Mental Health Dx Tied to Complications After Gender-Affirming Surgery Public insurance, age also linked with higher rate of postoperative health problems Sep 28, 2022
How Durable Are Responses to Novel Antidepressant Zuranolone in MDD? SHORELINE trial found reduced depression symptoms even in those exiting study early Sep 23, 2022
Hysterectomy: Another Diabetes Risk Factor? Preservation of ovaries played into this association Sep 22, 2022
It's High Time for Broader Access to Non-Opioid Pain Medication Limited Medicare coverage poses barriers, but bipartisan legislation offers a solution Sep 22, 2022
Sleep Experts Issue Advisory on Melatonin in Children Recommendations come as reported pediatric poisonings surged Sep 22, 2022
Depression Treatment Failure Burdens Patients' Life and Wallets Even mild cases tied to reduced quality of life and high medical costs, survey showed Sep 21, 2022
Comorbidities May Stall Diagnosis of PTSD in the General Population Analysis shows that many patients are treated for symptoms of the disorder before diagnosis Sep 21, 2022
Depressive Symptoms in Moms Linked to Unhealthy Behaviors in Teens Findings suggest managing children's and parents' mental health is important in pediatric care Sep 21, 2022
Low-Dose Cariprazine for MDD Tied to Anxiety Reduction Potential add-on therapy also improved most individual depressive symptoms on MADRS Sep 20, 2022
No Weird Dreams for Insomnia Patients Taking Lemborexant Even at 10 mg, the sleep aid resulted in few abnormal dreams or nightmares Sep 20, 2022
Gabapentin After Surgery Ups Risks in Older Adults Delirium, new antipsychotic use, and pneumonia more common Sep 20, 2022
Mental Health Issues Continue to Flow From Aftermath of Flint Water Crisis Residents report depression, PTSD, fear of health effects 5 years later Sep 20, 2022
Trazodone Commonly Used Off-Label for Insomnia Not much data to support efficacy or safety "as a surrogate hypnotic medication," researcher says Sep 20, 2022
Rexulti Calms Alzheimer's Dementia-Related Agitation But atypical antipsychotic disappoints in borderline personality disorder Sep 19, 2022
Novel Combo for Schizophrenia Succeeds in Phase III Trial Xanomeline-trospium has potential to be first-in-class therapy for schizophrenia if approved Sep 19, 2022
Physician Burnout Continues at Record Levels, One-Third Feel 'Hopeless' Stigma surrounding seeking care for mental health persists, survey shows Sep 19, 2022
I Didn't Let My Addiction Win Out in the End How doctors get addicted and how they recover Sep 16, 2022
Cognition Improves With Daily Multivitamin Supplement But it's too early to recommend multivitamins to prevent cognitive decline, experts caution Sep 15, 2022
Is Doomscrolling Bad for Your Health? Bryan McLaughlin, PhD, discusses problematic news consumption and its effects on health Sep 14, 2022 video
Who Needs a 'Recovering' Shrink Now? My past should no longer be a burden but an advantage Sep 13, 2022
Physician Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Prescribing Anti-Anxiety Drug The osteopathic doctor pleaded guilty to prescribing Xanax to people who were not his patients Sep 09, 2022
Long COVID Risk Factors May Include Loneliness, Depression, Stress Psychological distress linked to higher risk of post-COVID symptoms than physical conditions Sep 07, 2022
Nearly 1 in 4 Young Adults Treated for Mental Health in 2021 Treatment rates increased only for adults 18 to 44 Sep 07, 2022
Dementia Risk Tied to Daily Step Count Incident dementia dropped by 25% with as little as 3,800 steps per day, study found Sep 06, 2022
Dear Payers: Can You Help Us Address the Mental Health Crisis? There are several ways doctors, payers, and purchasers can work together to take on the crisis Sep 04, 2022
Hormone Treatment Improves Cognition in Down Syndrome Pulsatile GnRH therapy boosted brain connectivity in pilot study Sep 02, 2022
Education Program Had Limited Effect on Coercive Practices in Psych Hospitals Decrease in use of seclusion rooms, but increase in forced meds, study in Finland finds Aug 31, 2022
Herpes Viruses Linked to Brain Changes But no evidence of a relationship between herpes and Alzheimer's disease Aug 24, 2022
Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Gets a Win for Alcohol Addiction Two administrations of high-dose psilocybin lowered percentage of heavy drinking days Aug 24, 2022
Psychosocial Issues More Likely in Kids Who Skip Breakfast Threefold higher odds of psychosocial behavioral problems, Spanish study found Aug 23, 2022
AAP Stands by Policy on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Small group of pediatricians who called for evidence review charge they're being sidelined Aug 23, 2022
FDA OKs First Oral NMDA Receptor Antagonist for Depression Dextromethorphan-bupropion (Auvelity) tablets approved for MDD Aug 19, 2022
Early Data Mixed for Home-Based Brain Stimulation After Stroke Certain subgroups may see more cognitive benefit Aug 18, 2022
Brain Structure, Cognitive Performance Linked With Tobacco Use in Kids Impairments seen through 2 years of follow-up Aug 10, 2022
KarXT Schizophrenia Win; CBD for Anxiety; No Nuplazid for Alzheimer's Psychosis News and commentary from the psychiatry world Aug 10, 2022
Persistent Olfactory Loss After COVID Predicts Cognitive Impairment Loss of smell a better predictor than severity of infection among older adults Aug 07, 2022
Global COPD Burden; Driving Restrictions After Fainting? Also in TTHealthWatch: best meds for insomnia and the effect of calorie labels in supermarkets Aug 06, 2022 podcast
Black, Hispanic Dementia Patients Less Likely to Choose Hospice at End of Life These groups also incur more inpatient costs compared with white patients Aug 05, 2022
Alzheimer's Researchers Delve Into Data From Failed Crenezumab Trial Anti-amyloid agent missed primary endpoints, though small numeric differences favored the drug Aug 05, 2022
