Julio Licinio From depression to obesity Last updated 05:00 16/05/2011 Obesity and depression, the two curses of our time that continue to confound modern medicine, may have a disturbing link: it is possible that treatment of one may trigger the other. After two decades of research exploring the mysteries cloaking these debilitating conditions which now account for a massive burden of disease two Canberra-based researchers from Brazil believe they have found the evidence of an insidious connection. Professor Julio Licinio, a medical researcher and his wife, Professor Ma-Li Wong, have pursued a career-long hunt for the links between obesity and depression. Licinio, who heads the John Curtin School of Medical Research, says widespread use of anti-depressants may explain why obesity rates have continued to climb in the past decade a trend he does not believe can be solely attributed to bad diets and sedentary lifestyles. "There is a lot of difficulty in understanding depression. Translational Psychiatry. "Welcome to my job."
Psychological Medicine - Bulimia nervosa: an ominous variant of anorexia nervosa Research Article Bulimia nervosa: an ominous variant of anorexia nervosa Gerald Russella1 c1 a1 Academic Department of Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital, London Abstract Thirty patients were selected for a prospective study according to two criteria: (i) an irresistible urge to overeat (bulimia nervosa), followed by self-induced vomiting or purging; (ii) a morbid fear of becoming fat. A theoretical model is described to emphasize the interdependence of the various symptoms and the role of self-perpetuating mechanisms in the maintenance of the disorder. Correspondence: c1 Address for correspondence: Professor Gerald Russell, Academic Department of Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2QG
CJP - December 2004 - Bipolar Disorder: It’s All in Your Mind? The Neuropsychological Profile of a Biological Disorder Bipolar Disorder: It’s All in Your Mind? The Neuropsychological Profile of a Biological Disorder Gin S Malhi, BSc, MB, ChB, MRCPsych, FRANZCP1, Belinda Ivanovski, Ssc Psychol, M Clin Psychol2, Viktoria Szekeres, BSc,Psychol3, Amanda Olley, M Clin Neuropsych4 . . . Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer . . . (1). Shakespeare’s eloquent question, when considered in the context of bipolar disorder (BD), is answerable with consummate ease. The diagnosis of bipolar II disorder (BD II) mandates the occurrence of at least one episode of both MD and hypomania (7) and, therefore, rests on carefully determining whether a patient has experienced an episode of hypomania. Method We conducted a search for English-language papers published in journals from 1965 onward, using the following terms in Medline and Embase: neuropsychology or neuropsychological and BD, depression, mania, and euthymia. Neuropsychological Profile of BD State-Specific Deficits Bipolar Depression Bipolar Mania or Hypomania Euthymia
Julio Licinio, Professor and Director untitled a Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.b the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.c Pope at McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02178 USA. Available online 6 April 2004 Choose an option to locate/access this article: Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution Check access Get rights and content Two disorders of body image encountered in a study of 108 bodybuilders are described. Family-based association study of 76 candidate genes in bipolar disorder: BDNF is a potential... - Abstract Identification of the genetic bases for bipolar disorder remains a challenge for the understanding of this disease. Association between 76 candidate genes and bipolar disorder was tested by genotyping 90 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in these genes in 136 parent-proband trios. In this preliminary analysis, SNPs in two genes, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and the alpha subunit of the voltage-dependent calcium channel were associated with bipolar disorder at the P<0.05 level. In view of the large number of hypotheses tested, the two nominally positive associations were then tested in independent populations of bipolar patients and only BDNF remains a potential risk gene. In the replication samples, excess transmission of the valine allele of amino acid 66 of BDNF was observed in the direction of the original result in an additional sample of 334 parent-proband trios (T/U=108/87, P=0.066). Resequencing of 29 kb surrounding the BDNF gene identified 44 additional SNPs.
Julio Licinio At German Australian Institute for Translational Medicine German-Australian Institute for Translational Medicine “Transferring knowledge of complementary translational research approaches of preventive diagnostics from bench to bedside” Background The future of our modern health care system will be the effective translation of clinical and basic science. The main focus of the Medical Faculty at the Technische Universität Dresden is translation of research approaches in the areas of prevention and regeneration.The John Curtin School of Medical Research of the Australian National University in Canberra focuses their research on individualized pharmagogenomic and predictive medicine. Objectives The main objectives of GAITM are to promote the exchange of basic scientists and clinical researchers between Germany and Australia. Project How to participate Researchers interested in participating should get in contact with GAITM’s directors: Prof. Publications: Posters: GAITM Events: Press Releases (English):Press Releases (German): GAITM Lectures:
getSharedSiteSession?redirect= Bipolar disorder (BP) is a severe psychiatric disease, with a strong genetic component, that affects 1% of the population worldwide and is characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of mood disorders, and the aim of the present study was to test for the presence of linkage disequilibrium between two polymorphisms in the BDNF gene and BP in 283 nuclear families. Family-based association test (FBAT) results for the dinucleotide repeat (GT)N polymorphism at position −1040 bp showed that allele A3 was preferentially transmitted to the affected individuals (Z=2.035 and P=.042). FBAT results for the val66met SNP showed a significant association for allele G (Z=3.415 and P=.00064).
Julio Licinio Representative Chief The Australian Government has established a Mental Health Expert Reference Group (ERG) to provide advice to inform the response to the Review of Mental Health Programmes and Services. The Government tasked the National Mental Health Commission to undertake the Review, and consultation with the time limited ERG and other stakeholders is now underway to inform implementation considerations and action. Information about the members of the Mental Health ERG are listed here. Ms Kate Carnell AO Role: Chair Kate Carnell is currently the CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). ACCI, Australia’s largest and most representative business organisation is the leading voice of business in Australia advocating for over 300,000 businesses across all industries. Kate is well known and respected in the not-for-profit and business communities having served two years as CEO of beyondblue and previously four years as CEO of the Australian Food and Grocery Council.
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Dr. Julio Licinio, Co-Creator It amazes me how many research scientists seem to have flunked statistics. Or ought to have. Me, I majored in the liberal arts. But at Reed, even those who took Science for Poets would be required to rewrite some of the scientific papers I have read on the subject of antidepressants. So the vocabulary terms for the week are observer bias and confounding variables. Let's say you are a doctor treating 100 patients with severe depression. Over the course of a year, you get up to fifty whose depression is remission and ten who are still struggling. Now the FDA comes along and tells you that you have to tell your patients that antidepressants may cause them to feel suicidal. Following the FDA requirement of the black box warning, lots of news stories appeared with quotes like this one: "I've seen the SSRIs help people immensely," said Helen Stavros, a clinical social worker... Another word for clinical experience is anecdote. Anecdotes have their place in research. Dr.
Counsel Julio Licinio To Carry On With A Sane Sound Life Counsel Julio Licinio To Carry On With A Sane Sound Life A dynamic identity combined with a solid body is something we as a whole pine for. In any case, lamentably not every one of us can accomplish that fancied prosperity. We as a whole need to remain dynamic and strong in the long course of our life and accordingly we require to take some legitimate thought of ourselves. Independent of our age and sexual orientation we ought to settle on checkups now and again for our total prosperity. A look at his parts and accomplishments Initially educator Licinio is from Brazil and dwelled in the United States for over 25 years where had experienced research and clinical preparing in psychiatry and endocrinology at the University of Chicago, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Cornell. For more information visit us: Like this: Like Loading... About Julio Licinio