Author Archives: Joseph Thornton MD

Psychiatrist.com ⁦‪@PsychiatristCNS‬⁩ #Autism can be divided into 4 different subtypes based on behavior, brain function and genetics, a new study finds. bit.ly/3o84ZDK 7/8/23, 1:17 PM Joseph Thornton

Deprescribing ⁦‪@Deprescribing‬⁩ Use of #deprescribing guidelines increases self-efficacy for deprescribing sciencedirect.com/science/articl… ⁦‪@RSAPjournal‬⁩ #10deprescribingorg pic.twitter.com/nSvWcmxS3U 7/8/23, 12:00 PM Joseph Thornton

Ian Kremer ⁦‪@LEAD_Coalition‬⁩ How to communicate effectively with people living with #dementia hellocare.com.au/how-to-effecti… #Alzheimers pic.twitter.com/BA80b6hiMo 7/7/23, 8:44 PM Joseph Thornton

Ian Kremer ⁦‪@LEAD_Coalition‬⁩ Please re-Tweet if you agree: It is so hard to find time for your own #health when caring for someone who has #Alzheimers disease or another form of #dementia. But it is essential for quality #caregiving. #diet #exercise #sleep #mentalhealth pic.twitter.com/1PWC2mqYfb 7/7/23, 1:29 PM Joseph Thornton

Chris Palmer, MD ⁦‪@ChrisPalmerMD‬⁩ “Obesity may lead to cognitive impairment and psychiatric disorders, which are associated with alterations in the brain cortical structure.” It’s not about fat shaming. It’s about a metabolic disorder affecting the brain. academic.oup.com/cercor/advance… 7/6/23, 4:58 PM Joseph Thornton

Joshua Rosenblat, MD, MSc, FRCPC ⁦‪@JD_Rosenblat‬⁩ Transcranial direct current stimulation as an additional treatment to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in adults with major depressive disorder in Germany (DepressionDC): a triple-blind, randomised, sham-controlled, multicentre trial ⁦‪@TheLancet‬⁩ thelancet.com/journals/lance… 7/6/23, 5:52 AM Joseph Thornton

https://substack.com/@erictopol/note/c-18147915?r=1o897j&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action Joseph Thornton

Chris Aiken, MD ⁦‪@chrisaikenmd‬⁩ First guidelines on catatonia released, recommending benzos (lorazepam) or ECT 1st line; amantadine or memantine 2nd; and judicious use of #antipsychotics which can worsen the condition (they prefer atypicals with low D2 dopamine blockade) l8r.it/zP9o #psychiatry pic.twitter.com/u4NdLv5nKD 7/5/23, 5:20 PM Joseph Thornton

Deprescribing ⁦‪@Deprescribing‬⁩ What are priority topics for #deprescribing guidelines? We asked you and this is what you told us in 2013: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… 20,000 views and counting! ⁦‪@PLOSONE‬⁩ #10deprescribingorg pic.twitter.com/vhTGNXkq3E 7/4/23, 12:00 PM Joseph Thornton

npj Digital Medicine ⁦‪@npjDigitalMed‬⁩ For all the controversy over decentralized contact-tracing apps, data show that these privacy-preserving tools saved thousands of lives during the pandemic. National and international authorities must invest in the technology now, reports ⁦‪@Nature‬⁩. nature.com/articles/d4158… 7/4/23, 7:57 AM Joseph Thornton