Mental Health
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The case for behavioral health integration into primary care
Chronic health disorders can be better managed without increasing costs by engaging in collaborative care management of depression and anxiety.
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Click for Credit: Biomarkers for VTE risk; Exercise & concussion recovery; more
Topics include: No 1 tx for fibromyalgia • Mood & behavior in kids • Biomarkers for VTE risk • Exercise & concussion recovery • Survival...
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Weight-based teasing may mean further weight gain in children
Even in children at risk of being overweight, teasing mattered.
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Hazardous cannabis use in MS linked to anxiety, depression
SEATTLE – But it is not clear if there is a cause-and-effect relationship.
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Age may influence choice of behavioral therapy to improve sleep in MS
SEATTLE – Few studies have examined the relationships between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep...
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Pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety are common in the year after MS diagnosis
SEATTLE – In a novel study, about half of patients with multiple sclerosis reported clinically significant symptoms of depression or pain, and...
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Vet accuracy, privacy policies of mental health apps
SAN FRANCISCO – “It’s our responsibility to understand the medications we’re prescribing, so I don’t think this is any different,” Dr. H...
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Refractory OCD? Consider opioids, amphetamines, caffeine
SAN FRANCISCO – “These are not things that will be taught to you in your residency.”
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Risk of suicide attempt is higher in children of opioid users
The odds ratio of a suicide attempt is two times higher in children of parents using prescription opioids.
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Ketamine may rely on opioid receptors for antidepressive effect
SAN FRANCISCO – In treatment-resistant individuals, preexposure to an opioid receptor antagonist greatly reduced ketamine’s effect.