Anxiety Disorders
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Moms’ cannabis use in pregnancy tied to anxiety and hyperactivity in offspring
May have epigenetic immunomodulatory effects affecting neurodevelopment
Feature
What to do about pandemic PTSD
More than three-quarters of the health care workers reported symptoms that fell within the clinical range for depression (76%) and anxiety (78...
From the Journals
Do adolescents develop CNS autoimmunity after COVID-19?
The researchers examined three pediatric patients who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and, over a period of 5 months in 2020, were admitted to the...
From the Journals
Telehealth safe, effective for a challenging psychiatric disorder
The study included 64 patients with borderline personality disorder who were treated for the first time in the Rhode Island Hospital partial...
Commentary
Aaron Beck: An appreciation
Dr. Beck made cognitive restructuring come to life, said Dr. Nassir Ghaemi.
From the Journals
Newly discovered vascular barrier in the brain may explain IBD-related anxiety, depression
“This further supports my ongoing contention that the gut really is the center of the universe,” said Dr. David T. Rubin.
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COVID-19 has brought more complex, longer office visits
Patients’ increased mental health needs and worsened chronic conditions have practices playing catch-up and expanding teams to ease demand.
Conference Coverage
FDA not recognizing efficacy of psychopharmacologic therapies
If this reorientation is going to lead to the broad indications the newer drugs likely deserve, “we have to move the FDA along,” said Dr. Stephen...
Residents' Voices
Catching the runner’s high: Anxiety and the endocannabinoid system
Effortless.” “Weightless.” “Limitless.” “Carefree.” In most cases, these are words one would not commonly associate with running. In fact, many...
Commentary
Chatbots can improve mental health in vulnerable populations
Taking greater advantage of these automated agents could save $11 billion across business sectors by 2023, said Sammi Wong and Dr. Krysti Lan Chi...
Feature
Spiders, dogs, and PTSD: A virtual treatment for phobias and fear
“We’d put Tony (the tarantula) at the end of a long hallway before the treatment and see how close the patients could get to him,” said Dr. Arash...