Mental Health
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Primary care’s rising role in behavioral health requires specialty partnerships
Collaborative care with specialists, not more specialized training, is primary care’s best approach to better behavioral health care.
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Smartphone app helps decrease depression symptoms in pregnancy
A smartphone app helped lower depressive symptoms and improve confidence in self-care during the third trimester of pregnancy in low-income women...
Mental Health Consult
VIDEO: A case study in diagnosing depression or demoralization after retirement
In this video, part of the Mental Health Consult series of roundtable discussions, our panel members discuss their recommendations for work-up and...
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Checklist captures new predementia diagnosis of mild behavioral impairment
Conference Coverage
Psychiatric disorders often impair antiretroviral adherence in perinatally HIV-infected teens
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Look for and treat psychiatric disorders in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents to optimize their adherence to...
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Sublingual cyclobenzaprine may be effective, safe for military-related PTSD
Key clinical point: Sublingual cyclobenzaprine improved sleep and reduced hyperarousal symptoms in military-related PTSD.
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Opioid overdoses falling at centers adhering to guidelines
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Me? Address social determinants of health? How?
Dr. Barbara J. Howard addresses how to prevent or ameliorate adverse child events in your patients.
Conference Coverage
Withdrawing risperidone spikes risk for psychotic relapse in hallucinating Alzheimer’s patients
Key clinical point: Risperidone-treated patients who reported severe hallucinations are likely to relapse if the drug is withdrawn. Major finding...
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AAP urges prioritization of sexuality education in well visits
Talk about sex with patients and their families, urges an updated clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Buprenorphine implants rival daily sublingual buprenorphine for opioid dependence
Buprenorphine implants may be a viable tool in battling opioid addiction because they proved to be a noninferior treatment option, compared with...