UTILIZING A PERSONAL SMARTPHONE CUSTOM APP TO ASSESS THE PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE-9 (PHQ-9) DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER

Utilizing a Personal Smartphone Custom App to Assess the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

BackgroundAccurate reporting of patient symptoms is critical for diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring in psychiatry.Smartphones offer an accessible, low-cost means to collect patient symptoms in real time and aid in care.ObjectiveTo investigate adherence among psychiatric outpatients diagnosed with major depressive disorder in utilizing their perso

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Clinical study on distal pancreatectomy with en bloc celiac axis resection with analysis of vascular variation

Objective: To analyze the short-term efficacy of distal pancreatectomy with en bloc celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) in the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic body or tail cancer and the effect of vascular variation on morbidity after DP-CAR.Methods: A retrospective study was undertaken of ornament 43 cases with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

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Pharmacogenomics And Hypertension: Current Insights

Gustavo H Oliveira-Paula,1,2 Sherliane C Pereira,2 Jose E Tanus-Santos,2 Riccardo Lacchini3 1Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 2Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, B

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