PTSD
From the Journals
How psychedelics can heal a broken mind
Psychedelics “could be the key that unlocks the brain and helps people after one dose, rather than subjecting them to a lifetime of drugs.”
Commentary
Using apps in clinical practice: 8 studies
COVID-19’s increased demand on the mental health care delivery system led to expanded utilization of technology-based solutions, including digital...
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Agency issues advisory on mental health symptoms of long COVID
This advisory helps to raise awareness, especially among primary care practitioners and clinicians who are often the ones treating patients with...
Commentary
Book review: “Sexual Citizens”
Many of the book’s valuable lessons fall under the umbrella of failures of language and communication.
Feature
Tips for addressing uptick in mental health visits: Primary care providers collaborate, innovate
Clinical psychologist recommends primary care providers screen all adult patients for depression and anxiety.
Commentary
PTSD: Children, adolescents, and all of us may be at risk
Many mental health interventions need not be long in duration but client-centered, focused, and short term.
From the Journals
PTSD, anxiety linked to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
“Awareness of the higher risks of OHCA in patients with stress-related disorders and anxiety is important when treating these patients.”
Evidence-Based Reviews
Interventional psychiatry (Part 1)
For some patients, IV medications, blocks, and injections could be effective treatments.
Conference Coverage
Strong need for eating disorder screening in patients with PTSD
Undiagnosed eating pathology may exacerbate functional impairment from PTSD.
Conference Coverage
Telehealth suicide prevention program safe, acceptable
Study participants reported the program was convenient and noted that it decreased the burden of traveling to sessions.
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.