Annotated Abstracts of Articles of Interest
Reviews of recently published articles of interest to
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine
January 2010
Reviewer: Jeff C. Huffman, MD
Telephone-delivered collaborative care for treating post-CABG depression: a randomized controlled trial. Rollman BL, Belnap BH, LeMenager MS, et al. JAMA 2009; 302(19):2095-2103
Diabetes and poor disease control: is comorbid depression associated with poor medication adherence or lack of treatment intensification? Katon W, Russo J, Lin EH, et al. Psychosom Med 2009; 71(9):965-972
Psychobehavioral predictors of somatoform disorders in patients with suspected allergies. Hausteiner C, Bornschein S, Bubel E, et al. Psychosom Med 2009; 71(9):1004-1011
An ultra-brief screening scale for anxiety and depression: the PHQ-4. Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB, Löwe B. Psychosomatics 2009; 50(6):613-621
October 2009
Reviewer: Jeff C. Huffman, MD
Dexmedetomidine and the reduction of postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery. Maldonado JR, Wysong A, van der Starre PJ, et al. Psychosomatics 2009;50(3):206-217
Depression and cognitive complaints following mild traumatic brain injury. Silver JM, McAllister TW, Arciniegas DB. Am J Psychiatry 2009; 166:653-661
Generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and their comorbidity as predictors of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: the Vietnam Experience Study. Phillips AC, Batty GD, Gale CR, et al. Psychosom Med 2009;71(4):395-403
Generalized anxiety disorder is associated with metabolic syndrome in the Vietnam Experience Study. Carroll D, Phillips AC, Thomas GN, et al. Biol Psychiatry 2009; 66(1):91-93
June 2009
Reviewer: Jeff C. Huffman, MD
Pharmacological management of delirium in hospitalized adults: a systematic evidence review. Campbell N, Boustani MA, Ayub A, et al. J Gen Intern Med 2009; 24(7):848-53
Understanding associations between serious mental illness and hepatitis C virus among veterans: a national multivariate analysis. Himelhoch S, Mccarthy JF, Ganoczy D, et al. Psychosomatics 2009; 50(1):30-37
Healthcare costs associated with depression in medically ill fee-for-service Medicare participants. Unützer J, Schoenbaum M, Katon WJ, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009; 57(3):506-510
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome complicating antipsychotic treatment of delirium or agitation in medical and surgical patients: case reports and a review of the literature. Seitz DP, Gill SS. Psychosomatics 2009; 50(1):8-15.
November 2005
Reviewer: Jeff C. Huffman, MD
Improving depression outcomes in older adults with comorbid medical illness. Harpole LH, Williams JW, Olsen MK, et al. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2005; 27:4-12
Association between psychoactive medications and delirium in hospitalized patients: a critical review. Gaudreau J, Gagnon P, Roy M, et al. Psychosomatics 2005; 46:302-316
Somatization increases medical utilization and costs independent of psychiatric and medical comorbidity. Barsky AJ, Orav J, Bates DW. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2005; 62:903-910
Relationship between release of platelet/endothelial biomarkers and plasma levels of sertraline and N-desmethylsertraline in acute coronary syndrome patients receiving SSRI treatment for depression. Serebruany VL, Suckow RF, Cooper TB, et al. Am J Psychiatry 2005; 162:1165-1170
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