Mental Health
Conference Coverage
Disentangling sleep problems and bipolar disorder
COPENHAGEN – “Anybody who deals with bipolar patients knows that sleep is a constant issue.”
Conference Coverage
Reappraising standard treatment of comorbid insomnia/depression
COPENHAGEN – “There are some effects on insomnia when you treat depression, but they’re not very large.”
News from the FDA/CDC
Fentanyl-related deaths show strong regional pattern
Overdose death rates for cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl are high in the East and low in the West.
From the Journals
Veterans at higher risk of sleep behavior disorders
Veterans with a history of PTSD or traumatic brain injury may be at higher risk of REM sleep behavior disorders.
Conference Coverage
Conduct disorder in girls gets overdue research attention
COPENHAGEN – “The main finding of the study ... is that we found no major differences in physiology between male and female conduct disorder.”
Opinion
Letters From Maine: Adult ADHD is on the rise
There is no simple answer for the findings unearthed by researchers.
Opinion
Managing psychosis in youth
Psychotic or psychoticlike syndromes are much more common than schizophrenia, which is rare in childhood.
Behavioral Health
Suicide screening: How to recognize and treat at-risk adults
Choose a screening tool that focuses on current and past suicidal ideation, intent, and plan, and interview the patient. Plus: Avoid this common...
News
Adverse childhood experiences increase the risk of poor long-term health
Reducing exposure to these events could decrease cases of heart disease, respiratory disease, and depression by millions, a CDC report says.
Latest News
T3 levels are higher in combatants with PTSD
CHICAGO – Chronic catecholamine elevation may have a role in the thyroid hormone abnormality.
From the Journals
Six strengths identified in adult men with ADHD
Results from a small qualitative investigation are based on interviews with high-functioning participants.