Escitalopram vs duloxetine in acute treatment of major depressive disorder: meta-analysis and systematic review.

Background: Previous evidence indicated that efficacy of escitalopram (Esc) and duloxetine (Dul) was comparable in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Since such studies had small sample sizes, this study purposefully applied a systematic review to determine the efficacy, acceptability, and tolerability those antidepressants in treatment of MDD.

Participants And Methods: The following primary databases were searched in July 2017: Scopus, PubMed, CINAHL, and Cochrane Controlled Trials Register.

Quetiapine monotherapy in acute treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Some studies have indicated the efficacy of quetiapine in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

Objective: The purpose of this study was to systematically review the efficacy, acceptability, and tolerability of quetiapine in adult patients with GAD.

Methods: The SCOPUS, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and ClinicalTrials.

Comorbid personality disorders among patients with depression.

Purpose: To investigate the personality disorders (PDs) diagnosed in patients with depressive disorders.

Material And Methods: This study included a cross-sectional analysis, and was an extension of the Thai Study of Affective Disorder (THAISAD) project. Eighty-five outpatients with depressive disorders were interviewed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Inventory to assess for depression, in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision and using the Thai version of the Structured Clinical Interview for PDs to assess for PD.

The influence of comorbid personality disorders on recovery from depression.

Purpose: The impact of personality disorders on the treatment of and recovery from depression is still a controversial topic. The aim of this paper is to provide more information on what has led to this disagreement.

Materials And Methods: Clinician-rated Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) scores were assessed among 82 depressed outpatients who were receiving a routine treatment combination of antidepressant medication and psychosocial intervention.

Twelve-month, prospective, open-label study of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for major depressive disorder in partial remission.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as adjunctive treatment in patients with partial remission of major depressive disorder.

Methods: This was a 12-month, prospective, open-label study in patients meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision criteria for nonpsychotic major depressive disorder who responded to 8 weeks of medication treatment but did not reach remission. All patients were assigned to receive 10 sessions of rTMS applied at the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

Interrater reliability of Thai version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Personality Disorders (T-SCID II).

Objective: Explore the interrater reliability of Thai version of Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders (T-SCID-II).

Material And Method: Fifty-four psychiatric patients were assessed by seven psychiatrists. Each patient was interviewed independently and separately by two psychiatrists using T-SCID-II, with the second interview held within one to six weeks of the first.

An open-label study of adjunctive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for partial remission in major depressive disorder.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of adjunctive treatment with rTMS in patients with partial remission major depressive disorder.

Method: Subjects were patients meeting DSM-IV-TR criteria for non-psychotic major depressive disorder who responded to 8 weeks of medication treatment but still had residual symptoms (HAM-D score between 7 and 18). All patients were assigned to receive 10 daily sessions (total of 12,500 magnetic pulses) of rTMS applied at the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as adjunctive treatment.

Metabolic syndrome in Thai schizophrenic patients: a naturalistic one-year follow-up study.

Background: Not only the prevalence, but also the progress of metabolic abnormalities in schizophrenic patients is of importance for treatment planning and policy making. However, there have been very few prospective studies of metabolic disturbance in schizophrenic patients. This study aimed to assess the progress of metabolic abnormalities in Thai individuals with schizophrenia by estimating their one-year incidence rate of metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Good doctor: what the good and bad attributes are.

Unlabelled: This study aimed to find the good and bad attributes of a doctor from people besides doctors themselves.

Material And Method: One thousand, one hundred people were asked to complete a 120 item questionnaire on the good and bad attributes of doctors in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. The sample groups comprised of patients, patients' relatives, and hospital personnel.

The birth order and personalities of medical students.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to determine how birth position i.e. first-born, middle-born, lastborn, and only child, correlates with personality.