Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl Overdose: 'Make Sure They're Breathing' "We don't really need people to wake up. We need them to breathe," clinician says Feb 29, 2024
CDC Issues New Guidance on Identifying, Responding to Suicide Clusters This is the first update since 1988 Feb 28, 2024
Psilocybin-Related Calls to U.S. Poison Centers Rise Among Youths Exposures among teens, young adults jumped after 2018, when states began decriminalization Feb 28, 2024
Health Workers Push for Their Own Confidential Mental Health Treatment Medical professionals want care, not discipline Feb 25, 2024
What We Can Learn From the 2023 Lunar New Year Shootings Asian American and Pacific Islander communities should be included in future research Feb 23, 2024
Can the Ketogenic Diet Treat Mental Illness? Reports are promising, but rigorous trials are needed, experts say Feb 22, 2024
Acupuncture Tops Sham for Easing PTSD in Combat Veterans Large treatment effect observed for clinical and biological measures of combat-related PTSD Feb 22, 2024
Do Organ Transplants Cause Personality Changes? Anecdotal evidence suggests a real possibility, but more research is needed Feb 22, 2024
MDMA for PTSD Under FDA Review; GLP-1 for Opioid Cravings; ADHD an Evolutionary Aid? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Feb 21, 2024
Some People Who Attempt Suicide Do Not Meet Criteria for Psychiatric Disorders Study findings challenge the notion of which individuals are at risk for suicidal behavior Feb 21, 2024
A Pacemaker for the Brain Helped a Woman With Crippling Depression It may soon be available to more patients Feb 21, 2024
Suicide Risk Highest Right After Depression Hospitalization Discharge Incidence extremely high in the first 3 days Feb 14, 2024
Mental Health Exemptions Emerge in Abortion Rights Initiatives on State Ballots While proposals in other states specifically exclude the exception Feb 14, 2024
Long COVID Patients Saw Improvements After Group Rehab Program More patients reported feeling "much better now" compared with usual care group Feb 08, 2024
Death Penalty Position Statement; Depression and Body Temp; New APA Medical Director News and commentary from the psychiatry world Feb 07, 2024
Gun Violence Exposure Associated With Suicidal Behavior Among Black Americans Being threatened with a gun, knowing someone who was shot linked with suicide attempts Feb 06, 2024
As Investors Pile Into Psychedelics, Idealism Gives Way to Pharma Economics Challenges abound for the burgeoning sector Feb 05, 2024
Ketamine Therapy for Mental Health a ‘Wild West’ for Doctors and Patients For some patients it's a "light at the end of the tunnel" Feb 04, 2024
Cell Phone Radiation Study Halted; Medical Exam Cheating Exposed; 988 Staff Burnout Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ staff Feb 02, 2024
Mental Health Disparities Stark for Transgender, Gender-Diverse People British survey found higher rates of mental health conditions, unmet needs Feb 01, 2024
Elmo's Wellness Check; Med Schools Overlook Training on Suicide; Religious Trauma News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 31, 2024
Shannen Doherty's 'Miracle Treatment'; Adult 'Diaper Spa'? Israel Raids Hospital Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ staff Jan 31, 2024
Hollywood and Psychiatrists: From Professor Plum to Dr. Melfi How do their portrayals affect patients and professionals in the real world? Jan 24, 2024
America's Financial Anxiety; Loneliness and Death Risk; Psychiatric Patient Surveys News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 24, 2024
Abortion Laws Tied to Anxiety and Depression in Women After Dobbs, women ages 18 and 45 in trigger states had a greater increase in these symptoms Jan 23, 2024
New FDA Boxed Warning; College Shaken by Suicides; More Get Flu Shot Than COVID Vax Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ staff Jan 23, 2024
Buprenorphine Less Risky for Most Birth Defects Than Methadone But researchers said any treatment for OUD in pregnancy is better than none Jan 22, 2024
Inequitable Treatment Persists Across Pediatric ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥, Review Shows Experts recommend ways to improve child care, health equity Jan 17, 2024
DSM's Undisclosed Industry Ties; Antipsychotic Heart Risks; FOMO and Phone Addiction News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 17, 2024
What We're Getting Wrong About Nutrition and Mental Health Helping patients understand the connection and improve their diet can go a long way Jan 16, 2024
Docs' Vacation Habits May Be Fueling Burnout Taking fewer than 3 weeks of vacation each year linked to higher rates of burnout Jan 12, 2024
FDA Clears Wegovy, Other GLP-1 Drugs of Suicidality Risk for Now Preliminary evaluation reassures, while the agency's review continues Jan 11, 2024
Weekly Risperidone Win; Meta Hides Harmful Teen Content; Breathing to Altered State? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 10, 2024
No Increased Risk of Suicidal Ideation With GLP-1 Drugs Semaglutide shows lower risk of suicidal ideation than other obesity, diabetes drugs Jan 08, 2024
Toddlers' Screen Time Tied to Atypical Sensory Outcomes However, study could not examine causation Jan 08, 2024
We've Done Away With a Critical Source of Drug Use Data It's time to bring back the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) survey Jan 08, 2024
Fake Xanax Hospitalizes Three in Chicago Three young adults were in intensive care after taking bromazolam they thought was alprazolam Jan 04, 2024
TMS for Psych Disorders Poses Little Threat to Implanted Cardiac Devices Low risk of interaction, heating, or damage to ICD from magnetic stimulation therapy Jan 04, 2024
At-Home Electrical Stimulation Fails to Treat Major Depressive Episodes Transcranial direct current stimulation couldn't beat a sham control Jan 03, 2024
