Mental Health
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Intranasal evaporative cooling quickly quelled migraine
Key clinical point: A few minutes of concentrated intranasal hypothermia shows promise as rescue therapy for migraine attacks. Major finding:...
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SVS: Don’t let TPA delay urgent carotid interventions for mild and moderate strokes
Tissue plasminogen activator may not contraindicate urgent carotid endarterectomies or stenting.
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Antipsychotic use down in children, up in adolescents and young adults
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Vilazodone significantly improved generalized anxiety disorder symptoms
Many symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder improved significantly for patients taking vilazodone, compared with placebo.
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Bipolar disorder patients may underestimate their sleep quality
Sleep quality in patients with bipolar disorder may be better than they perceive it to be.
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Analysis shows link between certain SSRIs and birth defect risk
The periconceptional use of some selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors appears to have no impact on the development of birth defects, but some...
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ASCP: Animal models, big data give mind/microbiome research a boost
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Adolescent cancer survivors report more emotional, neurocognitive impairment than do siblings
Key clinical point: Adult cancer survivors diagnosed between ages 11 and 21 years self-reported higher rates of emotional distress and...
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School-based CBT program reduces depression, suicidality
Emotionally distressed students who completed a school-based cognitive-behavioral therapy program reported significant improvements in depression...
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ASCP: External trigeminal nerve stimulation improves treatment-resistant depression
A noninvasive procedure might help lift refractory depressive symptoms 2 weeks after the first treatment.
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AHS: Intravenous diphenhydramine does not improve acute migraine outcomes
Intravenous diphenhydramine 50 mg combined with metoclopramide 10 mg IV did not induce a significantly improved sustained response, when compared...