Mental Health
Commentary
Neuropsychiatric side effects of hormonal contraceptives: More common than you think!
Practitioners of all types need to engage in shared decision-making to identify the key benefits and risks of hormonal contraceptive use for each...
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Progress, gaps as pediatricians expand mental health roles
Authors outline three areas for improvement and suggest changes to enable more consistent care.
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Physical exercise tied to a reduction in suicide attempts
The analysis was limited because the included studies were “few, underpowered, and heterogeneous.”
Feature
Should you recommend e-cigs to help patients quit smoking?
“There is scientific research to support vaping as a cessation tool, but we wouldn’t use it as a first line of defense because we still need...
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Alzheimer’s drug may ease hair pulling, skin-picking disorders
Behavioral therapy that attempts to reverse these habits is considered first-line treatment, but trained therapists are difficult to find.
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ECT vs. ketamine for major depressive disorder: New data
This is “important research. It establishes the superiority of ECT against an active comparator (ketamine) which is very popular now and accepted...
Conference Coverage
Anger in adults a red flag for childhood trauma
Emotional neglect during childhood was associated with approximately a 40% increased likelihood of subsequent anger.
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Single-dose psilocybin promising for resistant depression
Following the psilocybin session, participants go through a process known as integration, which involves two sessions with a therapist within 2...
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New insight into the growing problem of gaming disorder
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games, first-person/third-person shooter games, real-time strategy games, and multiplayer online battle...
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Mindfulness-based CBT an ‘important’ option for moderate depression
Mindfulness-based intervention is “more optimized” for people who are experiencing some measure of recovery or remission, said Dr. Zindel Segal....
Opinion
Parkinson’s disease: What’s trauma got to do with it?
It may not be only trauma in childhood but also throughout life that might really influence nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in particular...