Jury Still Out on Maintenance Therapy for Bipolar Depression Jury Still Out on Maintenance Therapy for Bipolar Depression
A trial of antidepressant maintenance therapy in bipolar I depression missed its primary endpoint but suggests some benefit in prolonging time to another depressive episode.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Genetic Diagnosis Tied to Less Mental Health Care for Autism Genetic Diagnosis Tied to Less Mental Health Care for Autism
Children with an autism-associated genetic diagnosis were less likely to receive mental health care than were those without such a diagnosis in a proof-of-concept study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
TBI Increases Mental Health Diagnoses, Time to Suicide TBI Increases Mental Health Diagnoses, Time to Suicide
Soldiers who received a TBI during deployment had significantly greater increases in new-onset mental illness, which may have contributed to a shorter time to suicide.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Ancestry May Predict Bipolar Patients' Response to Lithium Ancestry May Predict Bipolar Patients' Response to Lithium
Ancestry was a significant predictor of response to lithium by adults with bipolar disorder, based on data from 172 individuals.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
New Consensus on Managing Acetaminophen Poisoning New Consensus on Managing Acetaminophen Poisoning
Experts trained in multiple relevant clinical specialties have developed a consensus statement on emergency management of acetaminophen poisoning.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Autism Tied to Higher Rates of Self-harm, Suicide Autism Tied to Higher Rates of Self-harm, Suicide
Autism has been linked to significantly higher rates of self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or suicide attempts and deaths. However, the reason for this elevated risk remains unclear.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
A Better Way to Measure Antidepressant Response? A Better Way to Measure Antidepressant Response?
Many patients with depression don ' t achieve remission, based on symptom reduction, but may be improving in other ways, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
25 Years On, Oxycontin Push Still Exacting a Deadly Toll 25 Years On, Oxycontin Push Still Exacting a Deadly Toll
Aggressive marketing of OxyContin from the mid-1990s led to an increase in viral and bacterial complications of injection drug use as well as illicit opioid-related deaths 25 years later.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
FDA, DEA Blame Demand, Drug Makers for ADHD Med Shortage FDA, DEA Blame Demand, Drug Makers for ADHD Med Shortage
In a letter to the public the FDA and the DEA contend that unprecedented demand, potential overprescribing, and underproduction are the primary reasons for the national shortage of stimulants to treat ADHD.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Nonalcohol Substance Use Disorder Tied to Bariatric Surgery Nonalcohol Substance Use Disorder Tied to Bariatric Surgery
The rate of this disorder was found to be 2.5 times higher among those who had gastric bypass surgery compared with a control group.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Illicit Drugs Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People Illicit Drugs Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People
About a third of young people who had sudden cardiac death used cocaine, heroin, or another illicit drug, often more than one such drug, in a registry study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Cognitive Problems Transient After AF Ablation Cognitive Problems Transient After AF Ablation
Patients with AF sometimes experience cognitive dysfunction after ablation. New data show it ' s short-lived and that ablation might in fact improve cognition in the long run.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Underpinnings of Air Pollution and Dementia Risk Explained? Underpinnings of Air Pollution and Dementia Risk Explained?
Previous research points to a link between air pollution and dementia risk, but a new study sheds light on the biological underpinnings that may explain this association.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Reassuring Data on Stimulants for ADHD and Substance Abuse Reassuring Data on Stimulants for ADHD and Substance Abuse
There is no increased risk of substance abuse later in life among children treated with stimulants for ADHD, results of a large longitudinal study show.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Tooth Loss, Gum Disease Tied to Hippocampal Atrophy Tooth Loss, Gum Disease Tied to Hippocampal Atrophy
Gum disease and tooth loss are linked to hippocampal atrophy and may have a more negative impact on the brain than aging, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
