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Culturally-sensitive complaints of depressions and anxieties in womenUriel Halbreich
Biobehavior Research, SUNY University at Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
J Affect Disord 102:159-76. 2007..quot;Cross-cultural sensitivity" emphasizes culturally-appropriate translations of symptoms and questions, assuming that concepts and constructs are applicable...
The association between pregnancy processes, preterm delivery, low birth weight, and postpartum depressions--the need for interdisciplinary integrationUriel Halbreich
Biobehavior Program, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:1312-22. 2005..An interdisciplinary approach is needed for better understanding of developmental processes and the development of measurements and interventions to prevent long-term impact on the offspring...
Premenstrual syndromes: closing the 20th century chaptersU Halbreich
Biobehavioral Research, State University of New York at Buffalo, 14215, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 11:265-70. 1999....
The fountain of mental youth. Search for homeostatic and adaptational hormonal processesUriel Halbreich
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Biobehavioral Program, SUNY at Buffalo, 14214 3016, USA
Psychoneuroendocrinology 29:697-704. 2004..Their elucidation would substantially contribute to understanding of well-being, disorders, and successful as well as unsuccessful aging...
Prevalence of mood symptoms and depressions during pregnancy: implications for clinical practice and researchUriel Halbreich
Biobehavioral Research Program, State University of New York at Buffalo, Hayes Annex C, Suite 1, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
CNS Spectr 9:177-84. 2004..Clarification of the nature and phenotyping of mental and general symptoms during pregnancy is an important step for the development of effective interventions...
Treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder with luteal phase dosing of sertralineUriel Halbreich
Biobehavioural Program, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Hayes C, Suite 1, 3435 Main St, Building 5, Buffalo, NY 14214 3016, USA
Expert Opin Pharmacother 4:2065-78. 2003....
The etiology, biology, and evolving pathology of premenstrual syndromesUriel Halbreich
Biobehavioral Program, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214 3016, USA
Psychoneuroendocrinology 28:55-99. 2003....
The prevalence, impairment, impact, and burden of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMS/PMDD)Uriel Halbreich
Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Psychoneuroendocrinology 28:1-23. 2003..Appropriate recognition of the disorder and its impact should lead to treatment of more women with PMS/PMDD. Efficacious treatments are available. They should reduce individual suffering and impact on family, society, and economy...
Hormonal aspects of schizophrenias: an overviewU Halbreich
Biobehavioral Program, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Hayes C, Suite 1, 3435 Main St, Building 5, Buffalo, NY 14214 3016, USA
Psychoneuroendocrinology 28:1-16. 2003..Diabetes, dyslipidemia, and decreased bone mineral density, as well as some other adverse effects are more 'silent' but their long-term effects are detrimental. 'Hormone-friendlier' interventions might be needed...
Elevated prolactin levels in patients with schizophrenia: mechanisms and related adverse effectsU Halbreich
Biobehavioral Program, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Hayes C Ste 1, 3435 Main St, Building 5, Buffalo, NY 14214 3016, USA
Psychoneuroendocrinology 28:53-67. 2003..Antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia may be associated with similar clinical manifestations; these are examined with particular reference to patients with schizophrenia...
Efficacy of intermittent, luteal phase sertraline treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorderUriel Halbreich
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, 14215, USA
Obstet Gynecol 100:1219-29. 2002..The goal of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of sertraline for premenstrual dysphoric disorder when treatment was limited to the luteal phase...
The pathophysiologic background for current treatments of premenstrual syndromesUriel Halbreich
Biobehavioral Program, State University of New York SUNY at Buffalo, Clinical Center, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 4:429-34. 2002..Environmental inputs to pathophysiology, which are not discussed here, have been addressed by attempts at changes of lifestyle, coping style, and environment...
Selective oestrogen receptor modulators--current and future brain and behaviour applicationsU Halbreich
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY Clinical Center, Room BB170, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
Expert Opin Pharmacother 1:1385-98. 2000..It is quite safe to predict that the recent accumulation of knowledge, combined with the large, thirsty anticipated market for these 'designer oestrogens', will lead to clinical trials of CNS-targeted SERMs in the very near future...
Are women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder prone to osteoporosis?U Halbreich
Biobehavioral Program, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, 14215, USA
Psychosom Med 63:361-4. 2001..The objective of this study was to examine whether bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)...
Role of estrogen in the aetiology and treatment of mood disordersU Halbreich
Biobehavioral Program, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
CNS Drugs 15:797-817. 2001..It is still unclear whether estrogen is efficacious as an adjunct to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or as one of the paradigms to manage treatment-resistance depression in menopausal women, but such efficacy is plausible...
The second-generation 'atypical' antipsychotics: similar improved efficacy but different neuroendocrine side effectsR Tandon
University of Michigan Hospital, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Department of Psychiatry, UH9C 9150, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0120, USA
Psychoneuroendocrinology 28:1-7. 2003..A critical overview of neuroendocrine abnormalities in schizophrenia is provided and the differential impact of different antipsychotics in contributing to neuroendocrine dysfunction is discussed...
Oral contraceptives and moodL S Kahn
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY Clinical Center, Buffalo 14215, USA
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2:1367-82. 2001..There is a great need for more longitudinal, randomised, placebo-controlled studies to further clarify the mood and behavioural effects of OCs...
The diagnosis of premenstrual syndromes and premenstrual dysphoric disorder--clinical procedures and research perspectivesU Halbreich
Biobehavioral Program, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214-3016, USA
Gynecol Endocrinol 19:320-34. 2004..The gaps of knowledge in the description and diagnosis of PMS are described, with suggestions for future directions for research...
Effectiveness of St John's wort in major depression: a randomized controlled trialR C Shelton
Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee, USA
JAMA 285:1978-86. 2001..Extracts of St John's wort are widely used to treat depression. Although more than 2 dozen clinical trials have been conducted with St John's wort, most have significant flaws in design and do not enable meaningful interpretation...
Effects of electroacupuncture and fluoxetine on the density of GTP-binding-proteins in platelet membrane in patients with major depressive disorderYuqing Song
Institute of Mental Health, Peking University, China
J Affect Disord 98:253-7. 2007..Thus, the objective of this study is to investigate the therapeutic effect of EA on GTP-binding-protein (G protein) in platelet membrane using fluoxetine as a comparison...
Are there differential symptom profiles that improve in response to different pharmacological treatments of premenstrual syndrome/premenstrual dysphoric disorder?Uriel Halbreich
Biobehavior Program, Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
CNS Drugs 20:523-47. 2006..Such information would also improve understanding of the putative pathophysiological mechanisms underlying PMS and PMDD, and may point to a more specific diagnosis of these conditions...
Screening of patients for clinical trials of premenstrual syndrome/premenstrual dysphoric disorder: methodological issuesJudith T Halbreich
Clinical Trials Biobehavioral Program, State University of New York at Buffalo, Hayes Annex C, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Psychiatry Res 141:349-52. 2006..It is also questionable whether the eventually selected women actually represent the general population of women with these disorders...
The phenomenology of depressions and anxieties in women across different cultures. Guest editor's introduction to the special sectionUriel Halbreich
J Affect Disord 102:155-8. 2007
Atypical depression, somatic depression and anxious depression in women: are they gender-preferred phenotypes?Uriel Halbreich
Biobehavior Research, State University of New York at Buffalo, Hayes Annex C Ste 1, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
J Affect Disord 102:245-58. 2007..Women also have a documented higher frequency of comorbid depression and anxiety disorders, and a three-fold higher prevalence of atypical depression...
Clinical diagnostic criteria for premenstrual syndrome and guidelines for their quantification for research studiesUriel Halbreich
Departments of Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Gynecol Endocrinol 23:123-30. 2007..It is also hoped that the proposed guidelines for quantification of criteria will be used by clinicians and investigators to facilitate diagnostic uniformity in the field as well as adequate treatment modalities when warranted...
Levetiracetam for treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a pilot, open-label studyZerrin Emel Kayatekin
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA 01201, USA
Arch Womens Ment Health 11:207-11. 2008..Anticonvulsant medications, specifically levetiracetam, could be effective in the treatment of PMDD. Future double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized studies are warranted and should include larger number of patients...
Osteoporosis, schizophrenia and antipsychotics: the need for a comprehensive multifactorial evaluationUriel Halbreich
Biobehavior Program, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
CNS Drugs 21:641-57. 2007....
Neurobehavioral impact of menopause on moodJeanne Leventhal Alexander
Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Psychiatry Women s Health Program, Oakland, CA, USA
Expert Rev Neurother 7:S81-91. 2007..In most cases, the period of vulnerability to mood problems subsides when the woman's hormonal levels stabilize and she enters full menopause...
Participation in clinical trials may improve care of acute schizophrenia inpatients in a general hospitalUriel Halbreich
Biobehavior Research, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
CNS Spectr 13:757-61. 2008....
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and initial oral contraceptives for the treatment of PMDD: effective but not enoughUriel Halbreich
Biobehavior Research, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
CNS Spectr 13:566-72. 2008..There is a need to examine if this is actually the case. More recently, combined oral contraceptives (COCs) have been pursued due to their ovulation suppression effects. Their effects on PMS/PMDD should be further examined as well...
Cross-cultural and social diversity of prevalence of postpartum depression and depressive symptomsUriel Halbreich
Biobehavioral Program, State University of New York at Buffalo, Hayes Annex C, Ste 1, 3435 Main Street, 14214, USA
J Affect Disord 91:97-111. 2006..Most cited studies were conducted in Western economically developed countries...
Major depression is not a diagnosis, it is a departure point to differential diagnosis -- clinical and hormonal considerations (a commentary and elaboration on Antonejevic's paper)Uriel Halbreich
State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Psychoneuroendocrinology 31:16-22; author reply 23-4. 2006..Elucidation of the multiple underlying mechanisms of depressions and anxieties should lead to targeted treatment modalities and improvement of treatment responses...
Bone mineral density and prolactin associations in patients with chronic schizophreniaGeorge Abraham
Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann University, 3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
Schizophr Res 59:17-8. 2003
Pharmacotherapy of premenstrual syndromes and premenstrual dysphoric disorder: current practicesMohamed F Mitwally
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, State University of New Yorkat Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
Expert Opin Pharmacother 3:1577-90. 2002..The SSRIs are also efficacious when administered intermittently--only during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle...
Anxiety disorders in women: a developmental and lifecycle perspectiveUriel Halbreich
Department of Bio-Behavioral Research, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
Depress Anxiety 17:107-10. 2003
The effectiveness of St. John's Wort in major depressive disorder: a naturalistic phase 2 follow-up in which nonresponders were provided alternate medicationAlan J Gelenberg
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 65:1114-9. 2004..A continuation study of an extract of St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) for depression was performed in follow-up to an acute study that found no significant difference between St. John's wort extract and placebo...
Screening for mental illness in primary care clinicsLinda S Kahn
Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 34:345-62. 2004..A weakness of this study is that the POPR might generate false positive results. Even if this were the case, the rate of previous diagnoses was still extremely low...
Algorithm for treatment of premenstrual syndromes (PMS): experts' recommendations and limitationsUriel Halbreich
Biobehavior Program SUNY AB, Buffalo 14214, USA
Gynecol Endocrinol 20:48-56. 2005..The strengths as well as shortcomings of the experts' opinions processes are discussed. Substantial clinically-relevant research and assessments are still needed...
Premenstrual daily fluoxetine for premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a placebo-controlled, clinical trial using computerized diariesLee S Cohen
Perinatal Psychiatry Clinical Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA
Obstet Gynecol 100:435-44. 2002..To evaluate premenstrual daily dosing with fluoxetine for treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder...
The association of perimenopausal mood disorders with other reproductive-related disordersJudith Feld
Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
CNS Spectr 10:461-70. 2005....
Perimenopausal mental disorders: epidemiology and phenomenologyNatalie Rasgon
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Standord, CA 94305 5723, USA
CNS Spectr 10:471-8. 2005..At this time, more research is needed to address questions of prevalence, risk, and etiology for depression and other major mental disorders as related to the physiological and psychosocial changes associated with perimenopause...
Arthralgias, bodily aches and pains and somatic complaints in midlife women: etiology, pathophysiology and differential diagnosisJeanne Leventhal Alexander
Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Psychiatry Women s Health Program, Oakland, CA, USA
Expert Rev Neurother 7:S15-26. 2007..Familiarity with the differential diagnosis, pathophysiology and evidence-based treatment for such patients is crucial to their proper care...
Role of stressful life events and menopausal stage in wellbeing and healthJeanne Leventhal Alexander
Psychiatry Women s Health Program, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA
Expert Rev Neurother 7:S93-113. 2007..Strategies for the optimal approach for clinicians to evaluate and treat the symptomatic perimenopausal patient with stressful life events and comorbid mood disorders are presented...
Systematic reviews of clinical trials of acupuncture as treatment for depression: how systematic and accurate are they?Uriel Halbreich
Biobehavior Research, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
CNS Spectr 13:293-4, 299-300. 2008
Postpartum disorders: multiple interacting underlying mechanisms and risk factorsUriel Halbreich
J Affect Disord 88:1-7. 2005
Mental symptoms and disorders during pregnancyUriel Halbreich
Biobehavioral Research Program, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
CNS Spectr 9:176. 2004
