Mental Health
Opinion
Clearer heads are a fuzzy subject
Concussion management is experiencing growing pains.
From the Journals
Maternal antidepressants unrelated to autism in offspring
Two studies add to the data that maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy does not result in autism in children.
Conference Coverage
Serotonergic dysfunction documented in hoarding disorder
SAN FRANCISCO – Researchers zero in on the retrosplenial posterior cingulate cortex as key symptom source.
Conference Coverage
Gut microbiome dysregulation implicated in OCD
SAN FRANCISCO - Novel gut-brain axis findings open a new research portal for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Conference Coverage
Hoarding disorder patients deem few treatments as acceptable
SAN FRANCISCO – Pharmacotherapy works faster than CBT for some hoarding disorder patients and addresses comorbid psychiatric symptoms.
Conference Coverage
Intervention may help stem weight gain tied to antipsychotics
SAN DIEGO – A 12-month behavioral intervention program leads to lower waist circumference among obese veterans taking antipsychotics.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves Ingrezza for tardive dyskinesia in adults
The Food and Drug Administration has approved valbenazine capsules as the first drug for tardive dyskinesia.
From the Journals
Adolescents with an incarcerated parent at higher risk of mental health problems
A parent’s incarceration jeopardizes an adolescent’s mental health.
From the Journals
Lifetime headache, suicide attempts may be linked in older patients
In elderly patients, an association is found between a risk of lifetime headache and lifetime suicide attempts.
Conference Coverage
Gotta catch ’em all: Is Pokémon Go an intervention for schizophrenia?
SAN DIEGO – Could playing Pokémon Go improve symptoms in patients with schizophrenia?
From the Journals
Young patients with first-episode psychosis face far higher mortality risk
Insured young patients with first-episode psychosis have a mortality risk that is 24 times higher than that of their peers in the general...