Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

Researchers conducted an fMRI study of decision-making under conditions of risk and ambiguity in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Patients with comorbid bipolar disorder and ADHD may benefit from methylphenidate treatment, if it can be done without incurring the risk of mania.

Approximately 80% of depressive episodes have their onset during the first six months following traumatic brain injury.

Dysfunction across several cognitive domains is often concomitant with depression.

Poor psychosocial functioning among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia is associated with deficits in social cognition.

Most research to date has focused on the association between depression and dementia, but not many studies were performed to investigate the link between anxiety and dementia.

The First Baby Study at Penn State College of Medicine includes more than 3 000 women in Pennsylvania having their first baby.

Many suicidal people experience difficulty describing their internal states, making assessment more challenging and demanding a high level of skill.

The researchers referred to their risk calculator as “well-performing.”

Assessment of comorbid personality disorder could be key to successful weight loss strategies.

At 12 months, researchers found a significant association between smoking reduction and suicidality.

The accuracy of the PHQ-2 in identifying major depression is lower than originally thought.

The findings could have important clinical implications in the treatment of patients with arthritis.

Augmentation and combination approaches with pharmaceuticals are often used in clinical practice.

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The most common off-label uses were for insomnia (10.2%) and pain (6.1%).

The behaviors associated with body dysmorphic disorder diminish quality of life and create tremendous interference.

Stillbirth is associated with suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety and other manifestations of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Menopausal status should be considered when assessing women with anxiety.

Research identifies link between high levels of perceived stress and mild cognitive impairment.

Almost 30% of medical residents reported having depression or depressive symptoms.

Psychiatrists can play a key role in detecting signs of abuse, helping the individual to create a safety plan, and providing trauma interventions.

IED has comorbidities, including mood disorders, lifetime prevalence of anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and substance abuse.

September 28 through October 2 is Invisible Illness Awareness Week, which includes conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome.

A form of obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoarding is characterized by a fear of making mistakes in what to keep or discard similar to “obsessions,” while urges to save or acquire new items seem similar to “compulsions.”

Pseudobulbar affect, which involves uncontrollable emotional outbursts, has been reported in diseases including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Adults in the CBT-I group achieved much bigger reductions in depressive and anxiety symptoms than peers using control website.

Although depression and anxiety are two of the most common comorbidities in patients with COPD, they are infrequently treated in this population.

Many clinicians believe that BPD patients are often treatment resistant and overly demanding.

Research points to a “facial feedback hypothesis,” which suggests that facial expressions feed info back to the brain, thereby influencing emotions.