Mental Health
News
FDA panels vote no on opioid-containing drug for MDD
The advisory panels voted 21-2 against recommending the combo drug as an add-on for refractory depression.
Conference Coverage
Delusional infestation: not so rare
PARIS – Mayo Clinic study shows prevalence climbs sharply with advancing age.
Conference Coverage
Adult ADHD? Screen for hoarding symptoms
BARCELONA – “Nobody tends to ask about hoarding problems in adult ADHD clinics.”
Applied Evidence
Childhood adversity & lifelong health: From research to action
Childhood adversity is a significant root cause of chronic illness and early death. Prevention, mitigation, and Tx of toxic stressors must be part...
Commentary
3 steps we can take to address childhood adversity
The research strongly supports a causal relationship between adverse childhood experiences and a host of mental and physical ailments.
Commentary
Constipation because of deportation-related trauma
Conference Coverage
The year’s top studies in child/adolescent psychiatry
BARCELONA – One expert names her personal Top 4 list of published studies through the first three quarters of 2018.
From the Journals
ACP beefs up firearms policy
Restrictions on semiautomatic weapons, better background checks added to 2014 policy.
From the Journals
Most Americans incorrectly identify homicide as more common than suicide
Surprisingly, only 20% of health care professionals answered the question correctly.
Conference Coverage
Talk to adolescents about sexual assault
SEATTLE – Social worker with expertise in trauma encourages clinicians to ask patients about sexual assault.
Conference Coverage
Most profiles of mass shooters do not include mental illness
AUSTIN, TEX. – The real keys to mass shootings are access to firearms and substance use, experts say.