Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are not included in national health surveillance systems, an omission that hampers the understanding of this population’s health needs. Medscape Medical News
A mindfulness-based intervention appears feasible, acceptable, and effective in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, early research suggests. Medscape Medical News
The once-daily transdermal patch provides sustained concentrations of asenapine over 24 hours and is approved for patients with schizophrenia aged 18 and older. FDA Approvals
Transgender individuals use fewer mental health services after they receive gender-affirming surgery, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
Antidepressant use by the elderly has more than doubled during the past 2 decades, despite relatively little change in the number of depressed seniors. Medscape Medical News
Treatment with an oral anticoagulant delays memory decline and the appearance of Alzheimer disease in a transgenic mouse model of the disease. Medscape Medical News
To its many advocates, ECT is perhaps the most effective treatment in psychiatry. Its critics argue this can come at a substantial cost. Is this disagreement intractable? Medscape Medical News
Political rhetoric regarding mass shootings that wrongly links violence to mental illness likely plays a role in the troubling view that people with mental illness are a threat. Medscape Medical News
Community dwelling Alzheimer’s patients who take antipsychotics spend more days in the hospital than their counterparts who do not take these agents, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
Simple, easy to follow dietary recommendations can improve depressive symptoms in young adults with unhealthy eating habits, a new randomized control trial shows. Medscape Medical News
Long-term follow-up data suggest DBS of the subcallosal cingulate can provide robust and sustained antidepressant effects in treatment-resistant depression. Medscape Medical News
Readers respond to the launch of the NHS Every Mind Matters campaign and share their thoughts on other mental health issuesCongratulations to Suzanne Moore for highlighting those who are forgotten in campaigns such as Every Mind Matters (Telling people…
Rorie Fulton on combating unwitting support for populists, and Richard Bryden on civic spaces that facilitate ‘reasoned conversation’George Monbiot makes a telling link between individuals’ affective state and the unwitting support we lend to demagogue…
Prescribing a hypnotic in tandem with an antidepressant may improve sleep quality and reduce the risk of developing suicidal thoughts for patients with insomnia and depression. Medscape Medical News
The gap between brain age, as estimated with MRI, and chronologic age may serve as a biomarker for dementia risk. Medscape Medical News
There is no convincing evidence of a link between antidepressant use and adverse health outcomes. However, some experts urge caution in interpreting the results. Medscape Medical News
Use of oral contraceptives is associated with an increased risk for depressive and other psychiatric symptoms in teenage girls, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
The conference brought together more than 350 medical school educators, students, and researchers to discuss rising rates of psychological distress among US med students — and what to do about it. Medscape Medical News
Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution was associated with an increase in emergency department visits for psychiatric symptoms in children. Medscape Medical News
The novel antipsychotic led to clinically meaningful improvement in depression when added to standard antidepressant in patients with major depressive disorder in a phase 2 study. Medscape Medical News
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