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FDA Actions

FDA Approves Cassipa for Opioid Addiction Treatment , FDA news release; 2018 Sep 7

FDA Approves Marketing of OCD Treatment Device, FDA Web site; 2018 Aug 17

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Business of Medicine

Chinese American families suffer discrimination related to COVID-19,

Men occupy most leadership roles in medicine,

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PTSD

One-fifth of stem cell transplantation patients develop PTSD,

Posttraumatic stress may persist up to 9 months after pregnancy loss,

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Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders

Risk factors for QTc prolongation during amisulpride therapy in schizophrenia,

Schizophrenia: Reinitiating clozapine can be considered in patients who have previously discontinued it,

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Sleep Medicine

Study links sleep meds and dementia risk in older adults,

Study validates OSA phenotypes in Latinos,

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Somatic Disorders

Bipolar Disorder Linked with More Somatic Symptoms, J Affect Disord; ePub 2016 Jun 14; Edgcomb, Tseng, et al

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Mixed Topics

Phase 1 study: Beta-blocker may improve melanoma treatment response,

Psychosocial resilience associated with better cardiovascular health in Blacks,

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Major Depressive Disorder

MDD: Modest improvements in female sexual functioning with adjunctive brexpiprazole,

Transcranial direct current stimulation not clinically relevant in MDD,

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation alleviates OCD symptoms,

Ketamine may rely on opioid receptors for antidepressive effect,

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Transgender Health

Mental health risks rise with age and stage for gender-incongruent youth,

Hormone therapy boosts body image in transgender youth,

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MDD: Modest improvements in female sexual functioning with adjunctive brexpiprazole,

Transcranial direct current stimulation not clinically relevant in MDD,

Interleukin-1 β and TNF-α hamper antidepressant response in MDD,

Impact of pimavanserin on anxious depression in patients with MDD,

Prior MDD moderates the association between endothelin-1 and post-ACS depressive symptoms,

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