Mental Health
Opinion
Fear driven
Patients are worried, and so are we physicians.
Conference Coverage
Weight can block psychiatric facility admission
SAN FRANCISCO – Some hospitals cited concerns about staff injuries from moving – or trying to calm – a large patient.
Feature
Confronting physician depression and suicide
Join our Twitter chat on depression and suicide in medicine at 8 p.m. ET on June 3. Our special guests are Dr. Sarah Candler, Dr. Elisabeth...
Conference Coverage
Intranasal esketamine combo tied to symptom improvement
SAN FRANCISCO – Dr. Michael E. Thase discussed possible alterations in esketamine’s treatment regimen.
From the Journals
Keep sports fun, keep kids playing
Updated AAP clinical report emphasizes benefits of organized sports for motor skills and overall fitness
Conference Coverage
The effects persist for children who witnessed 9/11
SAN FRANCISCO – There is a heightened risk of psychiatric and physical problems.
Conference Coverage
For some MST survivors, VA hospitals can trigger PTSD
SAN FRANCISCO – Veteran survivors of military sexual trauma are often reluctant to report assaults, but some therapies can help.
Video
Toolkit for providing mental health care to Muslim patients launched
SAN FRANCISCO – Expert explores challenges of providing mental health care to Muslim patients.
Commentary
More empathy for women
Dr. Carl C. Bell says the antitestosterone hormones he is taking are changing his perspective.
Video
Hip-hop offers lens into psyche of black boys, men
SAN FRANCISCO – Suicidality in black men might not look the same as it does in other patients, Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson said.
Conference Coverage
Vitamin D levels linked to depression in teens
BALTIMORE – Findings were not affected by differences in the season, latitude, income level, or use of vitamin D...