Mental Health
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CBT or hypnotherapy may help kids’ functional abdominal pain
Children treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy experienced less frequent and less severe abdominal pain than those who did not receive any...
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Maternal autoimmune diseases up risk of mental illness in children
Offspring of mothers with autoimmune diseases may benefit from long-term surveillance for mental health disorders.
Conference Coverage
Cutting dementia risk in AFib: Does rhythm control strategy matter?
The way sinus rhythm is restored in patients with atrial fibrillation might make a difference to risk for later dementia.
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Nurses, med staff voice their heartache about California nurse suicide
“Nurses are not OK and pizza and pats on the back aren’t going to fix it. This affects all of us.”
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How to communicate effectively with patients when tension is high
Calling to mind a couple of acronyms can help, said a moderator of a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians...
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New blood biomarker to detect early dementia?
The study team is looking to source a larger sample size of AD blood samples to replicate the findings.
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Three symptoms suggest higher risk for self-injury in cancer
“Self-injury can be a means to cope with psychological difficulties for some patients, without intent for suicide.”
Opinion
Screening for anxiety in young children
Anxiety happens and unfortunately so do anxiety disorders. We need to be doing a better job of acknowledging and responding to these two realities...
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Hospital readmission remains common for teens with nonfatal drug overdose
Opioids were the main cause of both incident and recurrent hospitalizations according to the 2016 Nationwide Readmissions Database.
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Virtual reality therapy promising for agoraphobia
Automated VR addresses the problem of patients being too afraid to leave home for in-person treatment and may also help address the shortage of...
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Antidepressant study yields controversial findings
Researchers examined the effect of antidepressants on health-related quality of life in adults with depression using data from the U.S. Medical...