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Conference Coverage
Cannabis use: Messages remain mixed across diagnoses
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FDA/CDC
Pandemic drives uptick in need for mental health services
Women were more likely than men to have received any mental health treatment (25.6% vs 14.6%), according to an analysis of 2020 data.
Shrink Rap News
But I am the therapist!
All too often, communication between the inpatient team and the outpatient physician doesn’t happen, said Dr. Dinah Miller.
Commentary
To meme or not to meme: The likability and ‘virability’ of memes
Memes can target emotional pain, neutralize the threat, and turn discomfort into a discourse of playfulness and warmth, said Leanna M.W. Lui.
Commentary
An integrated response to Surfside: Lessons learned
Our hope is that a better understanding of these strategies will help future therapists and responders who respond to crises.
From the Journals
Sleep problems in mental illness highly pervasive
“This suggests there may need to be even more of an emphasis on sleep in these patients than there already is,” said Dr. Michael Wainberg.
Hard Talk
Substance use or substance use disorder: A question of judgment
Should we discharge the intoxicated patient as soon as they are safe to walk out or make every effort possible to find long-term solutions?
From the Journals
Avoidant attachment style may drive mood in movement disorders
High rates of depression found in patients with functional neurological disorders associated with avoidance of close relationships.
Conference Coverage
‘Impressive’ results for novel antidepressant, so why the FDA delay?
Results showed the drug had a clinical response rate of 80% and a remission rate of almost 70%.
Conference Coverage
Lower thyroid hormone levels a red flag for elevated suicide risk?
Patients with suicidal ideation were 54% less likely to have higher TSH levels.