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Treatment of Catatonia With Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With...

Treatment of Catatonia With Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Patient With Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Epilepsy, and Cerebral Palsy Nervous system involvement impacts at least half of...

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Moving Even Once in Childhood Boosts Depression Risk Later in Life

Moving Even Once in Childhood Boosts Depression Risk Later in Life It appears as if families that move – even for the best of reasons – run the risk of raising kids who struggle with depression later...

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Weekly Mind Reader: Game Over?

Weekly Mind Reader: Game Over? This week’s edition of Weekly Mind Reader starts with a review of the latest internet gaming disorder research, a case report of tapentadol-induced hallucinations, and...

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Nighttime Screen Use Tied to Teen Nightmares

Nighttime Screen Use Tied to Teen Nightmares And to think older generations only had to worry about bad eyesight brought on by reading in low light. Now, a new national study of U.S. adolescents has...

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Aerobic Exercise: Randomized Controlled Trial Data Suggest Qualified Benefits...

Aerobic Exercise: Randomized Controlled Trial Data Suggest Qualified Benefits for Erectile Dysfunction Erectile dysfunction (ED) refers to the difficulty in achieving and maintaining a degree of penile...

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Research Offers Hope Amid Ongoing Opioid Crisis

Research Offers Hope Amid Ongoing Opioid Crisis While attorneys haggle over settlement amounts and politicians argue over treatment approaches (and funding), caregivers and patients persist in the...

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Clozapine: Its Use and Monitoring

Clozapine: Its Use and Monitoring Have you ever wondered when your patients should receive or avoid taking clozapine? Have you been uncertain about what laboratory tests are required before and during...

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Novel Alzheimer’s Blood Test Proves To Be 90% Accurate 

Novel Alzheimer’s Blood Test Proves To Be 90% Accurate  New research confirms that a new Alzheimer’s blood test proved to be nearly perfect in a routine healthcare trial. These results could mark the...

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The Association Between Sleep Disturbances and Perceived Stress in Substance...

The Association Between Sleep Disturbances and Perceived Stress in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Substance use disorders (SUDs) can be conceptualized, in part, as stress surfeit disorders, and sleep...

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Preteen Suicide Rates Show Alarming Increase

Preteen Suicide Rates Show Alarming Increase Despite growing acceptance of mental health treatment, preteen suicides keep climbing at an alarming rate. New research – appearing in JAMA Network –...

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A Case and Differential Diagnosis of Catatonia in a Patient With...

A Case and Differential Diagnosis of Catatonia in a Patient With Hypothyroidism Due to Levothyroxine Nonadherence The association of mood disorders, including bipolar disorder, and thyroid dysfunction...

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The Dual Advantage of Allopurinol in a Patient With Severe Mania and Gout

The Dual Advantage of Allopurinol in a Patient With Severe Mania and Gout The intricate interplay between purine, uric acid, and manic symptoms was explored by Emil Kraepelin, who particularly...

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Lancet Commission Identifies New Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors

Lancet Commission Identifies New Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors This year’s Lancet Commission dementia update includes two new modifiable risk factors – and new rays of hope for prevention. As the...

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Weekly Mind Reader: Sleep and Substance Use Disorders

Weekly Mind Reader: Sleep and Substance Use Disorders This installment of Weekly Mind Reader kicks off with an examination of the complicated relationship between sleep and substance use disorders,...

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Could Celebrity Suicides Be Contagious?

Could Celebrity Suicides Be Contagious? Columbia University researchers report that they’ve uncovered evidence that suggests celebrity suicides might be catching. This research project – launched in...

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Assessing the Predictive Validity of Early Post-injury CAPS-5 for Later...

Assessing the Predictive Validity of Early Post-injury CAPS-5 for Later Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosis Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often develops following traumatic events. Among...

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Mental Health Concerns Grow As Cancer Rates Climb

Mental Health Concerns Grow As Cancer Rates Climb Global cancer rates keep climbing. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “About 1 in 5 people develop cancer in their lifetime....

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Management of Adolescents and Young Adults With...

Management of Adolescents and Young Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Unique Challenges, Innovative Solutions Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental...

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Eating Disorders May Be More Prevalent, Harder To Diagnose In Athletes

Eating Disorders May Be More Prevalent, Harder To Diagnose In Athletes Olympian Alice Merryweather suffered a dangerous identity crisis after the 2018 Winter Games. Competing in alpine skiing in...

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The 24-Year Course of Symptomatic Disorders in Patients With Borderline...

The 24-Year Course of Symptomatic Disorders in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder and Personality-Disordered Comparison Subjects: Description and Prediction of Recovery From BPD Mental...

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