Overall, in all patients with MDD, sleep ultradian cycle number was positively associated with REMS percentage, REMS duration, and REMS/NREMS ratio and negatively associated with REM latency.
Cohort study data from 2018 to 2019 suggest poor compliance with the US Food and Drug Administration reporting requirements for clinical trial sponsors.
Given the increased risk for opioid-related problems among patients with psychiatric diagnoses, the investigators advised a more cautious approach to prescribing that integrates expertise from mental health clinicians.
Women with insomnia were more likely to report prior or current depression than women without insomnia in the study.
Approximately 20% of women experienced an increase in sleep issues during the presurgery period, although for the majority of women sleep trajectories were generally stable pre- and postsurgery.
The study highlights the significant burden of social anxiety disorder among youth, particularly those with a parental history of psychiatric symptoms.
There is a modest association between problematic video game involvement and certain forms of violence in adolescents, according to study data published in the Journal of Psychiatry Research.
Online direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical companies can give rise to distinct ethical challenges including potential conflicts of interest for prescribing physicians.
Compared with their peers, Asian patients with dementia were less likely to be prescribed antidementia drugs, and they received these drugs for fewer days per year.
Compared with patients without PTSD, patients with both bipolar disorder and PTSD were more likely to be women, on disability, have a lower education level, and have a lower annual household income.
