Mental Health
Conference Coverage
VA/DOD elevate psychotherapy over medication in updated PTSD guidelines
MIAMI – Should trauma-focused psychotherapy supplant medication for first-line treatment?
From the Journals
Add-on aripiprazole shows modest improvement over bupropion in depression
In a large randomized trial of mostly male veterans, more patients achieved remission in 12 weeks when aripiprazole was added to their current...
Conference Coverage
Higher ADHD risk seen in children with migraine
BOSTON – Link with attention problem seen with migraine, but not tension-type headaches.
News from the FDA/CDC
Outpatient care 35% of mental health costs and growing
Outpatient care represents the largest share of mental health treatment expenditures, and it continues to get larger, while components such as...
Opinion
Coaching ‘No’
What is this “no” you speak of?
Latest News
Teen suicide risk significant among screened nonresponders
Teens choosing “no response” are still at risk.
Opinion
Evolving practice in perinatal psychopharmacology: Lessons learned
Here are 10 clinical scenarios in which practice diverges from the best clinical evidence.
Conference Coverage
Adoptions increasingly involve special needs, prenatal drug exposures
SAN FRANCISCO - Nowadays, adopted children are more likely to have complicated medical needs.
Opinion
What stops physicians from getting mental health care?
Dr. Dinah Miller wants state licensing boards to strike questions that differentiate between physical and mental disabilities.
Opinion
Solving stool refusal
The “Penis Talk” and “Poop Party” can save the day.
Opinion
Obtaining coverage for transgender and gender-expansive youth
Learn some strategies for obtaining insurance coverage for transgender youth.