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Psychiatry

News, opinions and meeting coverage in psychiatry.

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Nurses Are Not Unbreakable

We as a society need to serve nurses better

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CDC Proposes New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

Hard thresholds for pain medication doses, duration no longer promoted

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Here's How Ob/Gyns Can Create Gender-Affirming Environments

Focusing on social and emotional needs goes a long way, experts say

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Loneliness May Triple Dementia Risk

Even without dementia, lonely feelings linked with brain changes

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More Positive Lybalvi Data; FDA Wants Non-Opioid Pain Options; ASMR for Anxiety

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Collaborative Approach Tied to Less Racial Disparities in Antenatal Depression Care

Study found positive impact of COMPASS in Black patients

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COVID Brain Changes Show Parallels With Alzheimer's Disease

Findings may point to potential mechanism for brain fog in people with long COVID

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Mental Health Crisis Demands Better Coverage, Worker Pay, Experts Tell House

Advocates argue for workforce incentives, peer involvement, and closing Medicare coverage gaps

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Commission on Opioid Crisis Warns of 1M Overdose Deaths in Call to Action

Stanford-Lancet Commission report recommends extensive reforms

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Higher Oxytocin Levels Seen in Men With Hypersexual Disorder

Cognitive behavioral therapy lessened those hormone levels

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Taking Melatonin? You're Not Alone

More Americans are using melatonin supplements, and in bigger doses

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ICU Nurse Walked Out in the Middle of His Shift, Found Dead 2 Days Later

Death of travel nurse Michael Odell shines spotlight on clinicians' mental health

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Blood Biomarkers May Distinguish Dementia Disorders

Plasma levels show diagnostic, prognostic performance in varying dementia types

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Mixing and Matching BP Meds? Consider the Implications for Dementia

SPRINT analysis favors certain classes of antihypertensives

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Prescription Drug Misuse High Among Nurses During Pandemic

Home health RNs have highest rates, but those working at hospitals most likely to have an SUD

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For Many Interns, Depressive Symptoms Are Impairing Their Lives

Some depressive symptoms hard to pinpoint because they've become the norm, researchers suggested

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Can Patients Just Say 'No' to Treatment?

Psychiatrist weighs in on how to approach misinformed beliefs

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More Docs Turn to Mental Health Support During COVID

Sharp uptick in outpatient mental health and substance use visits, Canadian study finds

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Ethics Consult: Forcibly Medicate Psychiatric Patient?

You make the call

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Is There a Case for Anaphylactic Suicide?

Copelan explores whether suicide could be motivated by a genetically predisposed process

False Positive COVID Tests; Cannabis and Car Accidents

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes risk among kids with COVID

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Warning on Dissolving Buprenorphine; FDA OKs Rexulti in Teens; Psychiatrist Salaries

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Just What Is Mass Formation Psychosis?

One doctor is pushing controversial theory on how the public is being coerced into getting vaxxed

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We Must Start Looking for Drowning Colleagues

Too many of us are struggling

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Medicare Plans to Restrict Coverage of New Alzheimer's Drug

Proposal would cover aducanumab (Aduhelm) in patients on qualifying clinical trials

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Moms' Thyroid Hormones Tied to Behaviors in Preschool Boys

Study looked at effects of TSH and FT4 levels in pregnancy

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Does Teen Prescription Drug Misuse Predict Later Substance Abuse?

Misusing prescriptions linked to substance use disorder symptoms by midlife

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Alzheimer's Drugs Race to FDA

After aducanumab, drug companies pivot to use the accelerated approval pathway

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How to Help Nurses With Substance Use Problems Get Help

One of the "worst things" a colleague can do is to say nothing

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'Pending Wave' of Nurse Substance Use Problems?

Signs point to deepening issue with alcohol, drugs as nurses battle through the pandemic

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Burnout, Violence: How Much More Can Healthcare Workers Take?

As COVID rages on, attention turns to healthcare worker mental health. Will help arrive in time?

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What Conditions Are Sending Kids to the Hospital?

Analysis from 2016 showed respiratory problems dominated, but depression was already on the rise

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FDA Greenlights New Drug for Bipolar Depression

Caplyta gained indications as monotherapy and adjunctive treatment

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It's Loud and Clear: Unwanted Noise in Medical Facilities Is a Hazard

The right soundscape can benefit patients and providers alike

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DEA Chief Warns About Fake Prescription Drugs Containing Fentanyl

More than 8.4 million fake pills seized since end of September

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Researchers to Study Psilocybin's Effects on Strained Healthcare Workers

Psychedelic-assisted therapy to be examined on pandemic-afflicted frontline workers

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Can Viagra Prevent Alzheimer's?

Sildenafil shows potential for drug repurposing

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House Members Debate Cracking Down More on Fentanyl

Committee criticizes Justice Department for not appearing at hearing

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Dementia Tied to Resting Heart Rate

Findings persist even after accounting for cardiovascular disease

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Tracing a Killer's Path to Mass Shooting

Mental health system reform is one tool in a broader playbook against gun violence

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