Mental Health
Conference Coverage
Best practices discussed for using naloxone
WASHINGTON – More than 20 patients recently were admitted into New Haven, Conn., hospitals for overdoses of fentanyl on the same night – and many...
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Treatment of depression – nonpharmacologic vs. pharmacologic
Given that primary care physicians rather than psychiatrists treat most cases of depression, it is important that these PCPs are familiar with the...
Conference Coverage
Longer hospitalization, greater care needed for depressed ischemic stroke patients
BALTIMORE – Patients admitted with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with preexisting major depressive disorder (MDD) are less likely to die while in...
From the Journals
ADT may increase dementia risk in prostate CA
Androgen deprivation thereapy, when used in the treatment of prostate cancer, seems to increase dementia risk.
From the Journals
Depression drops COPD medication adherence
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with depression are less likely to take their maintenance medications.
From the Journals
Prenatal SSRI exposure linked to speech, language disorders
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors taken during pregnancy are linked to a 37% increased risk of speech and language disorders in children...
Conference Coverage
Brief screen helps identify patients with PTSD, depression
A new nine-item tool known as the Injured Trauma Survivor Screen demonstrated strong sensitivity and specificity for predicting PTSD and...
Article
VIDEO: What will be the NIMH’s focus under Dr. Joshua Gordon?
NEW YORK - Will it ever be possible to trace the neuronal pathways of specific mental states as they speed through our brains? Hear Joshua A....
Article
VIDEO: New NIMH director talks ethics, optogenetics, novel treatments for depression
NEW YORK – Will it ever be possible to trace the neuronal pathways of specific mental states as they speed through our brains? Hear Joshua A....
From the Journals
Hypertension in children linked to lower neurocognitive performance
Children with primary hypertension demonstrated significantly lower performance on neurocognitive testing, compared with children without primary...
Conference Coverage
Ostracism is a growing concern as mechanism of poor health outcomes in military
The role of ostracism in overall poor health outcomes in service personnel is a growing concern, according to a panel of military experts.