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Dr Shock is a pseudonym for a psychiatrist working in a University Hospital. His main topics of interest are the treatment of depression and electro convulsive therapy. Other subjects for this personal blog are research, article reviews, book reviews and education. He loves computers and Internet.
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- September 23, 2008
- 12:48 AM
- 2,134 views
Gender Bias in Medical Textbooks
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
Current medical textbooks do not consistently integrate gender-related aspects of coronary heart disease, depression and alcohol abuse, thereby omitting information. When it is available, information mainly applies to epidemiological data and reproduction.
This is not limited to text books but also applies to guidelines and medical curriculum.
The authors selected medical textbooks recommended by at least [...]... Read more »
Anja F Dijkstra, Petra Verdonk, & Antoine L M Lagro-Janssen. (2008) Gender bias in medical textbooks: examples from coronary heart disease, depression, alcohol abuse and pharmacology. Medical Education, 42(10), 1021-1028. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03150.x
- September 19, 2008
- 12:03 AM
- 2,124 views
Emotional Intelligence and Medical Education
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
Why should emotional intelligence be important in medical education?
It could develop a better understanding of the competency interpersonal and communications skills. Communications skills of a medical student are easier to define and observe than interpersonal skills. You can use a one way screen, and rating scales. Successful interaction needs more than communications skills and this [...]... Read more »
D. Grewal, & H. A. Davidson. (2008) Emotional Intelligence and Graduate Medical Education. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 300(10), 1200-1202. DOI: 10.1001/jama.300.10.1200
J TALARICO, D METRO, R PATEL, P CARNEY, & A WETMORE. (2008) Emotional intelligence and its correlation to performance as a resident: a preliminary study☆. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 20(2), 84-89. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.12.008
- December 4, 2008
- 11:28 PM
- 2,098 views
Prevention of the onset of Depression
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
Methods for preventing the onset of new cases of depression are manifold. The most researched prevention methods are:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the number of sessions can vary from 6-15 sessions. It can be given in a group or individual treatment.
Problem Solving. In short: Problem solving treatment has three main steps: patients’ symptoms are linked with their [...]... Read more »
Pim Cuijpers, Ph.D., Annemieke van Straten, Ph.D., Filip Smit, Ph.D., Cathrine Mihalopoulos,, B.B.Sc.(Hons), & Aartjan Beekman, M.D., Ph.D. (2008) Preventing the Onset of Depressive Disorders: A Meta- Analytic Review of Psychological Interventions. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1272-1280. DOI: 18765483
- October 28, 2008
- 12:51 AM
- 2,096 views
Sex and Neuroscience, a new series
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
The coming week I will post articles about gender and/or sex and neuroscience. Topics with sex or gender and brains will be chocolate, computer game play, depression, medical education and brain sex differences, so stay tuned.
Now what is the difference between gender and sex?
Sex = male and female
Gender = masculine and feminine
So in essence:
Sex refers [...]... Read more »
Larry Cahill. (2006) Why sex matters for neuroscience. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 7(6), 477-484. DOI: 10.1038/nrn1909
- November 20, 2008
- 11:16 PM
- 2,089 views
More Than 50% of the European Population use Internet for eHealth
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
More than 52.2% of the European population use the Internet for health related purposes. In 2005 this percentage was 43.2%
Significant growth in the use of Internet for health purposes was found in all the seven countries participating in the survey, with an average growth of 9.9% (8.5 - 11.3). Highest growth was noted in Germany [...]... Read more »
Per Egil Kummervold, Catherine E Chronaki, Berthold Lausen, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch, Janne Rasmussen, Silvina Santana, Andrzej Staniszewski, & Silje Camilla Wangberg. (2008) eHealth Trends in Europe 2005-2007: A Population-Based Survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 10(4). DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1023
- September 5, 2008
- 01:24 AM
- 2,083 views
You’re never to old to learn computer skills
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
E-health is the use of Internet technology and electronic communication to support the delivery and management of health care services. Despite the advantages of the Internet and advances in electronic communication, utilization of the Internet among older adults is relatively low. Improving computer skills of the elderly can enable them to access health information on [...]... Read more »
MIMI M. Y. TSE, KIM C. Y. CHOI, & RINCY S.W. LEUNG. (2008) E-Health for Older People: The Use of Technology in Health Promotion. CyberPsychology , 11(4), 475-479.
- April 9, 2009
- 02:20 AM
- 2,049 views
Chocolate improves maths and recovery from endurance capacity
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
Chocolate milk after intensive prolonged exercise helps recovery much better than a carbohydrate replacement drink or a fluid replacement drink. After my 10 kilometer run on Sunday I’ll have some chocolate milk.
This was tested in a study in which during recovery from prolonged exercise (cycling) the participants ingested chocolate milk, carbohydrate replacement drink or a [...]... Read more »
Thomas, K., Morris, P., & Stevenson, E. (2009) Improved endurance capacity following chocolate milk consumption compared with 2 commercially available sport drinks. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 34(1), 78-82. DOI: 10.1139/H08-137
- July 22, 2009
- 03:27 AM
- 2,046 views
Cyberbullying in the Workplace
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
What is cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying techniques use modern communication technology to send derogatory or threatening messages directly to the victim or indirectly to others, to forward personal and confidential communication or images of the victim for others to see, and to publicly post denigrating messages
Cyberbullying has been in the news mostly for children and young adults. There [...]... Read more »
Privitera, C., & Campbell, M. (2009) Cyberbullying: The New Face of Workplace Bullying?. CyberPsychology , 2147483647. DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2009.0025
- April 6, 2009
- 02:01 AM
- 2,022 views
Depression and Coronary Heart Disease in Women
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, depressive symptoms were associated with an increased risk of fatal coronary Heart Disease (CHD) in relatively healthy women with no prior coronary disease. Depressive symptoms especially antidepressant use were also associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD).
One of the main advantages [...]... Read more »
Narayan, S., & Stein, M. (2009) Do Depression or Antidepressants Increase Cardiovascular Mortality?The Absence of Proof Might Be More Important Than the Proof of Absence⁎. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 53(11), 959-961. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.12.009
Whang, W., Kubzansky, L., Kawachi, I., Rexrode, K., Kroenke, C., Glynn, R., Garan, H., & Albert, C. (2009) Depression and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death and Coronary Heart Disease in WomenResults From the Nurses' Health Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 53(11), 950-958. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.10.060
- September 12, 2008
- 12:22 AM
- 2,002 views
The Digital Divide exists for discussing health information with your physician
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
Internet access has increased for all minority groups, narrowing the digital divide, but not entirely diminishing it. Seeking online health information does not significantly vary by ethnicity.
But among all Internet users, Whites had higher levels of discussing Internet health information with a health care provider about Internet health information than Blacks and Asians, moreover this [...]... Read more »
Hong, Traci. (2008) Internet Health Information in the Patient–Provider Dialogue. CyberPsychology , 11(5). DOI: 18771392
- January 2, 2009
- 11:21 PM
- 1,994 views
STAR*D Trial Sheds Little Light on how to manage Depression in Clinical Practice
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
Dr Shock stayed out of the discussions about the STAR*D trials. The choice of treatments was absolutely not evidence based and the results could never by generalized to Europe or The Netherlands for that matter. A recent publication in Evidence Based Mental Health Care summarizes the difficulties of the STAR*D trials.
Difficulties with STAR*D
There was [...]... Read more »
S. Hatcher. (2008) The STAR*D trial: the 300 lb gorilla is in the room, but does it block all the light?. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 11(4), 97-99. DOI: 10.1136/ebmh.11.4.97
- April 1, 2009
- 01:56 AM
- 1,944 views
Good characters make good motivated medical students?
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
Intrinsic motivation occurs when people engage in an activity without obvious external incentives. Research has found that it is usually associated with high educational achievement and enjoyment by students. Intrinsic academic motivation has been shown to be related to better academic achievement in medical students. Extrinsic motivation refers to the desire to do something because [...]... Read more »
Tanaka, M., Mizuno, K., Fukuda, S., Tajima, S., & Watanabe, Y. (2009) Personality traits associated with intrinsic academic motivation in medical students. Medical Education, 43(4), 384-387. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03279.x
- December 8, 2008
- 11:20 PM
- 1,878 views
5 Differences between Psychotic and Nonpsychotic Depression
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
There are considerable data to indicate that psychotic depression is not just a severe form of depression but a distinct form of depression. Mostly in terms of clinical symptoms, course, biology, treatment response and outcomes. However, not every difference is indisputable, there are inconsistencies among studies and these differences might not be strong enough to [...]... Read more »
J. Keller, A. F. Schatzberg, & M. Maj. (2007) Current Issues in the Classification of Psychotic Major Depression. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 33(4), 877-885. DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbm065
- April 7, 2009
- 01:32 AM
- 1,870 views
Cinemeducation Improves Communication Skills of Residents
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
Teaching communication skills is an important component in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. It is one of the core competencies of physicians. But how to teach these communication skills?
Why do physicians have to learn these communication skills? Because they have to discuss important topics with their patients such as:
Discussing end-of life issues
Delivering bad news
They have [...]... Read more »
Wong, R., Saber, S., Ma, I., & Roberts, J. (2009) Using television shows to teach communication skills in internal medicine residency. BMC Medical Education, 9(1), 9. DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-9-9
- May 18, 2009
- 02:54 AM
- 1,870 views
Depression in General Practice
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
In the recent numbers of British Journal of General Practice articles were published about depression in General Practice. In The Netherlands about 80% of patients with a depression visit the GP. In The Netherlands it’s estimated that in 2003 about 856.000 people in a year suffer from depression. That’s 6.3% on a population of 16 [...]... Read more »
Boardman, J., & Walters, P. (2009) Managing depression in primary care: it's not only what you do it's the way that you do it. British Journal of General Practice, 59(559), 76-78. DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X395049
van Geffen, E., Gardarsdottir, H., van Hulten, R., van Dijk, L., Egberts, A., & Heerdink, E. (2009) Initiation of antidepressant therapy: do patients follow the GP's prescription?. British Journal of General Practice, 59(559), 81-87. DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X395067
Cuijpers, P., van Straten, A., van Schaik, A., & Andersson, G. (2009) Psychological treatment of depression in primary care: a meta-analysis. British Journal of General Practice, 59(559), 51-60. DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X395139
Kendrick, T., Dowrick, C., McBride, A., Howe, A., Clarke, P., Maisey, S., Moore, M., & Smith, P. (2009) Management of depression in UK general practice in relation to scores on depression severity questionnaires: analysis of medical record data. BMJ, 338(mar19 1). DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b750
- August 11, 2009
- 03:06 AM
- 1,865 views
The Neuroanatomy of Psychopathy
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
Lombroso believed that 40% of criminals were ‘born criminals’ who could be distinguished by physical features including relatively long arms, prehensile feet with mobile big toes, low and narrow forehead, large ears, thick skull, large jaw, etc. The main objection to his hypotheses were his campaign on the basis of his theory for a preventive [...]... Read more »
Benning, T. (2003) Neuroimaging psychopathy: lessons from Lombroso. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 183(6), 563-564. DOI: 10.1192/bjp.183.6.563
Blair, R. (2003) Neurobiological basis of psychopathy. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 182(1), 5-7. DOI: 10.1192/bjp.182.1.5
Craig, M., Catani, M., Deeley, Q., Latham, R., Daly, E., Kanaan, R., Picchioni, M., McGuire, P., Fahy, T., & Murphy, D. (2009) Altered connections on the road to psychopathy. Molecular Psychiatry. DOI: 10.1038/mp.2009.40
Yang, Y., Raine, A., Colletti, P., Toga, A., & Narr, K. (2009) Abnormal temporal and prefrontal cortical gray matter thinning in psychopaths. Molecular Psychiatry, 14(6), 561-562. DOI: 10.1038/mp.2009.12
- May 29, 2009
- 03:25 AM
- 1,861 views
Major enhancements to Electroconvulsive therapy
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
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The major recent enhancements to ECT technique are:
Right Unilateral electrode placement. The cognitive side-effects of ECT such as retrograde and anterograde amnesia are significantly less compared to Bilateral electrode placement.
Brief pulse stimulus currents. The characteristics of the electrical stimulus affect the effectiveness and cognitive outcomes of the seizure. Sine wave stimuli have been [...]... Read more »
SACKEIM, H., PRUDIC, J., NOBLER, M., FITZSIMONS, L., LISANBY, S., PAYNE, N., BERMAN, R., BRAKEMEIER, E., PERERA, T., & DEVANAND, D. (2008) Effects of pulse width and electrode placement on the efficacy and cognitive effects of electroconvulsive therapy. Brain Stimulation, 1(2), 71-83. DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2008.03.001
- November 12, 2008
- 11:34 PM
- 1,820 views
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
Civilians can be exposed to traumatic events. Most notably terrorist bombing attacks. In Israel, civilians are a frequent target of terrorist suicide bombers (e.g., attacks on civilians riding on public buses).
BusWorld is a simulation of a terrorist suicide bus-bombing attack designed to treat survivors for PTSD.
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Patients with PTSD commonly [...]... Read more »
Naomi Josman, Ayelet Reisberg, Patrice L. Weiss, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, & Hunter G. Hoffman. (2008) BusWorld: An Analog Pilot Test of a Virtual Environment Designed to Treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Originating from a Terrorist Suicide Bomb Attack. CyberPsychology , 2147483647-3. DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2008.0048
R. J Rona, N. T Fear, L. Hull, N. Greenberg, M. Earnshaw, M. Hotopf, & S. Wessely. (2007) Mental health consequences of overstretch in the UK armed forces: first phase of a cohort study. BMJ, 335(7620), 603-603. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39274.585752.BE
Jaime A. B. Wilson, Kristin Onorati, Matt Mishkind, Mark A. Reger, & Gregory A. Gahm. (2008) Soldier Attitudes about Technology-Based Approaches to Mental Health Care. CyberPsychology , 2147483647-3. DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2008.0071
- August 22, 2008
- 01:05 AM
- 1,817 views
Adolescent Violence Prevention
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
In the United States adolescents presenting to an inner-city emergency department (ED) are more likely to die from violence than from any other condition for which they seek ED care. They also lack a primary care physician and irregularly attend their school. They use Internet more often than adults.
This makes their visits to the [...]... Read more »
M WALTON, R CUNNINGHAM, Y XUE, M TROWBRIDGE, M ZIMMERMAN, & R MAIO. (2008) Internet Referrals for Adolescent Violence Prevention: An Innovative Mechanism for Inner-city Emergency Departments. Journal of Adolescent Health, 43(3), 309-312. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.01.016
- November 6, 2008
- 11:47 PM
- 1,811 views
Gender Differences in Depression and it’s Treatment
by Dr Shock in Dr Shock MD PhD
Women are more often affected by depression and this gender difference is consistent across all age groups.
Women are more likely than men to attempt suicide, but men are more likely to actually kill themselves.
Women are more likely than men to have what are termed atypical symptoms of depression.
Women are somewhat more likely than men to [...]... Read more »
Gorman, J M. (2006) Gender Differences in Depression and Response to Psychotropic Medication. Gender Medicine, 3(2). DOI: 16860269
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