Mental Health
News from the FDA/CDC
Suicide in America: The urban-rural divide
Suicide rates are higher in rural areas, and the gap is increasing for both males and females.
Conference Coverage
Cognitive impairments in major depression cluster in three patterns
The EMOTICOM test battery is a novel neuropsychological test battery developed specifically to assess what has been called “hot” cognition.
News
FDA orders stronger warnings on benzodiazepines
"While benzodiazepines are important therapies for many Americans, they are also commonly abused and misused," said Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn,...
Commentary
Listening to Tim Ferriss
“I wish I could write that Tim Ferriss has found solace with our FDA-approved pharmaceuticals and with psychotherapy, but that’s not what he says...
Commentary
Understanding the enduring power of caste
Reading “Caste” is akin to the experience of gaining relief after struggling for years with a chronic malady, say Dr. Constance E. Dunlap and Dr....
News from the FDA/CDC
Suicide rates up significantly among adolescents, young adults
New Hampshire saw its rate more than double between 2007 and 2018.
Conference Coverage
Breathing enriched oxygen improves major depression
Dr. R. Haim Belmaker offers provocative results from a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of a nonpharmacologic treatment.
Feature
More female specialists, but gender gap persists in pay, survey finds
The gap in specialists narrowed slightly.
Commentary
New acute pain guidelines from the ACP and AAFP have limitations
Pain can be multi-factorial and treating it requires a multi-pronged approach.
Conference Coverage
ECG promising for predicting major depression, treatment response
On average, depressed patients had a heart rate that was roughly 10-15 beats per minute higher than healthy controls.
Conference Coverage
The gut a new therapeutic target for major depression?
“This finding further ... suggests a role in response to antidepressants,” said coinvestigator Andrea Fontana, MSc.