The DEA Plans to Reschedule Marijuana: What Happens Next? The DEA Plans to Reschedule Marijuana: What Happens Next?
The DEA ' s plan to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I controlled substance to Schedule III was expected. But what does it mean for clinicians and patients?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - May 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Shows Rapid Relief for MDD Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Shows Rapid Relief for MDD
An RCT suggests transcranial alternating current stimulation may be an effective treatment for major depression, but outside experts say more study is needed to confirm its benefit.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - May 2, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Pushing back at a culture of relentless ‘toxic positivity’
Psychologist says negative thoughts should be examined and affirmed, not chased away. (Source: PsycPORT.com)
Source: PsycPORT.com - May 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Whites Not the Predominant Victims of'Deaths of Despair'Whites Not the Predominant Victims of'Deaths of Despair '
New research challenges the narrative that so-called ' deaths of despair ' predominantly affect White individuals.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - May 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Mental Health Patients Filling Up Prison Psychiatric Institutions Due to Stigmatisation By Relatives
[New Zimbabwe] A High Court judge Philda Muzofa has challenged authorities to ensure that mental health issues are prioritised to avoid the commission of crimes by mentally challenged people and also protect members of the public. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 2, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
New Genetic Variant May Guard Against Alzheimer's New Genetic Variant May Guard Against Alzheimer's
Researchers have discovered a genetic variant that reduces the risk for Alzheimer ' s disease by up to 70%.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - May 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Experiences of trauma and psychometric properties of the Life Events Checklist among adults in Uganda - Morawej Z, Misra S, Ametaj AA, Stevenson A, Kyebuzibwa J, Gelaye B, Akena D.
Exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTE) is common and increases an individual's risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric disorders. PTEs can be screened with the Life Events Checklist for DSM 5 (LEC-5). However,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Podcast: The medical art of making a diagnosis vs. certainty
AuntMinnie.com · The medical art of making a diagnosis vs certainty: Episode 4 Keeping Up With The Radiologists
As a medical educator, practicing academic internal medicine physician, and hobbyist medical historian, Adam Rodman, MD, owns a mental template of medical history that he brings into the contemporary context.
With this point to ponder, welcome to a new episode of "Keeping Up With the Radiologists," the podcast series brought to you by AuntMinnie.com in collaboration with Penn Radiology. Saurabh (Harry) Jha, MD, hosts this episode, the fourth in the ongoing series.
To start, Jha takes a broad swing at Rodman's...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 2, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Radiology Education Podcasts Source Type: news
Psilocybin Appears Effective for Depression, but Concerns Linger
(MedPage Today) -- A meta-analysis of psilocybin trials confirmed its possible benefit as a depression treatment, but raised questions about its safety and use in clinical practice.
Seven of nine studies included in the analysis showed a significant... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - May 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Novel Drug Combo for Schizophrenia Works in Acute Psychosis
(MedPage Today) -- The investigational combination xanomeline-trospium (KarXT) was effective and well tolerated in individuals with schizophrenia who were experiencing acute psychosis, according to the randomized controlled phase III EMERGENT-3... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - May 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Narcan May Have Moved Over-the-Counter, but It ’s Still Underutilized
(MedPage Today) -- "Opioid emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere. Be the difference between life and loss."
This is just one of the commercials you might have seen or heard for over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone (Narcan), the medication used to... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - May 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolar Depression Pill Fails; Magnetic Seizure vs ECT; Lifetime Loneliness Curve
(MedPage Today) -- Compared with lurasidone (Latuda), the investigational oral antidepressant NRX-101 did not significantly reduce suicidality in people with bipolar depression and missed statistical significance in reducing symptoms of akathisia... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - May 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Major French study says kids should be banned from smartphones until 13
Study reports the tech industry is making children "commodities" and "targets of endless notifications." (Source: PsycPORT.com)
Source: PsycPORT.com - May 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Mandatory DMV Reporting Tied to Dementia Underdiagnosis Mandatory DMV Reporting Tied to Dementia Underdiagnosis
State laws that require PCPs to report patients with suspected dementia may result in delayed or missed diagnosis of the disorder, defeating the aim of improving road safety.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Childhood internalizing, externalizing and attention symptoms predict changes in social and nonsocial screen time - Keyes K, Hamilton A, Finsaas M, Kreski N.
BACKGROUND: While accumulating research has tested the hypothesis that screen time causes psychiatric symptoms in children, less attention has been paid to the hypothesis that children with psychiatric symptoms change their patterns of screen time and digi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
