Mental Health
Conference Coverage
Schizophrenia patients’ mortality is 14.5 years shorter
SAN DIEGO – A new systematic review and meta-analysis, the first of its kind, suggests that most people with schizophrenia – especially men – do...
Conference Coverage
Address procrastination, disorganization in hoarding disorder
SAN FRANCISCO – Procrastination and disorganization don’t get the respect they deserve as indicators of hoarding symptom severity.
Conference Coverage
Target self-medication of mood and anxiety symptoms
SAN FRANCISCO – When assessing patients with anxiety and mood symptoms, ask them about self-medication with alcohol or drugs.
From the Journals
Mortality rate was 10-fold higher in opioid use disorder patients
Individuals with opioid use disorder have a significantly higher mortality rate than the general population.
Conference Coverage
Kids with MS face higher risk of mental disorders
BOSTON – Children with multiple sclerosis and related conditions had higher risk for psychotic disorders, mood disorders, intellectual disability...
Feature
White House pick for mental health czar causes stir
The congressman who crafted the legislation creating the role of a U.S. mental health czar criticizes the president’s choice for the role.
Conference Coverage
Corticosteroids may shorten flares of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome
Oral corticosteroids appear to shorten flares of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome and may favorably alter the natural history of...
Commentary
Why state and school policies matter
Policies in states and schools affect the health of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth.
Conference Coverage
After the epidemic, Ebola’s destructive power still haunts survivors
VIENNA – Nearly 80% of survivors in Sierra Leone now appear to have one or more sequelae of the infection – some so debilitating that life may...
Opinion
Dealing with stealing
Handling a child’s stealing requires setting some ground rules.
From the Journals
Physical frailty may lengthen late-life depression
A study of 285 clinically depressed older people finds a longitudinal association between physical frailty and the course of depression.