Psychiatry

A Role for Sitting in Brain Health? Older adults are encouraged to exercise as a way of improving general health and cognition. Surprisingly, this study suggests there is also a role for sitting in brain health.
News, October 27, 2020
COVID-19 and Psychosis: Is There a Link? A team of Johns Hopkins researchers is investigating a potential secondary, long-term impact of COVID-19 exposure -- greater susceptibility to psychosis.
News, May 08, 2020
COVID-19: A Call for 'Urgent' Global Action to Prevent Suicide An international group of researchers calls on governments to act now to prevent any possible surge in suicide rates because of COVID-19, calling it a 'pressing' concern.
News, April 23, 2020
Can a Healthy Lifestyle Reduce ADHD Incidence in Children? Greater adherence to healthy lifestyle recommendations in childhood is associated with a decrease in ADHD diagnoses and related doctor visits in early adolescence.
News, April 22, 2020
PCPs Don't Back 'Gold Standard' Treatment for Opioid Addiction Although medications like buprenorphine are the gold standard for treating opioid use disorder, a large number of primary care physicians do not see them as effective or safe for long-term use.
News, April 20, 2020
COVID-19: Experts Hasten to Head Off Mental Health Crisis Concerns raised over the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are already surfacing in the general population, prompting calls for swift and comprehensive action.
News, April 20, 2020
Cautionary Tale Spurs 'World's First' COVID-19 Psychiatric Ward A medical disaster in a South Korean hospital's psychiatric ward prompted physicians at an Israeli psychiatric hospital to create a dedicated ward for inpatients with COVID-19.
News, April 17, 2020
First-in-Class Schizophrenia Drug Safe, Effective, Durable The novel non–D2-receptor-binding drug known as SEP-363856 provides durable benefit and a benign safety profile in adults with schizophrenia, new six-month data suggest.
News, April 16, 2020
COVID-19: Mental Illness the 'Inevitable' Next Pandemic? Although social distancing is slowing the spread of COVID-19, it will undoubtedly have negative consequences for mental health and well-being in both the short- and long-term, public health experts say.
News, April 15, 2020
COVID-19: Psychiatric Patients May Be Among the Hardest Hit Patients with a serious mental illness are at uniquely high risk of infection during the current COVID-19 emergency and may have a worse prognosis.
News, April 09, 2020
How Stimulants Really Work to Improve Attention It has been a long-held belief that attention problems are caused by poor concentration, but new research suggests a lack of motivation because of low dopamine might be the real culprit.
News, April 03, 2020
COVID-19: Mental Health Pros Come to the Aid of Frontline Comrades Psychologists, psychotherapists, and social workers in the US and Canada have formed a network to offer free psychotherapy sessions to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
News, April 02, 2020
Maligned, Underutilized: Education Enhances ECT's Poor Public Image Patient education explaining the benefits and safety of ECT improves patient acceptance of this effective but much "maligned and underutilized" treatment, new research shows.
News, March 30, 2020
High Anxiety in America Over COVID-19 Survey results show COVID-19 is affecting many Americans' mental health, which is not surprising. But one expert warns that if the pandemic goes on much longer anxiety levels could become much worse.
News, March 28, 2020
US Autism Rates Up Nearly 10%, But This May Be a Good Thing US autism rates have increased nearly 10% over 4 years, an indicator of improved early screening and diagnosis, and better detection in minorities.
News, March 27, 2020
COVID-19: 'Striking' Rates of Anxiety, Depression in HCPs A significant proportion of healthcare workers treating patients exposed to COVID-19 have symptoms of depression, anxiety, and trouble sleeping.
News, March 26, 2020
COVID-19: Dramatic Changes to Telepsychiatry Rules and Regs In the wake of drastic rule changes governing telemental health services during the COVID-19 outbreak, experts give the most up-to-date information on how to best navigate this ever-changing landscape.
News, March 26, 2020
New Twist on the Value of Alcohol Use Screening Screening for alcohol use may provide valuable information about which patients should be assessed for comorbid conditions, including drug abuse, depression, and anxiety.
News, March 23, 2020
New Insight Into Impact of Battlefield Explosions on the Brain Research sheds new light on the impact of exposure to battlefield explosions in findings that may open the door to more sensitive and objective estimation of brain degeneration in soldiers.
News, March 23, 2020
COVID-19 Prompts 'Lifesaving' Policy Change for Opioid Addiction In the face of COVID-19, SAMHSA has announced policy changes that will allow some patients in treatment for opioid use disorder to receive a 28-day take-home supply of medication.
News, March 20, 2020

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