Caleb Rans, Author at Psychiatry Advisor

Short Sleep Duration Linked to Emotional and Behavioral Symptoms in Children

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Caleb Rans

January 17, 2020

In boys but not girls, reduced sleep duration at age 8 and 10 years predicted the development of behavioral disorder symptoms 2 years later.

Schizophrenia and Psychoses

Olanzapine, Clozapine Show Worst Metabolic Effects Among Antipsychotics

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Caleb Rans

January 16, 2020

Symptom reduction was significantly correlated with poor metabolic adverse effects, including weight gain, elevated BMI, and higher total cholesterol.

Schizophrenia and Psychoses

No Evidence of a Common Genetic Link Between Schizophrenia and Cannabis Use Disorder

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Caleb Rans

January 10, 2020

Researchers conducted a case-control study to examine the associations between polygenic risk scores for schizophrenia and other mental disorders with the development of cannabis use disorder.

Sleep-Wake Disorders

Insomnia, Sleep Disturbances Common Among Veterans With PTSD

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Caleb Rans

January 9, 2020

The researchers analyzed data from 1649 combat-exposed United States military veterans who were evaluated at a Veterans Affairs facility between 2009 and 2012 after deployment to the wars in Iraq and/or Afghanistan.

Depressive Disorder

Atorvastatin Does Not Influence Cognition or Mood in Bipolar and Depressive Disorders

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Caleb Rans

December 27, 2019

Researchers sought to address the possible link between cognitive or mood symptoms and statins.

Sleep-Wake Disorders

Impaired Sleep Observed in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Caleb Rans

December 20, 2019

The researchers found that adults with ASD showed significant impairments in both objective (10 of 17 total outcomes) and subjective (6 of 11 total outcomes) measures of sleep compared with controls.

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Schizophrenia and Psychoses

Emotion Recognition Related to Functional Outcomes in Those at Risk for Psychosis

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Caleb Rans

December 13, 2019

Overall, no significant relationships between task performance and gray matter volume were observed in the clinical high-risk group.

Anxiety

No Links Between Comorbid Anxiety and Venlafaxine Response in Depression

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Caleb Rans

December 5, 2019

Comorbid anxiety worsened depressive symptom severity in general and was linked to suicidality.

Mood Disorders

Scarce Evidence for Efficacy of Cannabinoid Treatment for Mental Disorders

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Caleb Rans

November 18, 2019

The study emphasizes the necessity of further research concerning a treatment that is increasingly being legalized and applied to a wide range of medical conditions.

PTSD trauma and stressor-related

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Shows Benefits for Veterans With PTSD

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Caleb Rans

November 14, 2019

Researchers conducted a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 214 veterans with PTSD from January 2012 through September 2013.

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