Psychiatry News

• ACC 2021 Moderate Alcohol Tied to Lower Stress-Related Brain Activity, MACE Shining a light on this potential mechanism of reducing cardiovascular events may open doors to new therapeutics that can optimize stress reduction without the harmful effects of alcohol, a study hints.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• HHS Prohibits Discrimination Against LGBTQ Patients The agency is aligning policy with a June 2020 US Supreme Court decision that bars discrimination based on gender orientation or identity.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• EPA 2021 'Calcium Imbalance' Linked to Bipolar Severity Calcium homeostasis, rather than just serum vitamin D levels, is linked to adverse outcomes in bipolar disorder, with parathyroid hormone a promising marker of severity, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• SIRS 2021 Blood Biomarker a 'Promising Predictor' of Psychosis Relapse Patients with an acute psychotic episode and high plasma levels of the vasopressin surrogate copeptin are at increased risk for psychotic relapse, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2021
• Increased Risk for Suicide, Self-harm in ICU Survivors ICU survivors have a small increased risk for future suicide and self-harm compared with those treated in acute care; younger patients with a history of mental illness are most at risk.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2021
• APA 2021 Attending a Patient's Funeral: How Psychiatrists Decide In the absence of recommendations, a new survey sheds light on how psychiatrists decide whether to attend a patient's funeral.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2021
• 'Precision' Nutrition? DHA Benefit Modified by AD Genetic Risk In cognitively unimpaired middle-aged adults at higher genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease, those with higher intake of DHA showed greater resistance to pathological structural changes in the brain.
  Medscape Medical News, May 07, 2021
• FDA Blazes Path for 'Real-World' Evidence as Proof of Efficacy FDA leaders must finalize guidance this year on submitting real-world observational evidence for regulatory decisions on drug and device efficacy, but several elements remain in flux.
  Medscape Medical News, May 07, 2021
• 5 More Women Allege Sexual Harassment at LSU Med School A lawyer for women alleging misconduct among leaders at the medical school described their stories as 'the tip of the iceberg.'
  Medscape Medical News, May 07, 2021
• CBD for Severe Epilepsy Linked to Early Puberty in a 2-Year-Old Cannabidiol, purchased online, has been linked to early puberty in a very young child with severe intractable epilepsy.
  Medscape Medical News, May 07, 2021
• Structural Racism Tied to Psychosis Risk in People of Color Social and economic disparities are linked to a significantly increased risk for psychosis in racialized communities, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 07, 2021
• APA 2021 Support Group for Asian Americans Uses Theater to Cope With COVID An online, culturally based peer support group that uses theater and other creative outlets is helping Asian Americans cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 07, 2021
• Topol Talks: COVID-19 Variants Are Innocent Until Proven Guilty Medscape Medical News Editor-in-Chief Eric Topol, MD, addresses the ability of current and future COVID-19 vaccines to combat SARS-CoV-2 variants and other obstacles to pandemic "containment."
  Medscape Medical News, May 07, 2021
• COVID-Related Mental Illness Rises, Capacity to Treat Falls During the COVID-19 pandemic, the percentage of Americans reporting symptoms of mental illness has significantly increased, and the capacity to treat these disorders has decreased, a new report shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• Nighttime Asthma Predicts Poor Outcomes in Teens Teens with persistent nocturnal asthma symptoms were significantly more likely than those without to report poor functional health independent of daytime asthma, based on data from 430 adolescents.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• Pediatric Cancer Survivors at Risk for Opioid Misuse Survivors of childhood cancers are at increased risk for prescription opioid misuse compared with their peers, a review of a claims database revealed.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• Suicide Risk Prediction Tools Fail People of Color Current models used to predict suicide risk fall short for racialized populations including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• Would You Get a Vaccine Passport to Travel? Individuals may soon face choices about whether to get such proof of vaccination to travel or participate in certain events.
  Medscape Reader Polls, May 06, 2021
• ACOG 2021 Breast Cancer Survivors Have Specific Gynecological Needs Sexual dysfunction is a common problem among breast cancer survivors, but it's also an issue inadequately addressed by either ob/gyns or oncologists, experts report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• APA 2021 Novel Drug Offers Rapid Relief From Agitation in Serious Mental Illness An investigational, orally dissolving film formulation of dexmedetomidine may offer rapid relief of acute agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, phase 3 data indicate.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021