Mental Health
Conference Coverage
Transcranial magnetic stimulation shows more promise in refractory OCD
SAN FRANSISCO – Short-course TMS therapy can bring remission 12 months after the initial treatment.
Conference Coverage
Who’s best suited for Internet-based CBT?
Findings could be interpreted “as an indicator for matching the right type of treatment to the right patient.”
Opinion
‘How could he?’
How do new parents end up abusing their newborns?
Conference Coverage
Should convicted sex offender get penile prosthetic implant?
SAN DIEGO – The patient’s failure to complete previously recommended pedophilia treatment proves fateful.
Conference Coverage
Impairment persists despite treatment in adult ADHD
SAN DIEGO – Researchers home in on specific times of day – notably afternoons – as exceptionally difficult for patients.
From the Journals
Isotretinoin not associated with increased depression risk, in meta-analysis
A meta-analysis of 31 studies addresses the controversial issue: Does isotretinoin therapy increase the risk of depression in patients with acne...
Conference Coverage
ADHD – not OCD – called the key comorbidity in pediatric hoarding
SAN FRANCISCO – To what extent is childhood hoarding developmentally appropriate?
From the Journals
First trimester lithium exposure ups risk of cardiac malformations
The risk is considerably lower than what was suggested by 40-year-old registry data.
Conference Coverage
Lung cancer linked to suicide
WASHINGTON – A cardiothoracic surgeon presents the differences in suicide rates among U.S. patients living with various kinds of cancer.
From the Journals
Depressed, acutely ill elders benefit from short-term CBT
Cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce depressive symptoms in geriatric patients with acute physical illness.
Conference Coverage
GI disorders more prevalent in children with poorly controlled asthma
SAN FRANCISCO - Poorly controlled asthma, functional gastrointestinal disorders, and anxiety tend to travel together.