Insufficient Sleep May Influence Cognition in Teens With Overweight and Obesity Restricted sleep did not have same effects on adolescents with less weight May 21, 2024
'Satanic Panic' Psychiatrist Dies; Caplyta Depression Win; Esketamine After Birth News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 17, 2024
Depression TMS Cleared for Teens; Phase III Narcolepsy Win; Fake ADHD Diagnosis? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 27, 2024
Elmo's Wellness Check; Med Schools Overlook Training on Suicide; Religious Trauma News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 31, 2024
America's Financial Anxiety; Loneliness and Death Risk; Psychiatric Patient Surveys News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 24, 2024
Benzodiazepines Tied to Worse Outcomes in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Drugs are commonly prescribed to treat insomnia, anxiety in PSP Jan 23, 2024
Top Insomnia Treatments Offer Little Relief for Dialysis Patients CBT, trazodone outcomes were "surprising" Jan 16, 2024
Early Bird? Night Owl? It May Matter for Eating Disorder Risk Anorexia linked to chronotype in both directions Jan 05, 2024
Benzodiazepine Use in Pregnancy Tied to Miscarriage Risk Taiwanese study attempted to control for unmeasured confounders Dec 27, 2023
Autism Aggression Sensor; Psychiatry Top Telehealth Spender; Mid-Stage Wins, Losses News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 27, 2023
Another Mid-Stage Psychedelic Win; Gun Suicides Reach High; Magnetic Seizure Therapy News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 06, 2023
Suicide Rates High in Older Men; Novel Ketamine Pill; SSRIs' Sexual Side Effects News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 15, 2023
Postpartum Pill Price Tag; Misleading Ketamine Ads; Mental Disorders Cut Lifespans News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 08, 2023
Meta's Mental Health Lawsuits; Short Sleep and Depression; Inflated Psych Results? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 25, 2023
Mental Health Warning Signs in Latinx Kids Tied to Cardiometabolic Risks Signs of depression, anxiety in middle school linked with troubles by high school Oct 16, 2023
Early Win for PTSD Drug; FDA OKs AI Sleep Diagnostic; Extreme Social Isolation Tool News and commentary from the psychiatry world Sep 27, 2023
Patients With Narcolepsy Face Mood and Pain Disorders Comorbidities may complicate treatment and diagnosis Sep 11, 2023
Heart Risks Much Higher for Patients With Rare Sleep Disorder Treatment should be prescribed with cardiovascular risks in mind, says researcher Sep 11, 2023
MDMA Cured Extremism? Abilify Pain Cream Scheme; Ritalin's Opposite Effect in Some News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jun 21, 2023
Morning Naps in Elderly People May Reflect Dementia Risk Relationship vanishes after adjusting for comorbidities, however Jun 08, 2023
For Some, Sex Is Better Sleep Aid Than Pill, Small Survey Finds Two-thirds of people who use sleep meds said they slept just as well or better after sex Jun 07, 2023
Happy Sleep, Happy Couple? Sleep-related conflict was tied to poorer relationship satisfaction, researcher reported Jun 06, 2023
Once-Nightly Narcolepsy Drug Preferred by Patients Over Twice-Nightly Dose But the majority of patients within a large health system weren't prescribed the drug at all Jun 06, 2023
'Succession Syndrome'; Opioid Use Disorder LAI Approved; Seizures of Ketamine Rising News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 31, 2023
Alzheimer's Proteins Reduced by Sleep Drug Both amyloid and tau levels fell in early trial Apr 21, 2023
Tongue Nerve Stimulator Does Good for Sleep Apnea Patients THN3 trial shows reduced apnea, improvement in quality of life Apr 06, 2023
DBS for Schizophrenia; Top Psych Hospital Money Makers; Nature Prescriptions News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 05, 2023
Caplyta Success in Major Depression; Mental Illness and Aging; New PTSD Device OK'd News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 29, 2023
Vascular Events Arguably Related to Too Little Sleep, Not Oversleeping Improving sleep may reduce PAD risk, and vice versa, according to report Mar 16, 2023
IBD Interferes With Sleep Quality Intestinal as well as brain-related problems found in study that used wrist actigraphy devices Jan 23, 2023
Intranasal Saline May Suffice for Some Kids' Sleep-Disordered Breathing Recommendations for surgery halved after 6 weeks of mometasone furoate or saline Jan 17, 2023
1 Psilocybin Dose for Depression; Add-On Schizophrenia Success; Genetic Suicidality News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 04, 2023
Young Adults With Sleep Issues Face Higher Overdose Risk With Benzodiazepines Risk heightened for people with a recent prescription opioid-fill Nov 22, 2022
Sleeping 5 Hours or Less Raises Risk of Multiple Chronic Diseases Risk emerged in midlife and persisted at older ages Oct 19, 2022
Sleep Experts Issue Advisory on Melatonin in Children Recommendations come as reported pediatric poisonings surged Sep 22, 2022
Comorbidities May Stall Diagnosis of PTSD in the General Population Analysis shows that many patients are treated for symptoms of the disorder before diagnosis Sep 21, 2022
No Weird Dreams for Insomnia Patients Taking Lemborexant Even at 10 mg, the sleep aid resulted in few abnormal dreams or nightmares Sep 20, 2022
Trazodone Commonly Used Off-Label for Insomnia Not much data to support efficacy or safety "as a surrogate hypnotic medication," researcher says Sep 20, 2022
Global COPD Burden; Driving Restrictions After Fainting? Also in TTHealthWatch: best meds for insomnia and the effect of calorie labels in supermarkets Aug 06, 2022 podcast
Pharmacologic Interventions for Insomnia Effective but Flawed More long-term data on efficacy and safety needed Jul 19, 2022