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Meditation equal to first-line medication for anxiety
“The medication worked great, like it always does, but the meditation also worked great; we saw about a 30% drop in symptoms for both groups.”
Original Research
Medicaid Expansion and Veterans’ Reliance on the VA for Depression Care
In 2001, before the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some states expanded Medicaid coverage to include an array of mental health services, changing...
Case Reports
Challenges and Considerations in Treating Negative and Cognitive Symptoms of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
The prototypical patient with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) is often thought to possess positive symptoms. However, patients with SSDs...
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The danger when doctors don’t get mental health help
“There is a real fear for physicians when it comes to getting mental health care.”
Conference Coverage
Clozapine underutilized in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
The drug remains the only antipsychotic approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, yet with side effects and blood testing concerns,...
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Single dose of psilocybin for major depression tied to short-term remission
“The findings are both intriguing and sobering.”
Conference Coverage
Major depression treatments boost brain connectivity
“This is the thing everyone is looking for when we’re talking about a biomarker: That we see this exact pattern” – and it is why they are so...
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Higher rates of PTSD, BPD in transgender vs. cisgender psych patients
“It is important to realize that transgender or gender-diverse identity is not synonymous with [borderline personality disorder], as some have...
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Hormone therapy–depression link may depend on mode of administration
Registry study suggests different effects from local and systemic types of hormone therapy plus age.
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Patients with schizophrenia may be twice as likely to develop dementia
There is increasing evidence that multiple psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses are associated with cognitive decline and dementia.