Mental Health
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC finds that too little naloxone is dispensed
Despite increases in the number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed, many patients at risk for overdose are not offered the potentially life-...
Practice Puzzler
Polypharmacy in the Elderly
This clinical puzzle is based on Barclay K, Frasetto A, Robb J, Mandel ED. Polypharmacy in the Elderly: How to Reduce Adverse Drug Events. ...
News
Pharmacist stigma a barrier to rural buprenorphine access
SAN ANTONIO – The role of pharmacists in access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder has been neglected but remains an...
News
Most preschoolers with signs of ADHD aren’t ready for primary school
They scored much worse than counterparts on measures of school readiness.
Conference Coverage
Alzheimer’s disease raises risk for recurrent seizures
LOS ANGELES – In one cohort study, nearly 70% of Alzheimer’s disease patients who had one seizure had another within months, and seizures were...
News
First-time fathers at risk of postnatal depressive symptoms
"Strategies to promote better sleep, mobilize social support, and strengthen the couple relationship may be important to address in innovative...
Opinion
Family dinners are good medicine
Families who frequently eat together promote good physical and mental health, high self-esteem, and well-being.
Conference Coverage
Misguided fear is keeping benzodiazepines from elderly
SAN FRANCISCO – Benzos are “wonderful” for geriatric anxiety and anxiety-related insomnia, said Dr. Carl Salzman of Harvard Medical School.
News
Probiotics tied to reduced cognitive reactivity in mild, moderate depression
“Our results suggest that probiotics potentially act on cognitive processes contributing to depression,” reported Bahia Chahwan and her associates...
Article
Polypharmacy: When might it make sense?
What are factors that could help determine whether a multi-medication regimen might be warranted for your patient?