Mental Health
News
Postpartum Depression Recommendations: Screen More Women and Lengthen the Screening Period
VA Providers may need to more closely adhere to guidance to treat postpartum depression more effectively
Conference Coverage
Use long-acting second-generation antipsychotics ‘as early as possible’ in psychosis
LAIs and clozapine are vastly underused after discharge, said Dr. Henry A. Nasrallah. “I really encourage everybody to use them ... as early as...
News
FDA clears smartphone app to interrupt PTSD-related nightmares
NightWare was tested in a 30-day randomized, sham-controlled trial of 70 patients.
Conference Coverage
Food insecurity called urgent issue you must address
One in three Black children and one in four Latino children are experiencing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Original Research
The Veterans Affairs Patient Safety Center of Inquiry—Suicide Prevention Collaborative: Creating Novel Approaches to Suicide Prevention Among Veterans Receiving Community Services
A new initiative seeks to fill an important gap in veteran health care by serving as a national clinical innovation and dissemination center for...
Conference Coverage
Choosing pharmacotherapy for bipolar disorder requires a risk-benefit analysis
Some patients with bipolar disorder may demonstrate symptoms of anxiety that aren’t part of the DSM-5 criteria for an anxiety disorder, said Dr....
Commentary
How mental health care would look under a Trump vs. Biden administration
Three critical issues are key to understanding which candidate would best lead the mental health recovery, said Dr. Nina Vasan, Victor C. Agbafe,...
Commentary
Is ketamine living up to the promise for depression?
“In our view, [ketamine is] probably going to be as effective in bipolar disorder as it is in major depressive disorder, unipolar depression,”...
News
Novel ‘Wingman’ program cuts suicide risk in Air Force members
“This study suggests that group training can . .. reduce the likelihood of experiencing . . . suicidal ideation, at least in the short term,” said...
News
COVID frontline physicians afraid to seek mental health care
“The pandemic emphatically underscores our need to change the status quo when it comes to physicians’ mental health,” said Dr. Mark Rosenberg.