Anxiety Disorders
News from the FDA/CDC
Anxiety, depression symptoms rose and fell with new COVID cases
Despite decreasing this spring, symptom frequency remained elevated over estimates from 2019.
News
Web of antimicrobials doesn’t hold water
Mushrooms go better with music, chickens get their stripes, and one study gets two opposing press releases.
Commentary
Dopamine and reward: The story of social media
There is a need to establish boundaries between what is beneficial and what is potentially detrimental to our mental health, says Leanna M.W. Lui...
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.”
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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.
Feature
Residency programs need greater focus on BPD treatment
In the last phase of his career, Dr. John G. Gunderson worked with Dr. Lois W. Choi-Kain to train clinicians on general psychiatric management.
Feature
A new name for BPD?
The illness should be viewed as a mood dysregulation disorder, said Dr. Michael A. Cummings.
Feature
Trust is key in treating borderline personality disorder
Patients with BPD don’t have the ability to stop the trigger that leads to their emotional storms, said Dr. John M. Oldham.
Feature
‘Empathy fatigue’ in clinicians rises with latest COVID-19 surge
It is not shameful for clinicians to acknowledge that they experience emotions such as frustration, anger, sadness, and anxiety, said Dr. Mona...
News
Online mental health treatment: Is this the answer we’ve been waiting for?
For some families, it is likely to provide new access to services not easily obtainable locally, while for others it could end up being a costly...
Feature
The role of probiotics in mental health
The evidence for the effects of probiotics so far is the strongest for depression, says Viktoriya Nikolova, of Kings College London.