Mary Stroka

Researchers evaluated the trends in marijuana, alcohol, and opioid use during pregnancy and in the first year postpartum among Americans living with HIV, as well as the differences in substance use after marijuana legalization.

With individuals who have severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), there is a higher risk of contracting COVID‐19. But those with SPMI may experience more difficulties with quarantining or self‐isolation due to stigma, illness, and marginalization. Unfortunately, there still isn’t a consensus on strategies to aid those with SPMI.

Patients who underwent the surgery had a lower incidence of cognitive decline, especially during the first 5 postoperative years.

This study was done by the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. In this observational program, prevalence of autism spectrum disorder is estimated and the timing of ASD identification among children aged 4 and 8 years is monitored.

While depression is a common psychiatric disorder, the underlying biological basis isn’t quite understood. Researchers sought to pair depression polygenic scores with the results of clinical laboratory tests in an attempt to reveal the biological processes involved in depression etiology and in the physiological changes resulting from depression.

While resting heart rate can predict future risk for cardiovascular disease, longitudinal studies investigating the relationship of RHR with cognitive decline are scant.

Investigators analyzed data from the Happiness and Health Study of 2,263 students at 10 public high schools in Los Angeles, California.

Researchers explored the associations between vitamin D and 2 subtypes of major depressive disorder for evidence of a causal link that could have clinical benefits for treatment-resistant depression and atypical depression.

The researchers investigated the association of serotonin reuptake inhibitors with outcomes in patients with COVID-19 by analyzing electronic health records.

Researchers examined the association of the use of the placebo run-in period with the placebo response, drug response, and drug-placebo difference among randomized clinical trials of antidepressants.

This study is the first to examine gender differences in work-family conflict and wellbeing in a cohort of physician parents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this randomized clinical trial of participants with social anxiety disorder, investigators examined how manipulation of verbally-induced expectancies, vital for placebo response, affect brain monoamine transporters and symptom improvement during SSRI treatment.

Researchers in the United Kingdom analyzed genetic and phenotype data from the UK Biobank of 385,793 individuals aged 37 to 73 years.

Researchers examined if an adolescent diagnosis with psychiatric disorders is associated with long term absence from education, employment, or training.

Researchers conducted a 24-week phase 2 trial of intranasal oxytocin therapy in pediatric patients with autism spectrum disorder to divulge whether it would improve social functioning.

Researchers surveyed patients with BPD from an ongoing longitudinal study who reported that they felt chronically empty at least “a good bit of the time.”

This review systematically synthesized current evidence on nonpharmacological interventions to manage pain in people living with dementia.

Researchers investigated whether food restriction causes attentional and inhibitory control by conducting a subgroup meta-analysis of studying methods of measuring eating restraint.

Investigators conducted a scoping review to determine outcomes among patients with opioid-use disorder who received treatment with methadone in an office-based setting.

Researchers report on findings from a double-blind, randomized controlled trial, the results of which prompted clearance by the US FDA for use of transcranial magnetic stimulation for smoking cessation.

Investigators conducted a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the impact of an online, single-day cognitive behavioral therapy program on women with postpartum depression.

Investigators assessed outcomes in patients with cirrhosis following receipt of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

As nearly one-third of suicide deaths among youth occur without warning, investigators conducted a study to assess factors contributing to these types of suicide attempts.

A team of researchers investigated the relationship between bipolar disorder and major adverse cardiac events.

Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the relationship between hypothyroidism and clinical depression.

A team of investigators sought to identify clinical and demographic factors contributing to delays in diagnosing bipolar disorder.

Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 26 randomized clinical trials that compared fixed doses of first- and second-generation antipsychotic medications.

Researchers conducted a double-blind study and a 6-month open-label extension study to analyze the effects of ulotaront in patients with acute schizophrenia.

Investigators report the results of a post hoc analysis of a trial investigating the effectiveness of HP-3070 on hostility in patients with schizophrenia.

Researchers conducted Permanent Product Measure of Performance assessments at screening or baseline in adults aged 18 to 60 years with ADHD.