Mental Health
Commentary
Let’s apply the lessons from the AIDS crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic
Looking back on the AIDS epidemic should teach us to prioritize attending to the mental health of sufferers and caregivers and depoliticizing...
Commentary
Meghan Markle disclosures can be used to raise awareness, reduce stigma
Cultures that traditionally emphasize self-sufficiency or stoicism may unintentionally create additional barriers to reaching out for help, said...
Opinion
Helping parents deal with children’s transition to in-person school
You can help parents to anticipate what may be challenging about this transition for their children so that they are all prepared and can diminish...
From the Journals
Smartphone ‘addiction’ tied to poor sleep in young adults
Almost 40% of adults aged 18-30 years who self-reported excessive smartphone use also reported poor sleep.
From the Journals
‘Stunning’ report shows eating disorders are vastly underestimated
A 2019 global study of eating disorders excluded binge-eating disorder and other specified or eating disorders, Dr. Damian F. Santomauro reported...
Feature
Benefits of bremelanotide to women with HSDD questioned in analysis paper
Author of paper criticized reacts to analysis of bremelanotide data.
From the Journals
Novel therapeutic target for depression identified
Previous research using a chronic social defeat model of depression in mice showed changes in the KCNQ2/3 channel.
News
FDA okays novel dual-action stimulant med for ADHD
Azstarys combines extended-release serdexmethylphenidate, KemPharm’s prodrug of dexmethylphenidate, coformulated with immediate-release d-MPH.
Feature
How to make resident mental health care stigma free
Opt-out programs offer a counterbalance to many negative tendencies in residency, said Dr. Lisa Meeks.
Applied Evidence
Anticipating the care adolescents will need
The HEADSS approach is one way to begin discussing key clinical and social topics and to guide further screening or intervention.
News from the FDA/CDC
U.S. suicide rate in 2019 took first downturn in 14 years
As the response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the investigators pointed out, "prevention is more important than ever."