Mental Health
Feature
Inside the ‘mad rush’ for ketamine treatment
Treatment-resistant depression patients seem to respond well to ketamine infusions. So why are psychiatrists worried?
Opinion
Physician health programs: ‘Diagnosing for dollars’?
Dr. Dinah Miller examines the value of PHPs for doctors facing burnout but warns against unfair practices sometimes found in the programs.
Commentary
Helping patients process sexual harassment
Dr. Nada L. Stotland says the most important intervention is to identify and counter the patient’s inaccurate and damaging assumptions.
Conference Coverage
Retinal changes may reflect brain changes in preclinical Alzheimer’s
BOSTON – The retina could be “a window that could let us see what’s happening in the brain in early Alzheimer’s disease.”
From the Journals
Self-harm on rise in U.S. among girls aged 10-14
Findings point to the need for suicide and self-harm prevention strategies that are evidence based and comprehensive.
Behavioral Health
Ensuring prompt recognition and treatment of panic disorder
Pharmacologic and/or psychotherapeutic interventions are effective for most patients. But first, you must rule out organic causes of the patient’s...
Conference Coverage
Antidepressant therapy is too often tardy
Forty percent of U.S. patients aren’t even at the minimum therapeutic dose within 4 weeks of diagnosis.
Conference Coverage
ADHD and insomnia appear intertwined
The hope is that resetting the circadian clock will improve ADHD symptoms in children and adults with the disorder.
Opinion
Eating disorders over the holidays
There are strategies youth with eating disorders can take to make it easier to cope.
Opinion
Preventing substance use
Parent education and early recognition in pediatric practice are among the most effective and cost-effective interventions for these disorders.
Opinion
Postpartum depression: Moving toward improved screening with a new app
The MGH Perinatal Depression Scale (MGHPDS) is an app that screens for postpartum depression during and after pregnancy.