Psychiatry & Mental Health

Blood Test May Accurately Determine Depression Status A multi-assay blood test can accurately distinguish patients with major depression from their healthy counterparts.
Medscape Medical News, February 8, 2012
Contaminant in Drinking Water Linked to Mental Illness Exposure during gestation and early childhood to drinking water contaminated with PCE, an industrial solvent, has been linked to an increased risk for certain psychiatric illnesses in later life.
Medscape Medical News, January 30, 2012
Adapting to the ADHD Drug Shortage With the United States facing a severe shortage of ADHD medications, how can clinicians adjust their management approach?
Medscape Psychiatry, January 30, 2012
Concern Over Changes to Autism Criteria Unfounded, Says APA The American Psychiatric Association says concerns that proposed changes to autism criteria outlined in the DSM-5 will leave some patients out in the cold are unfounded.
Medscape Medical News, January 25, 2012

Tired of Being a Doctor? Choices for Opting Out of Medicine Some doctors want to move up into administrative jobs, while others want to leave the profession completely. But what to do? Here's how to decide.
Medscape Business of Medicine, February 2012
If Patients Bash You on Internet Rating Sites, Consider This Being trashed on the Internet is a distressing experience for physicians. How to decide whether it's worth fighting back?
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012
Why Income May Drop if You Sell Your Practice to a Hospital Hospitals are purchasing more practices, but sometimes selling your practice leads to a drop in your profits and income. Here's how to make sure that doesn't happen.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012
Failure to Discuss Healthcare Reform Was Purposeful Lapse An "Obamacare" opponent asserts that the president avoided discussing healthcare reform because the topic is contentious, and says why we should repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012
An ACO Visionary Talks Implementation, Healthcare Reform Dr. Elliott Fisher of the Dartmouth Institute discusses the ins and out of ACOs and more.
Medscape Internal Medicine, January 2012

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Cannabis Use Doubles Risk for Serious Road Accidents Driving under the influence of cannabis is associated with a near doubling of road accidents compared with driving while unimpaired.
Medscape Medical News, February 9, 2012
Four Simple Questions May Identify Mild Cognitive Impairment Four simple questions may help clinicians distinguish patients with normal age-related memory loss from those at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
Medscape Medical News, February 9, 2012

Adapting to the ADHD Drug Shortage With the United States facing a severe shortage of ADHD medications, how can clinicians adjust their management approach?
Medscape Psychiatry, January 30, 2012
Healthcare Gone Missing: The State of the Union Address Henry R. Black, MD, and Roxana Mehran, MD, talked with Medscape after the 2012 State of the Union address about why healthcare was missing and what that portends.
Medscape Cardiology, January 26, 2012