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Vaping soars among American teens in 2018 survey
A take-home message for clinicians is the need to emphasize to teens that “vaping is not innocuous and not harmless,” Dr. Richard Miech said.
Conference Coverage
New PTSD prevention guidelines released
BARCELONA – “We’re really struggling from a pharmacologic perspective to know what to do,” said Dr. Jonathan I. Bisson, chair of the ISTSS...
Opinion
The power of the turkey sandwich
When dealing with emergent, aggressive behavior, food isn’t always the best medicine, but sometimes it is.
Conference Coverage
Rural teleprescribing for opioid use disorder shows success
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – More than 56% of rural counties in the country have no buprenorphine provider.
Conference Coverage
Psilocybin yields encouraging results in addiction studies
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Small but tantalizing studies are showing benefits from treatment with psilocybin, the...
From the Journals
Antipsychotic use in young people tied to 80% increased risk of death
"The elevated risk persisted for unexpected deaths not due to overdose, with a 4.3-fold increased risk of death from cardiovascular or metabolic...
Opinion
Ghost busting in pediatric primary care
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Carol Bernstein: Burnout or depression?
Physician burnout is up. Physician suicide is up. How are they different? How are they connected?
Opinion
Tidying up a motley crew
From the Journals
Tanning use disorder should be added to the DSM-5
Inclusion would increase awareness of the condition and standardize approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
Conference Coverage
Depression is linked to seizure frequency in patients with epilepsy
NEW ORLEANS – Screen patients with epilepsy for psychiatric comorbidities.