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ECT patients do better when families attend sessions
NEW ORLEANS – Making patients’ loved ones “ambassadors against stigma” can help demystify the procedure, experts say.
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Psoriasis patients face higher risk of alcohol-related death – but lower suicide risk
GENEVA – But a large U.K. study using the same database showed they have a below-average suicide rate.
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Home induction viewed as OK with Suboxone
NEW ORLEANS – Dr. Margaret Chaplin says patients need to be either opioid free or in withdrawal to prevent problems.
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You can help with behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder
Lean on your knowledge of antecedents, behaviors, consequences, and especially gaps to sort out and address problem behaviors.
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VIDEO: How to manage surgical pain in opioid addiction treatment
NEW ORLEANS – It is possible to give opioid addiction patients opioids for post-op surgical pain without increasing the risk of relapse.
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#MeToo: Does it help?
Dr. Dinah Miller asks whether turning everyone into a sexual harassment victim detracts from the stories of women who have faced indisputable...
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Suicide rate highest in rural areas
Gap between rural and large U.S. metropolitan counties widened between 2001 and 2015.
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As nations advance economically, mental illnesses exact greater burdens
BERLIN – Dr. Paul Summergrad says most countries are ill equipped to handle mental illnesses as a key cause of disability.
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Consider the siblings
If a child carries an autism diagnosis, engaging family in family-based treatment, prevention, surveillance/screening, and general supportive...
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From cells to socioeconomics, meth worsens HIV outcomes
BERLIN – Rising rates of methamphetamine use – particularly among men who have sex with men – are raising concerns.
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Use MADRS to dose ketamine for refractory depression
Patients on maintenance therapy saw their MADRS scores drop from a mean of 28.72 points at baseline to 10.73 points.