Mental Health
Pearl of the Month
Common drug with lots of surprising side effects
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are linked to symptoms ranging from yawning and hyperhidrosis to increased bleeding risk.
Opinion
Anxiety may be a part of healthy development, sometimes
A developmental mismatch of relative cognitive maturity with emotional immaturity can lead to anxiety and distress.
From the Journals
Runaway youth: Knowing the risk factors and care needs
You can help youth who are considering running away or already have.
Commentary
Elizabeth Wurtzel helped clear the air on stigma
“Prozac Nation” author’s honesty was good for psychiatry, Dr. Robert T. London writes.
Feature
Cognitive screening of older physicians: What’s fair?
A new report leads to questions about how to standardize the process rather than have a piecemeal institutional approach and whether to focus less...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA committee rejects oxycodegol, new opioid designed for less abuse
A novel opioid molecule designed to have less abuse potential with slower CNS entry received a unanimous FDA committee turn down.
Feature
Your colleague appears depressed. Now what?
Experts share tips on how to react when fellow physicians appear depressed or suicidal.
Feature
Breaking through a ‘cloud of silence’
“When you look after a doctor, you have to be a little suspicious that they may be covering up their suicidality,” said Dr. Michael F. Myers.
From the Journals
Cognitive problems after extremely preterm birth persist
Findings among 19-year-olds born extremely premature suggest cognitive and neuropsychological problems persist into early adulthood.
From the Journals
Adolescent alcohol, opioid misuse linked to risky behaviors
Binge drinking in high school may predict risky driving behaviors for years after graduation.
From the Journals
Adenotonsillectomy doesn’t improve cognitive function in preschoolers with OSA
There was no significant difference in global IQ at 12 months between patients who underwent adenotonsillectomy and those who did not.