Mental Health
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Higher ‘chemical restraint’ rates in Black psych patients in the ED
Black patients presenting with a psychiatric disorder were significantly more likely to receive chemical sedation than White patients presenting...
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Antidepressant study yields controversial findings
Researchers examined the effect of antidepressants on health-related quality of life in adults with depression using data from the U.S. Medical...
Conference Coverage
High antipsychotic switch rates suggest ‘suboptimal’ prescribing for first-episode psychosis
Researchers found the most common first treatment switch, in 17.9% of patients, was from olanzapine to aripiprazole.
Conference Coverage
Substance use disorders increase risk for death from COVID-19
“We’ve been worried about seeing what consequences SARS-CoV-2 was going to have on users of these substances, especially in light of the great...
News
Internet intervention improved insomnia in Black women
Nearly half of women who took part in an online intervention achieved full resolution of insomnia after 6 months.
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Do personality traits predict cognitive decline?
“Our results suggest that high conscientiousness and low neuroticism may protect individuals against mild cognitive impairment.”
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Mental illness tied to COVID-19 breakthrough infection
“Individuals with psychiatric disorders “should be prioritized for booster vaccinations and other critical preventive efforts.”
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FDA okays first sublingual med for agitation in serious mental illness
With a demonstrated onset of action as early as 20 minutes, dexmedetomidine shows a high response rate in patients at both 120-mcg and 180-mcg...
Original Research
Exercise to Reduce Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Veterans
This meta-analysis examined whether exercise is associated with reduction of PTSD symptoms in studies of veteran populations.
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...