Pharmacy and behavioral health: How can we collaborate in primary care?

Developing working knowledge of integrated care models can guide pharmacists in operationalizing comprehensive medication management (CMM) alongside behavioral health services for holistic primary care integration. Over the last decade forces from both within and outside the pharmacy profession have culminated in trends toward an oversupply of pharmacists in the United States. In response, advocates of the profession have called for the materialization of long-awaited advancements in innovative, team-based, medication management roles.

Gastric bypass surgery is associated with reduced inflammation and less depression: a preliminary investigation.

Background: Prior studies have documented elevated symptoms of depression among patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery, in addition to significant elevations of inflammatory markers including C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). No prior study has examined the relationship of changes in depression with change in inflammation among patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery. This pilot study was designed to examine the relationship of inflammation and depression among gastric bypass patients in a 12-month longitudinal study.

Effects of a brief coping skills training intervention on nociceptive flexion reflex threshold in patients having osteoarthritic knee pain: a preliminary laboratory study of sex differences.

Studies have documented the efficacy of coping skills training (CST) for managing pain, distress, and disability in persons with arthritis. However, no laboratory studies have examined the effects of CST on descending modulation of nociception. This study used the nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR) to document pain and nociceptive responding among 62 men and women with osteoarthritis of the knee (mean age=63.