Psychiatry

Suicidal Patients Often Excluded From Antidepressant Trials Clinical trials of antidepressants that inform FDA approval decisions often exclude suicidal patients, leaving clinicians uncertain of the efficacy of these drugs in this patient population.
News, February 21, 2020
Severe Infection Tied to Substance-Induced Psychosis Severe infection is linked to an increased risk of substance-induced psychosis. However, hepatitis is the most strongly linked and the only infection tied to schizophrenia conversion.
News, February 20, 2020
Declining Physical Activity at Age 12 Tied to Depression at 18 In the first study to objectively measure physical activity in teens, investigators found declining physical activity starting at age 12 was linked to an increase in depression scores at age 18.
News, February 20, 2020
Relief From Lingering Depressive Symptoms Just a Click Away? Some patients with depression get only partial relief with standard therapies. New research says a self-guided online mindfulness program may resolve lingering symptoms and facilitate full remission.
News, February 19, 2020
Excessive Masculinity Linked to High Suicide Risk Excessive masculinity is linked to a significantly increased risk for death by suicide in men, a finding that underscores the central role of gender in suicide death, new research shows.
News, February 19, 2020
Brain Imaging Offers New Insight Into Antisocial Behavior Antisocial behavior that starts in childhood and persists into adulthood is associated with structural brain differences involving reduced surface area and cortical thickness.
News, February 18, 2020
EEG Signature Predicts Antidepressant Response A novel artificial intelligence algorithm can accurately predict which patients will respond positively to the antidepressant sertraline, new research shows.
News, February 13, 2020
How Yoga Exercises Its Positive Effect on Depression Investigators found that practicing yoga was associated with improved mood and increased levels of gamma aminobutyric acid in patients with major depressive disorder.
News, February 13, 2020
Another Round of Research Shows Ketamine May Help Alcoholism More evidence suggests a single infusion of ketamine plus counseling helps alcohol-dependent patients curb their drinking.
News, February 13, 2020
US Heroin Use: Good News, Bad News? After a steady increase in heroin use over almost 2 decades, use of the drug has plateaued, but does this positive trend indicate a shift to fentanyl use?
News, February 11, 2020
Telepsychiatry Filling a Critical Gap in US Emergency Care A national shortage of psychiatric services means a growing number of US emergency departments are turning to telepsychiatry to fill a critical treatment gap, new national data show.
News, February 10, 2020
Walnuts Shell Out Little Protection Against Cognitive Decline A study of older adults shows walnuts confer no cognitive benefit in healthy seniors, but offers modest benefit in people with a history of smoking and in those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
News, February 07, 2020
Are FDA Panel Votes on Psych Drugs Tainted by Speakers' COIs? Members of the public who receive expenses from pharmaceutical study sponsors to attend FDA advisory panel meetings to testify about new psychiatric drugs are highly likely to give a positive opinion.
News, February 06, 2020
Can Alexa, Other Virtual Assistants Help With Addiction? That smart device sitting in your den can play music and pull up recipes. But a team of California researchers says these virtual assistants also have the potential to help individuals fight addiction.
News, February 05, 2020
Climbing Intervention Effective, Durable for Depression? Bouldering psychotherapy, an intervention that combines a unique style of rock climbing with psychotherapy, may offer an effective and durable treatment option for depression, new research suggests.
News, January 31, 2020
Diuretic a Promising Treatment for Autism The diuretic bumetanide improves some of the core symptoms of autism by decreasing levels of the neurotransmitters gamma-aminobutyric acid, new research shows.
News, January 30, 2020
New Recommendations to Improve US Mental Health Policy Released A new report provides a policy framework and 'actionable' solutions to improve the mental health and well-being of Americans.
News, January 30, 2020
First Long-term Data for 'Love Hormone' in Adult Autism The hormone and neurotransmitter oxytocin appears to improve repetitive behaviors and attachment problems in adults with autism over the long term.
News, January 29, 2020
Coronavirus: Mass Quarantine May Spark Irrational Fear, Anxiety Infectious disease outbreaks and the subsequent response by authorities have power to spark levels of fear and anxiety that are wildly out of proportion to actual risk, experts say.
News, January 28, 2020
Large Percentage of Psychiatrists Sued for Malpractice About 40% of US psychiatrists have been sued for malpractice at least once, findings from the newly released Medscape Psychiatrist Malpractice Report show.
News, January 28, 2020

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