A Child Psychiatrist on Sarah Silverman's 'The Bedwetter' Despite mixed reviews, Suzanne Garfinkle, MD, finds the play to have "reflected life honestly" Jul 30, 2022
Public Health Workers Still Face PTSD, Other Mental Health Problems Three quarters of workers surveyed say support for mental health hasn't improved Jul 28, 2022
Ketamine via Telehealth: Psychiatrists Urge Caution One company markets at-home doses, but the science isn't settled and safety concerns remain Jul 28, 2022
Want to Keep People Working in Mental Health? Pay Them More $$, Experts Say "I'm competing with places like Target," says one crisis intervention center director Jul 20, 2022
Electroacupuncture Points to Improvements in Depression-Related Insomnia Trial participants saw improvements in both sleep and mental health Jul 07, 2022
Promising New Depression Tx; Racially Skewed ADHD Dx; Effective Clozapine Monitoring News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 06, 2022
Forced Retirement Spotlighted as Risk Factor for Physician Suicide Also time to do away with the "myth of the never-ill physician," study author says Jul 05, 2022
Wonder Drug: Serving Others Is the Best Medicine An excerpt from Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli's new book Jun 29, 2022
Perinatal Depression in Both Mom and Dad Not So Uncommon Up to 3% of couples experience concurrent depression before or after birth, meta-analysis finds Jun 27, 2022
Electroconvulsive Therapy Linked to Manic Episode Response Vast majority of hospitalized patients responded to treatment Jun 23, 2022
With 1 Month Until Launch of 988, Experts Wonder if States Are Ready Experts discuss federal guidance, integration of peers into workforce during a webinar Jun 17, 2022
Natural Disaster Exposure Adds Up on Mental Health Toll Over Time Even repeated media exposure was linked to increased mental health symptoms Jun 16, 2022
Teen Screen Time Goes Hand in Hand With Wacky Bedtimes During the Pandemic Girls spent more time on social media, and boys on video games Jun 09, 2022
Don't Ignore Depression in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Depressive symptoms and history of suicide attempts linked with higher HbA1c Jun 08, 2022
Preteen Suicide a 'Worrying Trend,' and Research Is Lacking 15% of preteens have thoughts of suicide, according to meta-analysis May 27, 2022
Dual Therapy for Depression; Ties Between Illicit Drug Use and Youth Suicidality A round-up of noteworthy research from the American Psychiatric Association meeting May 26, 2022
Addressing Disparities in Youth Suicide Prevention Is Key, Researchers Say Culturally relevant training and more research may reverse racial biases May 25, 2022
Single Psilocybin Dose Improves Treatment-Resistant Depression Phase IIb study found one 25-mg dose was effective May 25, 2022
Expats May Experience PTSD When Traumatic Events Occur Back Home Lebanese expats felt anxious, depressed after the 2020 Beirut explosion, survey shows May 24, 2022
Is It the Right Time for a Paradigm Shift in Mental Health Care Delivery? New review highlights evidence for a community-based approach May 24, 2022
COVID Worries Dwindling, but Americans Are Still Anxious Also, more employers skimping on mental health benefits in 2022 versus 2020 May 23, 2022
Add-On Vraylar Tied to Easing of Recurrent Depressive Symptoms Data show safety and efficacy of agent when paired with first-line antidepressants May 22, 2022
FDA Rejects Cheap Antidepressant to Treat Early COVID David Boulware, who submitted the EUA for fluvoxamine, argues the agency is "behind the times" May 17, 2022
Mental Health Issues Common, Often Overlooked in Prostate Cancer More than a third of patients with anxiety, depression, fear of recurrence/disease progression May 17, 2022
Pharmacist Suicides Outpace General Public Firearm deaths were the most common method, followed by poisoning, longitudinal study finds May 13, 2022
'Conclusive Answer' on Antidepressants in Pregnancy and Kids' Epilepsy Risk "The major risks for the unborn child is the depression itself," expert notes May 11, 2022
Fecal Transplant for Recurrent C. Diff Tied to Improved Mental Health Dutch study showed associations with less severe depression and better self-rated health May 11, 2022
FDA Clears TMS for OCD; Cerebral Pauses ADHD Scripts; Binge-Eating Drug Flops News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 11, 2022
IV Ketamine: A Possible 'Trajectory of Improvement' in Severe Depression Off-label use delivered promising outcomes versus intranasal esketamine in retrospective study May 11, 2022
Muscle Dysmorphia in Men: The Han Swolo Effect Relatively new form of body dysmorphic disorder pumped up by advertising and media May 10, 2022 video
Atypical Antipsychotics Linked to Lower Odds of COVID Study looked at psychiatric inpatients during first pandemic wave May 06, 2022
Dr. Fryer's Legacy; Zuranolone Starts Approval Process; Alzheimer's Vax Fast-Tracked News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 04, 2022
Second California Nurse Dies by Suicide on the Job A suicide at Santa Clara Medical Center follows another at Stanford Hospital in January May 03, 2022
New Caplyta Doses OK'd; ECT Effective Against Suicide; Antidepressants Flop for QoL News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 27, 2022
Changes Needed in How We Address Mental Health, Says U.S. Policy Advisor Susan Rice outlines three goals in Biden administration's plan to address mental health crisis Apr 07, 2022
Which Anticonvulsant Mood Stabilizer Upped Diabetes Risk? Observational study looked at 5-year risk differences between four agents Apr 06, 2022
CDC Reports Warn of Teen 'Mental Health Crisis' During Pandemic In survey, over one-third of high school students reported poor mental health Mar 31, 2022
