Neurology

What Rx for adolescent migraineurs? Ideal care for menstrual migraine? Perfect patient for new CGRP inhibitors? Answers in this PCP Special Report.

Slide Show: FDA drug approvals in the second quarter 2017 included these 10 for conditions seen in the primary care setting.

An array of new tools, perspectives, and guidelines to help navigate the gray areas have been reported in recent days.

Find out what you know about a common neuropsychiatric disorder by taking this quick 8-question quiz.

Paradox: a new study finds that despite wide us of antidepressants in the US, many who need treatment do not get it while others are overtreated.

A new study found that commonly prescribed antihypertension drugs affect mood disorders--either positively or negatively.

Do doctors’ politics affect treatment decisions on, for example, drug use, firearms, and sexual behavior? Do yours?

To treat or not to treat? The risks and benefits of perinatal treatment for mental illness should be understood by all primary care clinicians.

Collaborative care operationalizes chronic care model principles to improve access to evidence-based treatments.

Authors of a new study note that a simple self-report question about mental health history in patients with ADR may lead to important intervention.

Results of the MOOD-HF trial join those of 2 others that looked to boost mood and survival in patients with heart disease.

A mobile app that lets patients record feelings and monitors engagement and activity may help assess and treat depression.

Depression requires the same time and attention given to other chronic diseases, but few primary care practices are equipped to deliver.

Take this quick quiz to test your knowledge of the latest scientific and clinical information.

Depression in COPD patients is one of the most common, yet least recognized comorbidities, with prevalence ranging from 17% to 44%.

In this Medical News Minute, Dr Bobby Lazzara looks at the impact of PPI use on incident dementia in the elderly.

This brief slide show toplines key research from the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, June 1-4, 2016.

Headache is common, but the diagnosis is not always easy. Take this quick quiz to test what you know.

Headache was a hot topic at the AAN Annual Meeting, and several studies have added to the literature. This slideshow summarizes the latest.

"Keep calm and carry on" suggests a thoughtful gastroenterologist whose patients continue to ask for reassurance.

She comes to your ED with a wide range of symptoms but results of her physical examination are WNL. Given her presentation, what's in your workup?

Next time you're stumped by a difficult presentation, ask, “Have you recently started any new medications or changed the dose of any of your old medications?”

Clinician mental health advocate Pamela Wible, MD, has drafted The 10 Commandments for Medical Educators. Your comments welcomed.

The body of medical knowledge has been growing since ancient times. Test your knowledge of past developments in the art and science of healing.

Getting caught up in a patient’s bad mood may set up a lose-lose proposition.