK1/2, STAT3 and p53.

The "Entourage Effect": Terpenes Coupled with Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Mood Disorders and Anxiety Disorders.

Mood disorders are the most prevalent mental conditions encountered in psychiatric practice. Numerous patients suffering from mood disorders present with treatment-resistant forms of depression, co-morbid anxiety, other psychiatric disorders and bipolar disorders. Standardized essential oils (such as that of Lavender officinalis) have been shown to exert clinical efficacy in treating anxiety disorders.

Adherence to antidepressant medications is associated with reduced premature mortality in patients with cancer: A nationwide cohort study.

Background: Depression and anxiety are common in cancer and antidepressants (AD) are efficacious treatment. The relationship between AD adherence and mortality in cancer is unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the association between adherence to AD and all-cause mortality in a population-based cohort of patients with cancer.