Mental Health
Commentary
Meditations in an emergency: Talking through pandemic anxiety with a pioneer of mind-body medicine
“I wanted to really focus on how to change and enrich medicine by making self-care, self-awareness, and group support central to all health care...
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Lawmakers question mental health disclosure rules
The AMA, AAFP, and others have signed a statement encouraging organizations not to inquire about clinicians and health care staff’s previous...
Conference Coverage
Report describes intoxication with new psychoactive substance
A case report is the first to detail clinical toxicity from flualprazolam, a designer benzodiazepine, and it probably isn’t the last time.
From the Journals
Suicide thoughts, attempts in adolescence correlate with mental health symptoms
One in five adolescents has thought about suicide, and depressive and conduct symptoms are associated with suicide attempts.
Conference Coverage
Ringing the alarm about black youth suicide
“Black youth, relative to white youth, do not receive treatment for depression, which may be a precursor issue,” Dr. Michael A. Lindsey.
Commentary
How can we better engage black men as patients?
Challenge yourself to allow the patient to tell his story, said Dr. Kevin M. Simon.
Conference Coverage
What’s pushing cannabis use in first-episode psychosis?
It might be beneficial to identify the specific cause of the psychological discomfort driving cannabis use, such as depression, said Dr. Edoardo...
Commentary
Race and race relations: Be curious, not furious
The patient you misunderstood, feared, or dismissed could be the same person who helps you become a better physician.
Commentary
First-episode psychosis in the time of COVID-19
Evidence shows that engagement in coordinated specialty care can improve outcomes, according to Dr. Angela A. Coombs and Dr. Divya K. Chhabra.
Commentary
Preventing arrhythmias and QTc prolongation in COVID-19 patients on psychotropics
Psychotropics associated with QTc interval prolongation should be discontinued (or substituted with a low-risk agent) if a patient presents with...
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Daily Recap: COVID-19 comorbidity death toll; screen all women for anxiety
Volunteer “street medics” -- nursing students, veterinarians, doctors, trauma surgeons, security guards, ski patrollers, nurses, wilderness EMTs,...