Mental Health

Gus Alva, MD, outlines challenges and opportunities, including stigma reduction, substance use counseling, and practical approaches that support patients.

Centanafadine's FDA priority review signals potential innovation in ADHD treatment, offering a new nonstimulant option for diverse patient needs.

Gus Alva, MD, previews 2026 research directions and explains why sleep assessment and sleep disorders may become a bigger focus in routine care.

Gus Alva, MD, reviews key 2025 psychiatry advances, including non-monoaminergic approaches to MDD and newer targets in schizophrenia care.

Family physician Teresa Lovins, MD, highlights key community mental health resources primary care clinicians should know to support patients in crisis.

Family physician Teresa Lovins, MD, explains how primary care clinicians can determine when to manage depression and when urgent referral is needed.

Teresa Lovins, MD, describes the PHQ-9, GAD-7, and other brief screeners that help family physicians identify depression, anxiety, ADHD, and bipolar disorder in everyday practice.

Mental health issues affect half the population at some point during a lifetime. Teresa Lovins, MD, says FPs are often the first to learn that "something is going on."

Insights on atopic dermatitis treatment preferences, the safety of childhood vaccines, maternal depression’s effect on parenting, and more.

The vasopressin V1b antagonist reduced depressive symptoms, with greater effects in genetically-selected patients using a precision psychiatry approach.

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Monu Khanna, MD, discusses the benefits of behavioral strategies, including yoga, breathwork, and dancing, in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in patients with obesity.

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At ACOG 2025, Elizabeth Mollard, PhD, discussed her research on Medicaid PPD screening and coverage policies on PPD diagnosis.

ACOG 2025: Laxmi Gannu, MS, discusses key findings from a provider survey on postpartum depression screening practices, training gaps, and referral patterns.

ACOG 2025: Joy Baker, MD, urged primary care clinicians to screen early, refer confidently, and help change the statistics on maternal mental health.

ACOG 2025: Elizabeth Mollard, PhD, discusses her research on how Medicaid policies influence postpartum depression screening rates.

ACOG 2025: Joy Baker, MD, discusses the importance of listening closely to how patients describe postpartum distress—and to read between the lines.

ACOG 2025: Dr Baker shares how language can help create a trusting space for patients to speak openly about postpartum depression.

ACOG 2025: Joy Baker, MD, called for stronger cross-specialty collaboration to address maternal mental health after birth.

ACP 2025: Collaborative care can help address the mental health crisis, but payment and EHR challenges remain. Matthew Press, MD, explains how primary care can overcome these barriers and why integration is essential.

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ACP 2025: Matthew Press, MD, shares actionable steps for primary care physicians to adopt a collaborative care model, including how to start small and partner with other practices.

ACP 2025: Dr Press discusses how the Penn Integrated Care model equips primary care physicians to manage mental health conditions more effectively while reducing burnout.