Mental Health
Conference Coverage
Abrupt behavior changes in autism? ID medical triggers first
NEW YORK – Dr. Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele describes a young patient who become highly aggressive after experiencing a physical injury.
Behavioral Health
Schizophrenia: Ensuring an accurate Dx, optimizing treatment
First rule out secondary psychosis with appropriate lab tests and imaging studies, as needed. Give an antipsychotic for at least 4 weeks to judge...
From the Journals
Children’s behavioral problems tied to mothers’ postpartum depression
Findings support early intervention and effective treatment of mothers with persistent and severe illness.
Conference Coverage
Reactive aggressive disorder in children with ADHD is looking for a name
NEW YORK – Early treatment can reverse impulsive aggression in preadolescents.
Conference Coverage
Characterize duration when seeking etiology of tantrums in children
Duration and type of aggression are useful in the differential diagnosis of psychiatric disease.
Conference Coverage
Whatever the substance, adolescents’ abuse shares common links
In teens who are daily cigarettes smokers, use of alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco shares unique and common associations.
Conference Coverage
APOE4 may drive tau deposition in Alzheimer’s
The finding could offer an explanation for differences in memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease.
News
Anxiety in teens
Consider sleep deprivation and substance abuse as mitigating factors.
From the Journals
Nutrition early in life has long-term effects on neurodevelopment
Vitamins and minerals like zinc; iron; choline; folate; iodine; vitamins A, D, B6, and B12 are important micronutrients in neurodevelopment.
From the Journals
Junk food, energy drinks may damage teen brains
But exercise may counter adverse effects on the teen brain.
Opinion
Anxiety disorders: Psychopharmacologic treatment update
Although medications can be useful in treating anxiety disorders, they are not recommended as a stand alone treatment.