Mental Health
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Tension, Other Headache Types Robustly Linked to Attempted, Completed Suicide
The results underscore the need for psychiatric evaluations in patients with a headache disorder.
Commentary
Moral Injury in Health Care: A Unified Definition and its Relationship to Burnout
Moral injury had been identified by health care professionals as a cause of occupational distress prior to COVID-19, but the pandemic reinforced...
Commentary
Why We Need to Know About Our Patients’ History of Trauma
Childhood trauma increases risk for chronic conditions; patients’ trauma history should be part of chronic illness evaluation.
Original Research
Evaluation of Anti-Agitation Medication Prescribing Patterns by Age in the Emergency Department
To better understand how anti-agitation prescribing differed between younger veterans and those aged ≥ 65 years, this retrospective chart review...
Program Profile
Preparing Veterans Health Administration Psychologists to Meet the Complex Needs of Aging Veterans
The Geriatric Scholars Program-Psychology Track offers longitudinal clinical geropsychology training for VHA psychologists to address workforce...
Original Research
Underlying Mental Illness and Risk of Severe Outcomes Associated With COVID-19
This retrospective cohort study assessed outcomes among patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 to determine whether depression or schizophrenia...
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Methylphenidate Linked to Small Increase in CV Event Risk
ADHD medication treatment linked to higher probability of increased risk for CV events, says study.
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Drug Derived from LSD Granted FDA Breakthrough Status for Anxiety
Data from a phase 2b trial on LSD-based medication suggest a 48% remission rate in at 12 weeks in treatment of GAD.
Commentary
How to Motivate Pain Patients to Try Nondrug Options
Offer an interdisciplinary, integrative approach: acupuncture, acupressure, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, yoga, or tai chi may help...
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A New Treatment Target for PTSD?
PTSD severity was more robustly associated with cerebellar volume differences than PTSD diagnosis.