Mental Health
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Vaping marijuana gaining traction among U.S. teens
One in five 10th- and 12th-grade students in the United States report vaping marijuana in the past year.
News
Novel analysis links insomnia to first-onset major depressive disorder
First-onset major depressive disorder was significantly associated with difficulty initiating sleep among individuals in a 6-year prospective...
Conference Coverage
Pimavanserin reduced dementia-related psychotic symptoms without affecting cognition
SAN DIEGO – The adverse event profile of the second-generation antipsychotic appears more benign than that typically seen with antipsychotics in...
Conference Coverage
Emergency physicians not yet embracing buprenorphine for opioid users
SAN DIEGO – Recommendations support a new ED protocol, and addiction psychiatrists can play an important role.
News
Brains of MDD patients show alterations in areas tied to positive emotions
“To the best of our knowledge, asymmetric alterations in cortical thickness and subcortical volume in patients with MDD have not yet been reported...
Commentary
Fast-tracking psilocybin for refractory depression makes sense
The FDA also should support the trials of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), and other safe and novel approaches to successfully treat treatment-...
Conference Coverage
In addiction, abusive partners can wreak havoc
SAN DIEGO – Strategies of abusive partners include sabotaging and discrediting their partners’ attempts at recovery, Dr. Carole Warshaw said.
Conference Coverage
Intensive BP control reduced dementia but increased brain atrophy and hurt cognition
SAN DIEGO – The small but significant ill effects worried some researchers at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease...
Original Research
Aging and Trauma: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Korean War Veterans
Having experienced posttraumatic stress disorder 30 years prior to its recognition as a formal disorder, Korean War veterans are now an aging...