Mental Health
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Second group B meningitis vaccine wins FDA nod of approval
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Medicine grapples with physician suicide
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Almost a quarter of schizophrenia patients show obsessive-compulsive symptoms
Key clinical point: It is important to assess obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. Major finding: The prevalence of OCD/...
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NIH report on long-term opioid treatment cites lack of data, research needs
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Psychopathology and multimorbidity affect prognosis, treatment in substance use disorder
Key clinical point: Identifying patients with substance use disorders and high levels of psychiatric multimorbidity “has relevance for treatment...
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Increased heroin use may not be linked to rise in prescription opioid use
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Increased heroin use may not be linked to rise in prescription opioid use
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Psychosocial factors in childhood influence cardiovascular health in adulthood
Key clinical point: Cardiovascular health in adulthood is directly related to favorable psychosocial factors in youth, according to a new metrics...
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Symptom severity predicts remission in first-episode schizophrenia
Key clinical point: Schizophrenia patients with milder symptoms at baseline might have a higher chance of achieving remission. Major finding:...
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Late-onset schizophrenia fosters better social cognition
Key clinical point: Older age at onset of schizophrenia was associated with better social cognition. Major finding: Older patients showed better...
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Higher opioid doses associated with increase in depression
Key clinical point: Consider the risk of depression when prescribing opioid dosages greater than 50 mg daily. Major finding: Daily opioid dosages...