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Bright light treatment in elderly patients with nonseasonal major depressive disorder: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. |
Lieverse R, Van Someren EJ, Nielen MM, Uitdehaag BM, Smit JH, Hoogendijk J. |
Bright Light Treatment for Nonseasonal Major Depressive Disorder Background: Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) frequently exhibit symptoms that suggest circadian dysfunction,1 such a... |
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Death in the nursing home: an examination of grief and well-being in nursing assistants. |
Anderson KA, Ewen HH. |
Impact on Nursing Assistants of Nursing Home Deaths Background: Resident deaths can produce complex grief reactions in nursing home (NH) staff, including both complicated grief and growth from g... |
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Effect of dignity therapy on distress and end-of-life experience in terminally ill patients: a randomised controlled trial. |
Chochinov HM, Kristjanson LJ, Breitbart W, et al. |
Dignity Therapy at the End of Life Background: Dignity therapy has been shown to increase sense of purpose, dignity, meaning, and the will to live in terminally ill patients.1 What impact does dignit... |
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Functional polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) in the serotonin transporter gene is associated with subjective well-being: evidence from a US nationally representative sample. |
De Neve JE. |
Association of Functional Polymorphism of 5-HTTLPR with Happiness Background: The 5-HTT gene, which codes for serotonin transporters, contains a polymorphism in the promoter region (5-HTTLPR). ... |
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Higher doses of opioids in patients who need palliative sedation prior to death: cause or consequence? |
Oosten AW, Oldenmenger WH, van Zuylen C, et al. |
Association of Higher Doses of Opioids with Need for Palliative Sedation Background: Palliative care patients often present with pain, which is treated with opioids. Opioids can induce delirium; both... |
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Information of imminent death or not: does it make a difference? |
Lundquist G, Rasmussen BH, Axelsson B. |
Information on Imminent Death Background: Some patients and caregivers feel uncertain or conflicted about receiving information on impending death.1-4 Does end-of-life care for cancer patients who we... |
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Pain has a strong negative impact on the fluoxetine response in hospitalized patients with major depressive disorder. |
Lin CH, Lane HY, Chen CC, Juo SH, Yen CF. |
Pain Negatively Influences Response to Antidepressant Background: In placebo-controlled randomized controlled trials, only 50%-70% of depressed patients respond to antidepressant medication1,2;... |
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