Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Prognosis by Phenotype

November 29, 2018 Share this content: Compared with the other 3 phenotypes, nonfibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis was associated with the longest event-free median survival. Compared with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), nonhoneycomb hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) phenotypes are associated with longer survival and greater improvements in percent-predicted forced vital capacity (FVC%), according to a study published in CHEST.… Read More »

In Brief: Mothers with Affective Illness (Even In Remission) Have Deficits in Emotional Processing

We have long known that postpartum depression may have negative effects on the child and may contribute to deficits in social development and emotional regulation.  Exactly what mediates these effects is not so clear; however, researchers have observed that depressed mothers tend to be less responsive to their children’s emotional cues and are more likely… Read More »

People With Borderline Can Be Neurotic

A person who is neurotic persistently worries about the negative. They think about what catastrophic event could happen in the future for somebody with borderline personality disorder abandonment issues are severe. One of the hallmarks of somebody with BPD is that they’re afraid their loved ones will leave them. They may perseverate on this idea.… Read More »