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A history of head trauma may predict Parkinson’s disease progression
Among patients with Parkinson’s disease and head injury, motor impairment developed 25% faster, and cognitive impairment developed 45% faster.
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Detachment predicts worse posttraumatic outcomes
Dissociative diagnoses are not rare and, in fact, are more prevalent than schizophrenia.
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Psychiatrists’ views on psychoactive drugs clash with U.S. policy
Survey respondents viewed psilocybin and ketamine as similarly safe – and safer than methamphetamine and alprazolam.
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Hepatitis C meds linked to improved PTSD symptoms
A glecaprevir/pibrentasvir combo was associated with PTSD symptom improvement.
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Inhaled, systemic steroids linked to changes in brain structure
New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting that glucocorticoids have significant effects on the brain, which could explain their...
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Adult ADHD improved by home-based, noninvasive brain stimulation
Home-use tDCS devices, which avoid the need for daily office visits for stimulation sessions, have been validated in previous clinical samples.
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Positive phase 3 results for novel schizophrenia drug
The findings could “potentially usher in the first new class of medicine for these patients in more than 50 years.”
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Chronically low wages linked to subsequent memory decline
The findings could have implications for future public policy and research initiatives.
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COVID smell loss tops disease severity as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment
Severity of anosmia, but not clinical status, significantly predicted cognitive impairment.
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Pharmacogenomic testing may curb drug interactions in severe depression
Some physicians have expressed scepticism about pharmacogenomic testing, but the study provides additional evidence of its usefulness.
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Growing evidence gardening cultivates mental health
The study results support carrying out large, well-designed, rigorously designed trials.
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Alcohol’s detrimental impact on the brain explained?
“We are finding harmful associations with iron within those low-risk alcohol intake guidelines.”
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Cognitive impairment may predict physical disability in MS
Clinicians should consider testing cognitive processing speed in patients with MS to identify those who are at increased risk for disease...
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Children with migraine at high risk of comorbid anxiety, depression
Compared with children who did not have migraine, those with migraine had almost twice the odds of an anxiety disorder.
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Promising new tool for better migraine management in primary care
The medical record “best-practice alert,” aims at reducing specialist referrals and MRI studies.