Opioid Initiation in Dementia Tied to a Major Mortality Risk Opioid Initiation in Dementia Tied to a Major Mortality Risk
Initiation of opioid therapy for adults with dementia is linked to a significantly increased risk of death, especially in the first 2 weeks of therapy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Novel Talk Therapy Better, Cheaper Than CBT for Depression? Novel Talk Therapy Better, Cheaper Than CBT for Depression?
A novel type of psychological therapy that targets anhedonia and well-being may be more effective than cognitive behavioral therapy for depression.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Normalize Depression, Anxiety Screening in Psoriatic Disease Normalize Depression, Anxiety Screening in Psoriatic Disease
Use the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 to screen for depression and emphasize to patients the benefits of treating psoriatic disease successfully.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Promising Phase 3 Results for Alzheimer's Drug Donanemab Promising Phase 3 Results for Alzheimer's Drug Donanemab
In a phase 3 trial, the monoclonal antibody donanemab slowed clinical and functional decline by 35% for patients with early Alzheimer ' s disease. However, the drug was not without safety issues.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
US States, Counties With Highest Alzheimer's Rates Flagged US States, Counties With Highest Alzheimer's Rates Flagged
New data identifies US regions, states, and counties with the highest rates of Alzheimer ' s disease, in new findings that could have significant implications for resource allocation.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Top Coping Strategies to Quell Pandemic Stress Revealed Top Coping Strategies to Quell Pandemic Stress Revealed
New research suggests cooking and baking were among the top coping strategies used to alleviate the psychological stress of the COVID-19 pandemic.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Transcranial VNS Tied to Improved Cognition in PTSD Transcranial VNS Tied to Improved Cognition in PTSD
Preliminary results suggest transcutaneous cervical vagus nerve stimulation (tcVNS) improves attention and working memory in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Plant-Based Med Shows Promise for Smoking Cessation Plant-Based Med Shows Promise for Smoking Cessation
More than 20% of smokers who took cytisinicline remained smoke-free up to 3 months after treatment, results from the first large-scale US clinical trial of the drug show.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
A Death Valley Crisis Forces an MD to Use All Her Training A Death Valley Crisis Forces an MD to Use All Her Training
A psychiatrist must call on her previous training to help a cyclist with critical head and spinal injuries in the middle of Death Valley.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Weighing Childhood Obesity Interventions Weighing Childhood Obesity Interventions
The growing number of options for managing obesity raises important clinical concerns for primary care clinicians.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
As Psychiatrists, Do We Offer Hope or Do We Offer Death? As Psychiatrists, Do We Offer Hope or Do We Offer Death?
As Canada considers physician-assisted suicide for serious mental illness, psychiatrist Dinah Miller asks whether that undercuts her profession ' s mission to protect patients ' lives and be emissaries of hope.Medscape Psychiatry (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry Commentary Source Type: news
Novel Tool Accurately Predicts Suicide After Self-Harm Novel Tool Accurately Predicts Suicide After Self-Harm
The 11-item Oxford Suicide Assessment Tool for Self-harm (OxSATS) can accurately predict suicide in the 6 to 12 months after an episode of nonfatal self-harm.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
New Consensus on Biomarkers for Neurocognitive Disorder Dx New Consensus on Biomarkers for Neurocognitive Disorder Dx
A new European consensus statement offers expert guidance on which biomarkers to use for patients presenting with cognitive complaints.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
New Research Criteria May Help Predict Progression to CTE New Research Criteria May Help Predict Progression to CTE
New research criteria appear to accurately identify athletes in sports such as boxing or martial arts who will go on to develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Lean Muscle Mass Protective Against Alzheimer's? Lean Muscle Mass Protective Against Alzheimer's?
This study suggests higher levels of lean muscle mass can be protective against cognitive decline and Alzheimer ' s.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
