Mental Health
Opinion
Old wives’ tales, traditional medicine, and science
Every village must contend with finding the balance between traditional medical knowledge and the discoveries of science, said Dr. Alison M. Heru...
Commentary
Should clinicians recommend vitamin D for psychiatric patients during COVID-19?
Vitamin D supplementation therapy is as a preventive rather than a curative measure for patients facing COVID-19–related psychosocial stressors....
News
MIND diet preserves cognition, new data show
People can make fairly simple diet and lifestyle changes “to slow cognitive decline with aging and contribute to brain health,” said Dr. Klodian...
Conference Coverage
Military sexual trauma tied to risk for hypertension
“Assessing men and women’s history of trauma, including sexual trauma, is critical for recognizing nontraditional factors that contribute to their...
From the Journals
COVID-19: Greater mortality among psych patients remains a mystery
A diagnosis of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder was associated with an almost threefold increased risk for mortality, compared with bipolar...
From the Journals
Relapse risk increased with antidepressant discontinuation
But patients can discontinue their antidepressants safely in primary care without relapsing, with a tapering regime, say the authors of a new...
From the Journals
Antipsychotic effective for bipolar depression in phase 3 trial
At day 43, lumateperone treatment was associated with significantly greater improvement from baseline in the MADRS score, compared with placebo....
Feature
‘Alarming’ increase in fake pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, DEA warns
More than 9.5 million fake pills have been seized so far this year – more than the last 2 years combined.
From the Journals
Gut health ‘vitally important’ for mental health
“It’s clear that clinicians need to place a greater awareness of gut health when considering the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders.”
From the Journals
Pandemic affected home life of nearly 70% of female physicians with children
Researchers found that the emotional toll female physicians experienced early on in the pandemic was indicative of the challenges they were facing...
Feature
How to engage soldiers, veterans in psychiatric treatment
“One thing that’s really improved is that there is less stigma around PTSD,”said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie.