Mental Health
News
New data support electroconvulsive therapy for severe depression
In today’s practice, ECT leads to fewer cognitive side effects than previous treatments.
Opinion
How to make visits run more smoothly and be more productive
Some symptoms are so distressing and severe that symptomatic treatment is needed, but most aren’t.
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Neurology, psychiatry studies overlook sex as a variable
This study points to a need for funding agencies to demand that researchers meet their mandates on sex- and gender-based analysis.
Case Reports
Caregiver Support in a Case of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Lewy Body Dementia
The case of a Vietnam-era veteran with PTSD and Lewy body dementia demonstrates how the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers...
Commentary
Green Alerts: Balancing Suicide Risk and Privacy
Green Alerts deploy media and law enforcement to search for missing veterans believed to be vulnerable to harm, but the call to safeguard the...
Program Profile
Mental Health Support of Frontline Medical Personnel in the Javits New York Medical Station Federal COVID-19 Treatment Center
Deployment of large numbers of personnel at the Javits New York Medical Station in response to an early COVID-19 epicenter required flexible...
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U.S. docs at double the risk of postpartum depression
The high postpartum depression rates among physicians might be associated with worse patient care, said Dr. Alison Stuebe.
News
Seven hours of sleep is ideal for middle aged and older
Too much or too little sleep may contribute to poor mental health and cognitive performance.
News
Severe COVID-19 adds 20 years of cognitive aging: Study
The impairment is “equivalent to losing 10 IQ points.”
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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.”