Mental Health
Conference Coverage
Clinic goes to bat for bullied kids
NEW ORLEANS – In Dr. Raffalli’s clinical experience, cyberbullying has become the bully’s weapon of choice.
Conference Coverage
Pimavanserin reduced dementia-related psychotic symptoms without affecting cognition
SAN DIEGO – The adverse event profile of the second-generation antipsychotic appears more benign than that typically seen with antipsychotics in...
Commentary
Fast-tracking psilocybin for refractory depression makes sense
The FDA also should support the trials of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), and other safe and novel approaches to successfully treat treatment-...
Conference Coverage
In addiction, abusive partners can wreak havoc
SAN DIEGO – Strategies of abusive partners include sabotaging and discrediting their partners’ attempts at recovery, Dr. Carole Warshaw said.
News
Social anxiety more likely with inattentive ADHD, psychiatric comorbidities
Learning and communication disorders, and anxiety disorders were the most common among patients.
Conference Coverage
Intensive BP control reduced dementia but increased brain atrophy and hurt cognition
SAN DIEGO – The small but significant ill effects worried some researchers at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease...
PURLs
Antidepressant Tx for Anxiety Disorders: How Long?
This systematic review/meta-analysis provides long-awaited evidence about the length of time to treat to minimize relapse risk.
News
Higher risk of bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety found with autism
“Given the high rates of comorbidity, researchers and practitioners should develop tools that are specific to the unique needs of this population...
CE/CME
Click for Credit: PPI use & dementia; Weight loss after gastroplasty; more
Topics include: Weight loss after gastroplasty • PT vs steroids for OA • Pregnancy-related death • PPI use & dementia • Biomarkers for CV...
Opinion
An alarming number of bipolar disorder diagnoses or something else?
Does severe nonepisodic irritability belong in the spectrum of bipolar disorders?