Mental Health
News
Survey: COVID-19 is getting in our heads
The pandemic is having an increasingly negative impact on Americans’ mental health.
Conference Coverage
IV esketamine, ketamine equally effective for resistant depression
The current findings are particularly important for situations in which ketamine or intranasal esketamine are unavailable, said Dr. Lucas C....
News
COVID-19: Mental health pros come to the aid of frontline comrades
The sessions provided by COVID-19 Therapists are free to health care workers providing front-line care.
News from the FDA/CDC
Rise in autism prevalence indicates earlier diagnosis
Wide variation among surveillance sites “could reflect variable success in improving community identification,” the CDC says.
News
Behavior, family traits impact kids’ vulnerability as bullying targets
Large, population-based study identifies four trajectories of being targeted by bullies in children and adolescents.
Article
Mental Health Support for Self-Isolated Veterans
In response to the COVID crisis, the VA shifts some outpatient care to telehealth and deploys Mobile Vet Center units in high-impact areas.
Commentary
Are psychiatrists more prepared for COVID-19 than we think?
Psychiatrists are on the cutting edge of how to address the pandemic of fear and uncertainty gripping individuals and society across the nation,...
News
Hormone therapy boosts body image in transgender youth
After a year, gender-affirming hormone therapy improved body satisfaction and mental health in adolescents.
News
Elderly Americans carry heavier opioid burden
Those over age 65 years fill prescriptions for twice the amount, compared with younger adults.
Commentary
Psychiatrists deemed ‘essential’ in time of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic weighs heavily on psychiatric patients with conditions such as anxiety, depression and PTSD. Meanwhile, a national poll...