Mental Health
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B vitamin may help boost antidepressant efficacy
“This is a ‘shortcut’ that gets directly to the brain,” said Dr. Vladimir Maletic.
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Link between bipolar disorder and CVD mortality explained?
The findings “call for additional research focused on shared biological mechanisms linking vascular health and mood symptoms of BD,” said Dr....
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Suicidality risk in youth at highest at night
The findings “signal potentially that there’s a need for support, particularly at nighttime, and that there might be a potential of targeting self...
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Ketamine may be a viable alternative to ECT for severe depression
This was an “extraordinarily important and clinically relevant study, large, well-designed, and well-conducted,” said Dr. Dan Iosifescu.
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Higher buprenorphine doses help OUD patients stay in treatment
Opioid users stick around when they get more withdrawal relief, addiction clinic finds.
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Peak seasons, times for suicidal thoughts, attempts identified
“Most people incorrectly assume that suicide behaviours peak in winter and are surprised, as I was, when learning about this phenomenon, that...
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APA launches online eating disorder assessment tool
The tool guides clinicians through the screening, assessing, diagnosing, and treatment planning of patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa...
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Buprenorphine update: Looser rules and a helpful injectable
As overdose epidemic continues, new regulations change landscape for opioid addiction therapy.
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Family placement better for deprived kids than institutions
“Being placed in a family reduced the symptoms of reactive attachment disorder to pretty much nonexistent,” said Dr. Kathryn Humphreys.
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Significant increase in vitamin D deficiency in kids with major depressive disorder
The findings reiterate the importance of screening for vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents, with or without depression.
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Quick medication, better communication linked to less violence at inpatient psych unit
Clinicians emphasized quick access to antipsychotic medication and more staff communication.