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Malpractice: More lawsuits does not equal more relocations
Physicians who have been sued multiple times are no more likely to relocate geographically than doctors who have never faced a claim, a new...
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Amyloid brain imaging changed clinical management in 60% of MCI and dementia patients
Results from IDEAS, a prospective imaging study, refined Alzheimer’s disease diagnoses in both amyloid-positive and amyloid-negative cases. Now it...
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Scales assessing pediatric OCD possess little symptom overlap
Be careful in selecting scales to assess OCD symptomatology, being mindful of the specific characteristics of each one.
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Atypical used in Parkinson’s lifts hallucinations, delusions in refractory schizophrenia
After 1 or 2 months of pimavanserin (Nuplazid) usage, symptoms “were completely gone” in 10 patients, Dr. Henry A. Nasrallah said.
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Patients with OCD/hoarding differ from those with OCD/nonhoarding
“Clinical implications of our findings are to have the treatment follow a more intensive and structured course (i.e. avoid surprises).”
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Amphetamine tied to higher risk of new-onset psychosis than methylphenidate
“Psychiatrists may prescribe amphetamine more cautiously than other providers and may screen for risk factors for psychosis.”
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Cannabis use, potency linked to psychotic disorder risk
Daily use of cannabis or use of high-potency cannabis is associated with an increased risk of psychotic disorder.
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Adolescent psychiatric ED visits more than doubled in 4 years
Substantial increases particularly were seen among African American and Latino youth.
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In utero infections raise risk for autism
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Total plasma tau correlates with dementia onset, Alzheimer’s disease
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fMRI might help differentiate MDD and bipolar disorder
Major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder appear to be associated with different underlying brain structures.