Mental Health
From the Journals
ECT vs. ketamine for major depressive disorder: New data
This is “important research. It establishes the superiority of ECT against an active comparator (ketamine) which is very popular now and accepted...
Conference Coverage
Anger in adults a red flag for childhood trauma
Emotional neglect during childhood was associated with approximately a 40% increased likelihood of subsequent anger.
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Single-dose psilocybin promising for resistant depression
Following the psilocybin session, participants go through a process known as integration, which involves two sessions with a therapist within 2...
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New insight into the growing problem of gaming disorder
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games, first-person/third-person shooter games, real-time strategy games, and multiplayer online battle...
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Mindfulness-based CBT an ‘important’ option for moderate depression
Mindfulness-based intervention is “more optimized” for people who are experiencing some measure of recovery or remission, said Dr. Zindel Segal....
Opinion
Parkinson’s disease: What’s trauma got to do with it?
It may not be only trauma in childhood but also throughout life that might really influence nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in particular...
Conference Coverage
Music at bedtime may aid depression-related insomnia
“This, on the surface, would seem to be a meaningful change,” although it is less clear whether it is “clinically meaningful.”
Conference Coverage
Impact of child abuse differs by gender
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A new way to gauge suicide risk?
Social determinants of health are strong predictors of suicidal behaviors.
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Telehealth services tied to a major reduction in opioid overdose deaths
“The expansion of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have had positive effects on patients receiving MOUD [medication for opioid...
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Tranq-contaminated fentanyl now in 48 states, DEA warns
Xylazine was first approved by the FDA in 1972 as a sedative and analgesic for use only in animals, but is increasingly being detected in illicit...