Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

People with migraines and comorbid mood disorders often need treatments that address both conditions, as well as management of sleep, stress, and lifestyle issues.

Several notable medical societies have issued ethical statements discouraging physicians from treating family members and friends.

The psychological effect on psychiatrist victims should be acknowledged even when the behavior of the perpetrator can be explained by diagnosis.

Experts provide practical tips to aid in the often-challenging process of incorporating pharmacogenetic testing into clinical practice.

While many treatments for substance use disorder are not evidence based, several evidence-based approaches have shown effectiveness in court-mandated treatment settings.

Cognitive behavioral therapy may be effective for children in learning how to separate from their parents and engage in activities.

As sleep disturbances in patients with depression are associated with increased episode recurrences, persistent illness course, and poor outcomes, assessment of the relationship between both and review of effective treatment modalities is essential for improving quality of life for these patients.

“Since the current generation of psychiatrists has been raised on second-generation antipsychotics and has relatively little experience with first-generation antipsychotics, keeping tardive dyskinesia in mind is not, on the whole, part of their experience or training,” said Christoph U. Correll, MD.

Awareness of risk factors for bipolar disorder facilitates early intervention, typically beginning with lifestyle changes rather than pharmacotherapy.

The relationship between agoraphobia and panic has gone through some changes and reconceptualization, as evidenced by the diagnostic categories laid out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

As major depressive disorder is a leading causes of disability, and approximately one-third of patients with the condition do not respond to currently approved treatments, there exists an unmet need for more effective and rapidly acting antidepressants.

Investigators conducted a 12-month follow-up analysis in individuals previously enrolled in a 10-week study assigned to sertraline or group cognitive behavioral therapy for depression.

All-cause mortality was assessed at 1 and 12 months after TAVR or SAVR, along with the association between depressive symptoms and mortality.

“Compassion fatigue” is understood to affect workers across the spectrum of helping professions, and to be extremely prevalent among physicians.

EHRs can improve healthcare, however research suggests that the burgeoning number of tasks required by the EHR can compromise patient encounters.

Researchers also identified a relationship between elevated diastolic blood pressure and poor antidepressant response.

While it is known that tDCS can be an effective treatment for depression, researchers undertook this study to investigate the optimal duration of the stimulation sessions.

The frequent comorbidity of bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder presents a significant challenge for clinicians managing patients with these conditions.

The Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health recommends that all medical providers ask all female patients of reproductive age if they plan to become pregnant in the next year.

Children and adolescents with hearing loss may be more prone to developing depression, aggression, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and psychopathy than their normally hearing peers.

Over the past 10 years, a strong research base has been mounting supporting the concept of a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder in teens.

In patients with comorbid depression and TBI, multi-Watt transcranial near-infrared light therapy is effective.

Depressive symptoms in older women can be attributed to vasomotor symptoms.

Among older people with visual impairment, 57.2% are at risk for mild or moderate depression.

Clozapine-induced gastrointestinal hypomotility is a medical emergency that requires urgent attention.

Individuals with excessive trait anger are “more easily provoked by a wide variety of situations than people with low levels of trait anger.”

Well-intentioned parents may not realize that it is terrifying for a youngster to be left without any parental direction, even if the child does not act scared.

Childhood adversity is significantly associated with later onset of personality disorder and higher levels of psychiatric distress.

OCS is a potential course specifier signaling unfavorable outcomes in anxiety and depression.

Men, including male physicians, are less likely than female physicians to seek medical treatment for their own health conditions.