Participants of the Adolescent Social Development and Sleep study which recruited patients in Texas between 2019 and 2020 before local quarantine restrictions were asked to participate in this study about COVID-19 behaviors and opinions.
Data were sourced from the DIVERS-II study which was launched prior to the pandemic with the goal of investigating the effectiveness of self-help problem-solving therapy for depressive symptoms among patients on hemodialysis.
To what extent does depression influence asthma exacerbations? A population-based study presented at ATS 2022 examined the link between exacerbations and depression.
Richard K. Bogan, MD, discusses the importance of lowering sodium intake and improving heart health for patients with narcolepsy.
The prospective single-center observational study involved 217 individuals aged 18 and or over treated with lithium.
Researchers sought to determine whether concussions and a history of playing football influenced a possible association between ACEs and poor neuropsychiatric health.
The FDA has expressed serious concerns related to the potential health effects for patients who have consumed delta-8 THC products.
The manufacture and sale of products known as crib bumpers and sleep incliners — linked with more than 200 infant deaths in the United States — will be banned under a new law signed by President Joe Biden.
For this study, participants were recruited for a double-blind, randomized controlled treatment for alcohol use disorder.
Researchers have developed a system of quantitative EEG analysis which delivers an EEG phenotype associated with depression or anxiety that is customizable to each patient.
UB-311 is an immunotherapeutic vaccine candidate that targets toxic forms of aggregated amyloid beta in the brain.
Investigators extracted data from the Adolescent Behavior Cognition Development (ABCD) study, a longitudinal cohort study that enrolled children aged 9 to 10 years at baseline from 21 sites around the US.
Patients with MDD were recruited from the County Hospital of Hall in Tirol in Austria, local psychotherapists, psychosocial counseling centers, and support groups.
Researchers sought to examine the association between physical activity and NfL concentration with cognitive decline in older adults.
Among patients with cognitive symptoms, choroid plexus volume is associated with the stage of cognitive impairment.
The growth in the number of clinicians with waivers to prescribe buprenorphine slowed during the pandemic, and support and mentorship are needed to facilitate obtaining a waiver.
A low-burden point-of-care intervention, featuring an electronic health record-enabled smoking module and decision support tools (ELEVATE) is associated with increased reach and effectiveness of smoking cessation treatment.
Researchers sought to examine the association between the number of important subcortical wake-promoting neurons and clinical sleep phenotypes in patients with AD or PSP.
US overdose deaths in 2021 increased at half the pace of 2020 but are still up 15%.
Midlife obesity, physical inactivity, and low education are the three most prominent modifiable risk factors associated with ADRDs.
There was a national increase in PDS that worsened over the course of a year following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Between September and October 2020, a cohort of 1360 current alcohol drinkers were recruited in the United Kingdom using targeted Facebook advertisements.
Daridorexant is a dual orexin receptor antagonist designed to suppress wake drive by blocking the binding of wake-promoting neuropeptides orexin A and orexin B to its receptors.
The placebo-controlled ORCA-2 study evaluated the safety and efficacy of cytisinicline as a treatment for smoking cessation in 810 adult smokers.
Mailed at-home disposal kits increase self-reported opioid disposal rates after common surgical procedures.
Medicare policies are associated with reductions in the share of patients with an Alzheimer disease and related dementias code receiving hospice care.
Hearing, vision, and dual sensory impairment are associated with cognitive impairment among older adults.
Uncontrolled asthma is more likely among adults with asthma who have higher anxiety due to COVID-19, while most parents of children with food allergy (FA) reported unchanged or decreased FA-specific anxiety (FAA) due to COVID-19.
To evaluate implementation of the screening protocol or anxiety and depression, data were sourced from the Danish health care system, a nationwide survey was conducted, and health care professionals were interviewed.
The researchers sought to examine the effects of benzodiazepines and z-drugs use during pregnancy and cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and motor skills developmental outcomes.
Many young adults with a major depressive episode (MDE) do not receive any treatment, with cost being the most prominent barrier.
This study recruited individuals aged 12-30 years who had first-degree relatives with BD I or II and those with no family history of mental illness.
Investigators evaluated cognitive outcomes in children with intestinal failure (IF) and at risk for IF as a result of conditions that affect the small intestine.
If the United States were to institute a ban on menthol cigarettes, 1.3 million smokers are estimated to quit.
Women in academic medicine typically have lower starting salaries than men, and this disparity remains after 10 years on the job.
Antioxidants such as serum level of lutein+zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin are associated with a reduced risk for all-cause dementia.
Adult vaccination rates and socioeconomic factors impacted children’s mental health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multidomain interventions are equally effective for improving cognition in women and men.
The ENGAGE-2 Mechanistic Pilot trial was a randomized clinical trial conducted at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Stanford University between 2019 and 2020.
University students with high social anxiety from Reykjavík University in Iceland were recruited for this study. Participants had full access to an automated, web-based cognitive behavioral therapy.
The likelihood of screening for postpartum depression was associated with negative COVID-19 experiences and higher interpersonal racism.
Patients rated female doctors more on their interpersonal skills and not much on their technical competence, a study found.
Talk therapy may alleviate depression and improve quality of life for people with dementia.
A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for insomnia tailored for Black women improves sleep outcomes and intervention engagement.
Researchers used the ecological momentary assessment, actigraphy, and self-reported sleep measures to examine the relationship of sleep and mood in people with bipolar disorder.
In a retrospective, systematic review, researchers assessed the effectiveness and safety profile of Wuling for the treatment of insomnia.
The US Supreme Court is on the verge of striking down the landmark Roe vs Wade ruling.
The proportion of young smokers who smoke menthol cigarettes decreased after implementation of a menthol cigarette ban in England in May 2020.
From 1999 to 2019, opioid only and opioid/polysubstance-related mortality rates increased among the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) population.
We spoke with Susan E. Schindler, MD, PhD, lead author of a study about the effect of race on the prediction of brain amyloidosis by plasma Aβ42/Aβ40, phosphorylated tau, and neurofilament light.
Obesity, as measured by body mass index (BMI), is associated with an increased risk for Crohn disease (CD) but not ulcerative colitis.
