Mental Health
Feature
VIDEO: Keep index of suspicion high for groups at risk of suicide and substance abuse
WASHINGTON – Suicides increased by 25% during 2000-2015, and opioid-related deaths have quadrupled since 1999, according to the most recent data...
Feature
Opioid deaths and suicides – twin tragedies that need a community-wide response
The health care community is struggling to create a unified plan to overcome the community damage done by the overlapping rise in suicide and...
Conference Coverage
Methylphenidate shows enduring sleep benefits in pediatric ADHD
PARIS – The improvement in sleep for boys aged 10-12 years with the disorder persists for a week after drug clearance.
Behavioral Health
Posttraumatic stress disorder: Often missed in primary care
Most PTSD cases occur among civilians—not combat veterans. And most sufferers avoid talking about their experiences, making attentiveness to...
Opinion
Under our noses
Could ADHD really be a manifestation of sleep deprivation?
Conference Coverage
ADHD meds don’t raise seizure risk in epilepsy patients
Seizure risk was actually significantly lower for individual patients while on ADHD medication.
From the Journals
Early start to puberty increases likelihood of depression in girls
Maturation is happening earlier and earlier, and it may be causing psychopathology.
Conference Coverage
PRIDE study supports novel approach to ECT for geriatric depression
PARIS – As-needed maintenance electroconvulsive therapy extends the duration of initial remission.
Opinion
Inclusive sexual health counseling and care
Ensure confidentiality and don’t assume identity equals behavior when obtaining sexual histories from transgender and gender nonconforming youth...
Opinion
Alternative therapies
Some alternative therapies have demonstrated efficacy for pediatric psychiatric disorders, others not so much.
From the Journals
Sharing drug paraphernalia alone didn’t transmit HCV
Should shared drug preparation paraphernalia be a primary focus of harm-reduction and education?