February 11, 2007: Be Mine

Topics include:

* AJP: False positive drug tests on Effexor XR (venlafaxine) (positive for PCP, or phencyclidine). * Chocolate and Mood [PubMed]: a look at chemicals in chocolate which affect mood, such as theobromine, caffeine, phenylethylamine (PEA), and anandamide. * First study mentioned by Clink, on chemicals in chocolate. * Second study, about mood modulation by food. * Third study, about chocolate and atypical depression. * Green M-and-M's. Also, design your own M-and-M's, even what is printed on them. * Dogs: Don't eat the chocolate. * Children of Psychiatrists (The Last Psychiatrist). Do psychiatrists have crazier children? (See Dinah's post) * Suicide risk in physicians. A European study (Hawton 2001) found that female doctors, and not male doctors, had increased suicide risk. Furthermore, specialties at highest risk included anesthesiology, generalists, and psychiatrists. A meta-analysis (Schernhammer 2004) found that physicians in general were 1.4 (men) and 2.3 (women) times more likely to commit suicide than the general population. * Questions for us? Email at mythreeshrinksATgmailDOTcom. We'll answer some starting with Podcast #11.Next week: Black market price of psych meds; side effects of psychotherapy.Last week's musical snippet was from 1983 release, Genetic Engineering, from the Dazzle Ships album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD).

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