Mental Health
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Masterclass: Marlene Freeman on treating bipolar disorder in women
Dr. Freeman shares preliminary data on the impact of exposure to atypicals from the National Pregnancy Registry at Mass General.
Conference Coverage
Parsing the fine points of anxiety
LAS VEGAS – Many trials of anxiety medications are of short duration and therefore lack evidence of long-term improvement, according to Dr. Robert...
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Teens likely to mimic parents’ opioid use
Interventions that target parental use and emphasize positive parenting may lower adolescent opioid use.
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Alcohol abstinence questioned as addiction treatment goal
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Data suggest that patients often achieve significant improvements by reducing alcohol intake short of abstinence.
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Accurately predicting ADHD’s trajectory deemed almost impossible
Dr. Anthony L. Rostain says medication plans should be embedded in a comprehensive treatment approach that starts with psychoeducation.
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Checklists, colleagues key when psychiatric patient overdoses
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Psychiatrists grieve when a patient overdoses and dies, but talking to other clinicians and using specialized checklists...
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Noncardiac surgery has 7% covert stroke rate in elderly
HONOLULU – Covert strokes were linked with a doubled rate of cognitive decline in older patients after noncardiac surgery.
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Postpartum depression often tricky to diagnose
LAS VEGAS – Nonpharmacologic therapy might be the first line of treatment for mild to moderate symptoms.
From the Journals
‘Telereferrals’ improved mental health referral follow-through
Use of telehealth referrals increased children’s access to mental health services in an urban county.
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PTSD, cardiovascular disease link likely caused by higher comorbidity burden
Psychological morbidities and smoking are contributors to cardiovascular disease outcomes.
News
FDA panels back intranasal esketamine for refractory depression
ROCKVILLE, MD –