Mental Health
Feature
Terminally ill cancer patients struggle to access psilocybin
“I think what we have here is a confluence of events that are driving toward the mandatory opening of a path to access psilocybin for therapeutic...
Conference Coverage
‘Striking’ rate of mental health comorbidities in epilepsy
“We hope these results inspire epileptologists and neurologists to both recognize and screen ... adolescent patients.”
Conference Coverage
SSRI tied to improved cognition in comorbid depression, dementia
Evidence suggests the drug’s receptor targets “have the potential to modulate neurotransmitter systems that are essential for regulation of...
From the Journals
Mood stabilizers, particularly lithium, potential lifesavers in bipolar disorder
The study found that mood stabilizers “may improve not only psychosocial outcomes but also the physical health of patients” with bipolar disorder...
From the Journals
Digital treatment may help relieve PTSD, panic disorder
Results from the large real-world study showed that over 65% of patients with PD and over 72% of those with PTSD responded to the treatment.
Feature
How your voice could reveal hidden disease
For some of us, when a disease begins or when our mental health declines, our voice changes.
Commentary
No, you can’t see a different doctor: We need zero tolerance of patient bias
While speech may not constitute violence in the strictest sense of the word, there is growing evidence that it can be physically harmful.
From the Journals
Does dopamine dysregulation cause schizophrenia?
“Our research confirms the scientific hypothesis that too much dopamine plays a likely causative role in psychosis,” said Dr. Daniel Weinberger....
Feature
Mind the geriatrician gap
In 2022, only 43% of the nation’s 177 geriatrics fellowship slots were filled.
From the Journals
Ultraprocessed foods tied to faster rate of cognitive decline
Study results align with previous research that found a link between a diet high in UPFs and increased dementia risk.
From the Journals
Strong two-way link between epilepsy and depression
The increased risks of depression following epilepsy, and vice versa, are sustained over a much more extended time period than previously shown....