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From the Journals
Emotional problems in young girls predict anxiety
A network analytical approach shows that emotional and behavioral symptoms in girls predict anxiety later in life.
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For people with SMI, disclosure still challenging
ROCKVILLE, MD. – Researchers looked at how people decide to tell employers and coworkers about diagnoses of serious mental illness.
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Docs push back on step therapy in Medicare Advantage
The action is part of the broader Trump administration initiative to lower the prices and out-of-pocket costs of prescription drugs.
Conference Coverage
NIMH urged to shift priorities toward children’s mental health
ROCKVILLE, MD. – Dr. Kimberly E. Hoagwood says the 20% of children with mental health problems ‘cannot be ignored.’
From the Journals
TBI linked to increased suicide risk
The sheer size of the study and the length of follow-up are among the study’s many strengths.
From the Journals
No increase in autism risk with prenatal Tdap
This study supports the recommendation to vaccinate pregnant women with Tdap to protect infants, who are at highest risk of pertussis.
From the Journals
Concurrent stimulant and opioid use ‘common’ in adult ADHD
A significant number of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are using stimulants and opioids concurrently long term.
Conference Coverage
Treating sleep disorders in chronic opioid users
Continuous-positive airway pressure may not be an effective therapy for patients with sleep disorders who are using opioids.
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Doctors decry inaction on physician-focused APMs
So far, PTAC has sent at least 10 APMs to the CMS. To date, not a single one has been approved or even tested on a limited scale.
What Your Patients are Hearing
Worst comedy audience: far right or far left?
David Sedaris’s sources of humor range from the challenges of aging to American attitudes about race to his own ambivalence about guns.
News from the FDA/CDC
More deliveries now include opioid use disorder
Significant increases were seen from 1999 to 2014 in all states studied.