Mental Health
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Cannabis vaping continues its rise in teens
Use of cannabis without vaping declined, but use of other substances also increased among adolescents who vaped cannabis.
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Cluttered consciousness: The mental effects of growing up with a hoarder
“There’s now good reason to believe that people can live much happier lives and overcome this problem. CBT does seem to work for a lot of people...
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Does suicide risk show up in the blood?
“This is the first study to analyze blood and brain samples in a well-defined population of MDDs demonstrating significant differences in gene...
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Four mental health trajectories in youth: Predicting persistent psychopathology
Boys in childhood made up a larger proportion of the psychopathology profiles.
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Neuropsychiatric risks of COVID-19: New data
“Neuropsychological sequelae need to be considered after all severe respiratory infections, rather than only following severe COVID-19,” said Dr....
Pearl of the Month
How to make visits run more smoothly and be more productive
Some symptoms are so distressing and severe that symptomatic treatment is needed, but most aren’t.
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Most COVID-19 survivors return to work within 2 years
Survivors report more symptoms than controls, but overall symptom burden decreased over time.
Feature
ED staff speak out about workplace violence, ask for mitigation
How much is workplace violence contributing to the great resignation in health care and what might be done to make clinicians feel more supported...
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Neurology, psychiatry studies overlook sex as a variable
This study points to a need for funding agencies to demand that researchers meet their mandates on sex- and gender-based analysis.
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Study casts doubt on safety, efficacy of L-serine supplementation for AD
When given to patients with AD, L-serine supplements could be driving abnormally increased serine levels in the brain even higher.
Opinion
Anorexia nervosa in adolescent patients: What pediatricians need to know
Adolescents with anorexia nervosa are most likely to present to their pediatricians, so awareness and early recognition of the symptoms is...