Mental Health
Conference Coverage
Family environment important in early psychosis outcomes
“Having family involvement in care is one of the most robust predictors that young people with psychosis will remain engaged in mental health...
Commentary
Meditations in an emergency: Talking through pandemic anxiety with a pioneer of mind-body medicine
“I wanted to really focus on how to change and enrich medicine by making self-care, self-awareness, and group support central to all health care...
Conference Coverage
Beefed up inpatient/outpatient care transition is key to suicide prevention
Suicide risk is increased 300-fold during first week after inpatient psychiatric discharge.
Conference Coverage
Amid pandemic, Virginia hospital’s opioid overdoses up nearly 10-fold
Stark uptick in cases coincides with the shutdown tied to COVID-19 and reflects trends elsewhere.
Conference Coverage
High percentage of stimulant use found in opioid ED cases
The Midwest and West Coast are hot spots for co-use, reflecting historic trends, and white users are more vulnerable.
Latest News
Lawmakers question mental health disclosure rules
The AMA, AAFP, and others have signed a statement encouraging organizations not to inquire about clinicians and health care staff’s previous...
Conference Coverage
New data back use of medical cannabis for epilepsy, pain, anxiety
Marijuana products linked to improved symptoms on a variety of fronts, research suggests, and adverse effects seem rare.
Conference Coverage
Community programs improve psychosis outcomes
In one study, the team was able to nearly halve the time from diagnosis to initiation of antipsychotic treatment.
From the Journals
‘Nietzsche was wrong’: Past stressors do not create psychological resilience.
The investigators explain that these findings are particularly relevant in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the current focus on racial and...
Conference Coverage
Report describes intoxication with new psychoactive substance
A case report is the first to detail clinical toxicity from flualprazolam, a designer benzodiazepine, and it probably isn’t the last time.
From the Journals
Suicide thoughts, attempts in adolescence correlate with mental health symptoms
One in five adolescents has thought about suicide, and depressive and conduct symptoms are associated with suicide attempts.