Mental Health
News
Extreme caffeine use in early pregnancy risks offspring behavioral disorders
An extreme amount of coffee in early pregnancy might damage the fetus’s brain.
Conference Coverage
Online intervention aims to prevent teen depression
SAN FRANCISCO – Can you reach teens with an online program?
Conference Coverage
Life-long risk reduction could cut late-life dementia by up to 35%
LONDON – Expert panel commissioned by The Lancet targets nine modifiable lifestyle factors to reduce dementia incidence worldwide.
Conference Coverage
Stressful life events take greater cognitive toll on African Americans than whites
LONDON – Stressful experiences affect cognition even more than traditional risk factors like genetic status and even age.
CE/CME
July 2017: Click for Credit
Topics include: Vitamin D3 and suburn • Sleep disorders in women • RA treatment and disability • Self-medication of mood and anxiety...
News
Brexanolone appears effective for severe postpartum depression
Women treated with brexanolone show marked improvement in their HAM-D score within 24 hours of the beginning of their infusion.
Clinical Review
Is Diabetes Distress on Your Radar Screen?
Managing diabetes is a complex undertaking that can leave patients frustrated and apprehensive. The result? Worsening glycemic control. Find out...
Conference Coverage
GI disorders more prevalent in children with poorly controlled asthma
SAN FRANCISCO - Poorly controlled asthma, functional gastrointestinal disorders, and anxiety tend to travel together.
Article
Bipolar disorder: Making the Dx, selecting the right Rx
Patient questionnaires and certain lab tests can help rule out other diagnoses and establish baselines before giving psychotropics. Empiric Tx is...
Opinion
Adolescents and sleep, or the lack thereof
Do your adolescent patients know how sleep deprived they are?