Mental Health
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USPSTF recommends anxiety screening in adults younger than 65
Anxiety disorders are common and often go unrecognized in primary care, leading to long delays in treatment, the task force writes.
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Eighty percent of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable: Study
“It’s significant. It’s staggering. It’s heartbreaking.”
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Ketamine linked to reduced suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety
Sex, age, and other demographic characteristics did not predict response or remission, but suicide planning trended toward higher response rates...
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How to identify and treat patients with substance use disorders
Doctors aren’t necessarily rewarded for the time it takes to develop a rapport with patients ... that leads to asking, “How much are you drinking...
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Are mass shootings contagious?
“The more you’re exposed [to violence], the more likely you are to repeat it, just like the more you’re exposed to COVID, the more likely you are...
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Omega-3 fatty acids and depression: Are they protective?
In the fully adjusted model, consumption of fatty acids from the omega-3 family had a protective effect against maintenance of depressive episodes...
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‘Doomscrolling’ may be a significant driver of poor mental health
“It’s important for health care providers to be aware that problematic news consumption may be a significant driver of mental and physical ill-...
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Stable, long-term opioid therapy safer than tapering?
The investigators compared three dosing strategies: abrupt withdrawal, gradual tapering, and continuation of the current stable dosage.
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Psychedelic drug therapy a potential ‘breakthrough’ for alcohol dependence
The effects observed with psilocybin were “considerably larger” than those of currently approved treatments for alcohol use disorder.
Commentary
‘I missed it’: Coping with medical error
I can recall memorable moments from my training when I came to understand that what I initially perceived to be a mistake was instead part of the...
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FDA approves ‘rapid-acting’ oral drug for major depression
It is the "first and only rapid-acting oral medicine approved for the treatment of MDD.