Somatic Disorders
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The anxious patient needs psychosomatic primary care
Psychosomatic primary care should be a standard nowadays in every specialty.
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CBT or hypnotherapy may help kids’ functional abdominal pain
Children treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy experienced less frequent and less severe abdominal pain than those who did not receive any...
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Open-label placebo improves symptoms in pediatric IBS and functional abdominal pain
Most children who received a regimen of sugar water reported an improvement in IBS-related discomfort.
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Detransitioners received poor evaluation when transitioning
The reasons for detransitioning were varied, and many had more than one reason.
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‘Munchausen by Internet’ crises a warning for all HCPs
“The ease of carrying out Munchausen behaviors makes me think that it must be much more common than it ever was,” said Dr. Marc Feldman.
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Psychiatric genomics has a diversity problem
For a long time researchers thought including “multiple ancestries in first rounds of genetic analyses” was too complicated, said Dr. Laramie...
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Consider connections between depression, chronic medical comorbidities
“We want to collaborate closely and regularly with other treaters, sharing our notes and diagnostic impressions,” Dr. Jonathan E. Alpert said.
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New resilience center targets traumatized health care workers
“It’s been grueling but we learned how to care of ourselves so we can take care of our patients,” said Joe Ciavarro, a PA at Mount Sinai.
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Kennedy, NIMH demand urgent action on COVID-19 mental health toll
“We also have to identify how to mitigate the mental health impacts” of the pandemic, said Dr. Joshua Gordon, director of the NIMH.
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Siblings of patients with bipolar disorder at increased risk
“Strategies to prevent onset of psychiatric illness in individuals with a first-generation family history ... should be lifelong,” said Dr. Lars...
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Clinical pearls for administering cognitive exams during the pandemic
Asking open-ended questions of the patient is the first step to identifying any potential narrative incapacity, said Dr. Fred Ovsiew.