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Repetitive primary care screenings may miss depression and anxiety
Screening for anxiety and depression at regular intervals rather than each clinical encounter could improve reliability.
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The influence of social media on adolescents seeking autism diagnoses
It is important to take time to understand the drive behind an adolescent’s apparent desire for a specific diagnosis, particularly if that...
Conference Coverage
Confirmed: Intermittent use of benzodiazepines is the safest option
“We’ve always known that there was a problem, but there haven’t been high-quality epidemiological studies like this that allowed us to say what...
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Esketamine bests quetiapine for severe depression in head-to-head trial
“These patients are not resistant, they just have resistance to monoaminergic drugs.”
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Running vs. meds for depression: Is there a clear winner?
Medication “generally had worse impact on body weight, heart rate variability, and blood pressure, whereas running therapy led to improved effect...
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Proton pump inhibitors linked to increased dementia risk
“The association between PPI use and dementia was unambiguously largest among the youngest cases of dementia.”
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ADHD rates holding steady in U.S. children
The estimated ADHD prevalence remains “high” and “further investigation is warranted to assess potentially modifiable risk factors and provide...
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Growing ‘tranq’ threat poses challenges for PCPs
“Xylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, fentanyl, even deadlier.”
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Burnout in medical profession higher among women, younger clinicians
A burned-out physician is most likely a young woman practicing in primary care.
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A new clue into the cause, spread of Parkinson’s disease?
The study demonstrates “for the first time how damaged mitochondrial DNA can underlie the mechanisms of PD initiation and spread in brain,” the...
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History of depression, stress tied to Alzheimer’s, MCI risk
“Future studies should examine the possibility that symptoms of depression and/or chronic stress could be prodromal symptoms of dementia,” the...