Mental Health
Conference Coverage
Prepregnancy overweight boosts risk of depressive symptoms in pregnancy
NEW ORLEANS
Article
Stress management for ambitious students
Dr. Susan D. Swick and Dr. Michael S. Jellinek offer strategies for helping young people deal with the stress that often accompanies drive and...
Commentary
Choline and prevention of prevalent mental illnesses
Dr. Carl C. Bell calls on manufacturers of prenatal vitamins to increase the daily recommended dose of choline in vitamins needed by pregnant...
Article
ADHD versus anxiety? An approach for pediatricians
Dr. David C. Rettew explains how to sort out the role of ADHD and/or anxiety in a child’s behavioral difficulties.
Conference Coverage
Survey shines new light on weighty comorbidity burden in adult atopic dermatitis
VIENNA – Newly enhanced appreciation of the profound burden of comorbidities associated with adult atopic dermatitis is provided by the Liberty AD...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA eases mental health warnings in smoking cessation drugs’ labels
Labels on the smoking cessation drugs varenicline and bupropion will offer less severe warnings for mental health risk potentials in people with...
Article
Addressing sexuality, gender identity issues is key to positive outcomes
Dr. Gerald Montano gives advice on how to discuss sexuality and gender identity with tween and teen patients.
Article
New book tackles complex issues involved in treating depression
Dr. Dinah Miller says “Still Down: What to do When Antidepressants Fail” describes situations she sees in her clinical practice.
From the Journals
Anxiety, poverty contribute to depression in at-risk children
Fear and anxiety, economic disadvantage, and recent psychosocial adversity contribute significantly to the onset of major depressive disorder in...
Conference Coverage
Ask service members and veterans about sexual health
Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie advises clinicians to ask service members and veterans about their sexual health.
Conference Coverage
Teen drug use hits lowest levels in decades
Illicit substance use among teenagers has dropped to the lowest rate in decades, with the exception of marijuana, according to results of the 2016...