General Psychiatry

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The Psychiatric Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Workers

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Emily Pond

Looking to quantify the rates of psychological distress among health care workers, the study authors identified job-related and personal risk and protective factors.

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Popular Rap Songs’ Mental Health References Double from 1998 to 2018

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Mary Stroka

Researchers studied whether mental health references have increased as mental health distress and suicide risk among US youth have increased over the past 2 decades.

Patient Age Linked to Choice of Telepsychiatry Visit Type

Patient age is associated with the choice of telepsychiatry visit type, and many patients report being likely to continue with telepsychiatry even after in-person visits are available.

Mental Health Impacts Observed Among the General Population During COVID-19

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Jessica Nye, PhD

The researchers compared the perceived mental health impact and coping and changes in depressive symptoms, anxiety, worry, and loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic between people with and without lifetime depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders.

One-Third of Adults in the United States Likely to Refuse a COVID-19 Vaccine

Roughly one-third of Americans say they will decline a COVID-19 vaccine.

Insomnia and Other Sleep-Wake Disorders

Types and characteristics of common sleep-wake disorders.

Daily Dose Thresholds: Sedatives-Hypnotics

Sedative-hypnotic medications daily dose threshold chart, especially for long term care patients.

Daily Dose Thresholds: Antipsychotics

Antipsychotic daily dose threshold chart.

Pharmacogenetic Considerations for Psychotropic Drugs

Dosing adjustments and precautions for pharmacogenetic variations with psychotropic medications.

Atypical Antipsychotic Pharmacokinetics

Chart Pharmacokinetics of Atypical Antipsychotics, including Bioavailability, Half-life and CYP 450 Metabolism.

ADHD Treatments

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) treatment medications comparative chart.