High PTSD Rates in LGBTQ Community Demand A Better Approach
High PTSD Rates in LGBTQ Community Demand A Better Approach Trauma exposure remains insidiously pervasive throughout the world, with some estimates suggesting that more than 70 percent of the...
View ArticleTransient Cola Use Disorder in a Patient With Schizophrenia
Transient Cola Use Disorder in a Patient With Schizophrenia The prevalence of substance use disorders is increased in schizophrenia1 and radically impacts its presentation, making the distinction...
View ArticlePrimary Care Management of Sleep Disturbances Associated With Concussion/Mild...
Primary Care Management of Sleep Disturbances Associated With Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Service Members and Veterans By any definition, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major...
View ArticleLockdowns May Have Accelerated Brain Aging, Especially in Girls
Lockdowns May Have Accelerated Brain Aging, Especially in Girls It lasted less than a year for most of us, but it seems as if we’ll be studying it for decades. The isolation of COVID lockdowns strained...
View ArticleAt Least 1 in 5 Dementia Cases Linked to Vision Loss
At Least 1 in 5 Dementia Cases Linked to Vision Loss While dementia rates appear to be falling, researchers remain committed to isolating factors that play a part in how and why we develop dementia. A...
View ArticleWeekly Mind Reader: Canadians Struggle with Insomnia
Weekly Mind Reader: Canadians Struggle with Insomnia The latest Weekly Mind Reader includes a look at Canada’s insomnia treatment crisis, a case report assessing decisional capacity in an HIV patient,...
View ArticleDiagnostic Assessment via Live Telehealth (Phone or Video) Versus...
Diagnostic Assessment via Live Telehealth (Phone or Video) Versus Face-to-Face for the Diagnoses of Psychiatric Conditions: A Systematic Review An important question for psychiatric diagnosis is the...
View ArticleWomen Veterans Face 67% Higher Risk of Inappropriate PTSD Prescriptions
Women Veterans Face 67% Higher Risk of Inappropriate PTSD Prescriptions A recent The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry study revealed that female veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are...
View ArticleChildhood Separation Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder: Differences Between...
Childhood Separation Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder: Differences Between Respiratory and Nonrespiratory Subtypes Anxiety disorders are prevalent on a global scale, as indicated by epidemiologic...
View ArticleAbbott Launches Clinical Study for New Depression Treatment
Abbott Launches Clinical Study for New Depression Treatment Abbott has announced the launch of a new clinical trial, dubbed the TRANSCEND study, to better assess the company’s nascent new deep brain...
View ArticleRegression: Understanding What Covariates and Confounds Do in Adjusted Analyses
Regression: Understanding What Covariates and Confounds Do in Adjusted Analyses In observational studies, and occasionally in randomized controlled trials, as well, data are analyzed using linear,...
View ArticleMaking Sense of PTSD’s Emotional Numbing
Making Sense of PTSD’s Emotional Numbing Building on some of the storied institution’s earlier research, a group of Yale researchers might have discovered a new approach to treating those struggling...
View ArticleCalifornia Teen Serves Suicide Awareness At Tennis Tournament
California Teen Serves Suicide Awareness At Tennis Tournament Amid Chick-Fil-A sandwiches and tennis gear, Ethan Park explained to the crowd why he set up this charity tennis tournament. “It’s simple....
View ArticleTrends in National Institutes of Health R01 Funding of Principal...
Trends in National Institutes of Health R01 Funding of Principal Investigators in Psychiatry by Gender Women have historically been underrepresented in leadership roles and are less likely than men to...
View ArticleWeekly Mind Reader: Study Links Anxiety Disorders
Weekly Mind Reader: Study Links Anxiety Disorders The latest Weekly Mind Reader includes a new link between two anxiety disorders, encouraging news about telehealth, and more about PTSD. The Lasting...
View ArticleAI Might Actually Change Minds About Conspiracy Theories—Here’s How
AI Might Actually Change Minds About Conspiracy Theories—Here’s How Artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to talk people out of their belief in conspiracy theories, finds a new study published in...
View ArticleIPT Could Be a Better Alternative to Exposure-Based PTSD Therapy
IPT Could Be a Better Alternative to Exposure-Based PTSD Therapy Caregivers have long embraced exposure-focused therapies as their favorite PTSD treatment. The logic, of course, is that stressing...
View ArticleComorbidity Compounds Disease Activity in MS Patients
Comorbidity Compounds Disease Activity in MS Patients New research suggests that comorbidities significantly aggravate disease activity and clinical outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The...
View ArticleContextualizing the Relationship Between Social Isolation and Substance Abuse
Contextualizing the Relationship Between Social Isolation and Substance Abuse The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimated that 20.4 million people in the United States were diagnosed with...
View ArticleResearch Reveals Mental Health Effects of Community Disasters, Highlighting PTSD
Research Reveals Mental Health Effects of Community Disasters, Highlighting PTSD Recent research clears up some confusion about what community disasters can do to our mental health, with a particular...
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