Mental Health
Behavioral Health
Somatic symptom disorder in primary care: A collaborative approach
The guidance presented here will help you to counsel patients and work with other caregivers in a biopsychosocial approach.
Applied Evidence
Benzodiazepine and Z-hypnotic stewardship
These agents are not first-line treatments for many of the conditions for which they are used. When they are used, there should be a plan in place...
Conference Coverage
Study: Disparities shrink with aggressive depression screening
Investigators analyze electronic health record data following a rollout of a universal depression screening program.
From the Journals
Study: Physical fitness in children linked with concentration, quality of life
VO2max scores were strongly associated with health-related quality of life.
Latest News
Trichotillomania: What you should know about this common hair-pulling disorder
There may be subtypes of trichotillomania: one that’s more like an OCD and one that’s more like an addiction.
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First comprehensive guidelines for managing anorexia in pregnancy
Managing anorexia nervosa in pregnancy requires multidisciplinary care that considers the substantial physiological changes for women and...
Conference Coverage
Novel medication tied to better quality of life in major depression
Zuranolone represents the second entry in the new class of neuroactive steroid drugs, which modulate GABA-A receptor activity – but the first to...
From the Journals
Atypical anxiety offers intervention target in Parkinson’s disease
A systematic review identified a range of anxiety symptoms related to motor and nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Conference Coverage
‘Alarming, unexpected’ rate of suicidal behavior in long-term care residents
These high rates underline the need for clinicians to exercise “extra caution” when assessing elderly people living in a long-term care facility...
Latest News
Study finds social media use negatively affects male and female adolescents at different ages
Specific developmental windows of sensitivity to social media were identified, which were most pronounced at different ages for adolescent males (...
From the Journals
‘Pre-death grief’ is a real, but overlooked, syndrome
It is vital to reduce pre-death grief, experts say, as studies show that the syndrome may “result in higher rates of prolonged grief disorder.”