Mental Health
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Dissociation found to mediate ketamine’s antidepressive effects
Key clinical point: Some degree of dissociation might be needed "as a proxy for the strength of the NMDA receptor blockade because of its...
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CBT-informed psychotherapy benefits patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Key clinical point: CBT-informed psychotherapy appears to help patients to gain control of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, the second stage of...
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More screening needed to detect injury, violence risk
Key clinical point: It is now time to screen for preventable injury and violence.Major finding: Nearly 80% of deaths between ages 1 and 30 years...
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Chronic pain and opioid use much higher among soldiers
Key clinical point: Prescription practices should be analyzed to make sure that the use of opioids among military personnel "is consistent with...
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Mental health apps present challenges
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Lurasidone monotherapy improves quality of life in bipolar I
Key clinical point: Lurasidone appears to reduce depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar I depression without the metabolic complications...
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Adjunctive ketamine boosts acute pain control
Major finding: A clinically meaningful reduction in acute pain scores was achieved in 25% of those treated with 0.1 mg/kg of IV morphine plus...
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Study: Excedrin ‘good choice’ as first-line therapy for migraine in ED
Major finding: Patients who present to the ED with acute migraine experience comparable pain relief at 60 minutes regardless of whether their...