Mental Health
Conference Coverage
New onset-depression after RA diagnosis raises mortality risk ‘more than sixfold’
Developing depression after a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis substantially increased the risk for death over 10 years in a large Danish...
Conference Coverage
Adjunctive psychotherapy may offer no benefit in severe depression
“In real life, no added value can be demonstrated for psychotherapy in those already treated with antidepressants for severe depression,” said Dr...
News
Synthetic opioid use up almost 800% nationwide
More than 100,000 people in the United States died of an unintended drug overdose in 2021, a record high.
Opinion
When suffering defies diagnosis
Some people are uncomfortable in ways that our lexicon does not capture, and sometimes medication helps with this discomfort.
Conference Coverage
Genetic testing for best antidepressant accurate, cost effective
Had psychiatrists who treated patients in the study known about their metabolizing profiles, it “might have contributed to switches in medication...
Conference Coverage
Schizophrenia patients in long-term facilities benefit from lower-dose antipsychotics
With careful monitoring, some with severe schizophrenia show improved stabilization, social engagement after their long-acting antipsychotic doses...
Conference Coverage
Novel drug ‘promising’ for concomitant depression, insomnia
Patients with more severe insomnia at baseline had a greater improvement in depressive symptoms.
News
Antipsychotic tied to dose-related weight gain, higher cholesterol
Risperidone is an antipsychotic with a “medium to high metabolic risk profile.”
Conference Coverage
Early metformin minimizes antipsychotic-induced weight gain
The main benefit of metformin is to flatten rather than reverse antipsychotic-induced weight gain.
News
Refugees have a high burden of chronic pain associated with mental illness
Elevated rates of PTSD, depression, and anxiety have been repeatedly found in refugee populations and high levels of pain have also been...