Mental Health
Opinion
The importance of family acceptance for LGBTQ youth
Family support can improve outcomes related to suicide, depression, homelessness, drug use, and HIV in LGBTQ young people.
Opinion
Child ‘Mis’behavior – What’s ‘mis’ing?
Considering child behavior as resulting from both parent and child factors is central to the current transactional model of child development.
Commentary
COVID-19: Helping patients overcome what might feel like an existential crisis
Mental health professionals have a lot of work to do, said Dr. Robert T. London.
Opinion
State of the evidence: Treatment-resistant depression in children and adolescents
Making the depression management strategy a family affair can help the entire family shift from seeing the only option as medications or...
From the Journals
Antidepressants may scupper efficacy of MDMA for PTSD
The findings have implications for clinical practice if MDMA-assisted psychotherapy is approved by the FDA, said Dr. Allison Feduccia.
Conference Coverage
Psychiatrist recounts haunting ordeal with an anonymous stalker
Dr. William J. Newman said he wrote farewell notes to his wife, children, and loved ones, “just in case.”
From the Journals
Brain connectivity patterns reliably identify ADHD
"fMRI may be able to help make diagnosis more reliable and objective," said Dr. Chris McNorgan.
From the Journals
Vaccine may blunt effects of deadly synthetic opioids
The latest data bring “hope that this approach will work to treat a number of opioid-related maladies,” said Dr. Kim Janda.
News
Puppy love: Is losing a pet too hard for children?
Dispatching a belly-up goldfish after a month or two is small potatoes compared to putting down a tail-wagging, frisbee-catching, four-footed...
Feature
As demand for mental health care spikes, budget ax set to strike
The full extent of the mental health crisis and the demand for behavioral health services may not be known until the pandemic is over, experts say...
From the Journals
Study tests ways to increase autism screening and referrals
Automatic reminders, a more sensitive screening tool, and an option for additional evaluation in a primary care setting were associated with...