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AMA Releases Recommendations for Opioid Use Disorder, Pain During COVID-19
Antidepressant Trials Often Exclude Patients Displaying Suicidality, Study Finds
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Does Not Cut Dementia Risk in Seniors
Cyberchondria May Be Improved With Online CBT
Results of HOPE-BD Study Emphasize Importance of Early Intervention in Bipolar Disorder
Half of Americans Anxious About Getting COVID-19
Temperature Impacts Likelihood of Bad Mental Health Days
PHQ-9 Screening Tool Overestimates the Prevalence of Depression
Major Depressive Disorder and Burnout Syndrome May Predict Impaired Sleep Quality
Clinicians Not Adhering to AAP Guidelines for Developmental Disorder Screening
Varenicline Seems Safe for Adults Without Depression
Does Bouldering Work as a Form of Psychotherapy for Depression?
RECOVER Study Reports Positive Outcomes, High Opioid Abstinence
Attachment Anxiety, Therapeutic Alliance Predict Treatment Response in Social Anxiety Disorder
Literature Inconsistent on the Effect of Subthreshold Depression on Self-Care in Diabetes
Expert Opinion on Addressing Psychosocial Needs of Children Receiving CAR-T Therapy
P-tau181 Biomarker Predicts Risk of Alzheimer Dementia
Sleep-Disordered Breathing Tied to Brain Changes
Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder May Share Sleep-Circadian Rhythm Phenotypes
Latest Features
Hand Hygiene and Skin Disorders in the Age of COVID-19
For insights on the effect of more vigilant personal hand hygiene and guidance on how best to maintain these practices while addressing concerns about skin disorders, we spoke with Joel Schlessinger, MD, a board-certified dermatologic surgeon.
Anxiety in the Time of COVID-19: Q&A With Dr Jud Brewer
59% of Americans report that COVID-19 is affecting their daily lives, and 36% of respondents to the poll say that COVID-19 is taking a toll on their mental health.
Infrared Laser Treatment of TBI, PTSD, and Depression: An Expert Perspective
Can mere light become a revolutionary new treatment for traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, stroke, Parkinson disease, and Alzheimer disease?
Does Conflict of Interest Bias Psychiatric Research?
Transparency about COI may actually exacerbate bias among both clinicians and patients alike; disclosure may simply transform a secret bias to an open bias, or may seemingly absolve a researcher of evident bias.
Rethinking Gender, Sex, and the Brain: A Feminist View
Recent shifts in studies of sex and gender reiterate the critical need to tailor mental health care to each patient and to remain mindful about assumptions regarding sex and gender and their role in a given patient’s specific challenges.
