Anxiety Disorders
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Sexual dysfunction, depression common in endometriosis patients
VANCOUVER – A study in Brazilian women with endometriosis finds about double the risk of sexual dysfunction, as well as high rates of depression...
From the Journals
Nausea with pediatric functional abdominal pain may mean depression, anxiety
Nausea accompanying functional abdominal pain in children may lead to depression and anxiety.
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Children exposed to violence show accelerated cellular aging
SAN FRANCISCO – A study found blunted heart rate variability in response to stress in children aged 6-11.
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Elder abuse: Strong social support prevents associated psychopathology
SAN FRANCISCO – Social support helps erase the elevated risk of trauma-related psychopathology among elder adults.
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Address procrastination, disorganization in hoarding disorder
SAN FRANCISCO – Procrastination and disorganization don’t get the respect they deserve as indicators of hoarding symptom severity.
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Target self-medication of mood and anxiety symptoms
SAN FRANCISCO – When assessing patients with anxiety and mood symptoms, ask them about self-medication with alcohol or drugs.
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Serotonergic dysfunction documented in hoarding disorder
SAN FRANCISCO – Researchers zero in on the retrosplenial posterior cingulate cortex as key symptom source.
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Gut microbiome dysregulation implicated in OCD
SAN FRANCISCO - Novel gut-brain axis findings open a new research portal for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Hoarding disorder patients deem few treatments as acceptable
SAN FRANCISCO – Pharmacotherapy works faster than CBT for some hoarding disorder patients and addresses comorbid psychiatric symptoms.
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PTSD linked to cognitive decline in middle-aged women
Could PTSD be a modifiable risk factor for later dementia?
Commentary
Is this psychotherapy?
Dr. Ruth Cohen shows that compassion and intuition are just as important as science when providing treatment for psychiatric patients.