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FDA inaction on hair loss drug’s suicide, depression, erectile dysfunction risk sparks lawsuit
As an alternative, PFSF requested that the FDA require the drug’s manufacturers revise the safety information on the labeling and add boxed...
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The trauma and healing of 9/11 echo in COVID-19
“To me, 9/11 placed psychological first aid on the map,” said Dr. Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, who was involved in early interventions for Sept. 11...
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FDA approves first twice-yearly antipsychotic for schizophrenia
The approval is based on results from a 12-month, randomized, double-blind, phase 3 study that enrolled 702 adults with schizophrenia from 20...
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Antidepressant helps prevent hospitalization in COVID patients: Study
Opinion
Four police suicides in the aftermath of the Capitol siege: What can we learn?
“Officers are doers and fixers, and it is seen as being more honorable to take yourself out of the equation than it is to ask for help.”
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Pups for veterans with PTSD: Biden signs PAWS act into law
H.R. 1448 orders the VA to begin a pilot program that will examine the utility and effectiveness of service dogs for improving the mental health...
Conference Coverage
Neurodegenerative nature of schizophrenia makes case for LAIs
Switching patients to long-acting injectables upon discharge from the first episode "astonishingly is rarely done by 99% of clinicians," said Dr....
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Healing Haiti: The emotional trauma of repeat crises
"When I say resilient, I mean they will survive," said Betty Jean, a trauma consultant. "But we are talking about a traumatized people."
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Anxiety, inactivity linked to cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s
Individuals who became more anxious over the 5-year study also became less active in the home,” reported Dr. Jacob D. Jones and colleagues.
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Early data for experimental THC drug ‘promising’ for Tourette’s
"We conducted an uncontrolled study in adults with severe TS and found that their tics improved over time while they took THX-110."