Mental Health
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VIDEO: Use fiduciary duty to set pain medication boundaries
Physicians should use the concept of fiduciary duty to set appropriate boundaries with patients taking pain medications.
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Alcohol, marijuana use common in youth with chronic disease
Key clinical point: Alcohol and marijuana use is common in youth with chronic disease, and alcohol use is associated with nonadherence to...
Conference Coverage
Sexual abuse history may promote migraine transformation
A history of childhood sexual abuse in a patient with episodic migraine may be a red flag signaling increased likelihood of transformation to...
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Men who stay single after divorce are less depressed
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Contagion, mass shootings, and fetal alcohol exposure
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Antidepressant, anxiolytic use higher among cancer survivors
Key clinical point: Adult cancer survivors are nearly twice as likely to be taking drugs for anxiety or depression, compared with adults who never...
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Cyberbullying greater depression trigger than traditional bullying
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Federal plan emphasizes heroin/opioid treatment over incarceration
The Obama administration will spend an additional $13.4 million fighting opioid and heroin abuse, emphasizing treatment over law enforcement. The...
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Diabetes in seniors increases dementia risk
Key clinical point: Even short-term hyperglycemia in late life can trigger or accelerate cognitive decline and incident diabetes is a risk factor...
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Mood disorders affect length of stay, complication risk in pediatric pneumonia
Key clinical point: Pediatric pneumonia patients have a significantly longer length of hospital stay and a higher rate of complications when they...