Even Small Diabetes Distress Changes Clinically Important
(MedPage Today) -- Just a quarter of a point change in Diabetes Distress Scale-17 (DDS-17) score was enough to be clinically important, according to a secondary analysis of a clinical trial. Using data from a randomized trial of Veterans with... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 16, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Hippocampal Atrophy Might Not Signal Alzheimer's Disease
(MedPage Today) -- Longitudinal hippocampal atrophy was tied to cognitive decline independently of amyloid-beta or tau in clinically normal older adults, suggesting that non-Alzheimer's pathologies may contribute to hippocampal-mediated cognitive... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Hippocampal Atrophy Tied to Cognitive Decline
(MedPage Today) -- Longitudinal hippocampal atrophy was tied to cognitive decline independently of amyloid-beta or tau in clinically normal older adults, suggesting that non-Alzheimer's pathologies may contribute to hippocampal-mediated cognitive... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Gantenerumab Failed to Slow Cognitive Decline in Early Alzheimer's
(MedPage Today) -- Investigational gantenerumab was not associated with slower clinical decline in people with early Alzheimer's disease, the GRADUATE I and GRADUATE II trials found. Change from baseline scores on the Clinical Dementia Rating... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Suicide Rates High in Older Men; Novel Ketamine Pill; SSRIs' Sexual Side Effects
(MedPage Today) -- In 2021, suicides in the U.S. among adults ages 55 and up remained highest among the oldest men (age ≥85), with firearms the leading method, according to a CDC report. According to a FAIR Health report, there was a 65... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Invasive Mental Health Questions Have No Place on Nurse Licensing Applications
(MedPage Today) -- There is a public health epidemic of burnout, depression, and suicide in the nursing and healthcare workforce. While the most trusted health profession in the nation does an outstanding job encouraging those suffering from mental... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Addiction Societies Issue Guidance on Stimulant Use Disorder
(MedPage Today) -- In light of recent increases in overdose deaths involving stimulant drugs, two addiction medicine societies have jointly issued a clinical practice guideline on the management of stimulant use disorder (StUD). The guideline... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Americans Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Shows
(MedPage Today) -- Credit: Amiaheroyet The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the results of its 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) on Tuesday, which showed that nearly one in five... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Parkinson's Patients Have Higher Suicide Risk
(MedPage Today) -- People with Parkinson's disease had twice the average risk of a suicide attempt or death by suicide, a meta-analysis showed. Across 10 studies, the odds of suicidal behavior were 2.15-fold higher (95% CI 1.22-3.78, P=0.01) among... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering Cuts Dementia Risk
(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- Intensive blood pressure control reduced dementia risk among individuals with hypertension, a randomized trial from rural China showed. A village doctor-led intervention with a simple stepped-care protocol... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

What's the No. 1 Cause of NP Burnout?
(MedPage Today) -- Burnout among nurse practitioners (NPs) is at an all-time high. Many NPs (and healthcare providers in general) are struggling right now, feeling mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted. Many are contemplating leaving... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Medicine Is Not Just at a Crossroads, It's in a Crisis, AMA President Says
(MedPage Today) -- NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Outgoing American Medical Association (AMA) President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, urged his fellow members to continue the good fight against the multifront crises in medicine. Burnout, mental health... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

MIND Diet in Midlife Tied to Higher Subcortical Brain Region Volumes
(MedPage Today) -- Adhering in midlife to the MIND diet -- a hybrid of the Mediterranean diet and the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diets -- was linked with higher volumes in certain brain regions, data from the U.K. Biobank... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Antidepressants and Sex; Unionizing Pharmacy Workers; What Head Lice Can Tell Us
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A vocal group of patients is speaking out about the sexual side effects of antidepressants. (New York Times) Bayer said it would voluntarily withdraw its follicular... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Senate Committee Advances Bill on Mental Health, PBMs, and 'Ghost Provider' Networks
(MedPage Today) -- Easing Medicare physician payment cuts, cracking down on "ghost provider" networks, and reforming pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices were all included in a measure passed Wednesday by the Senate Finance Committee. "With... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news