Psychiatry

Limiting screen media use to 30 minutes per day or less for all family members improved mental health measures among youth aged 4 to 17 years in this randomized trial.

Among GPs, IMs, FPs, the primary reason for reluctance to treat addiction is lack of support in the "institutional environment," followed by concerns over personal skills.

The grade B recommendation (moderate certainty) targets youth aged 6 years and older with a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex.

A clinician's empathy during a clinic encounter with a person with chronic pain can have a statistically significant impact on outcomes, a new study found.

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Findings from 2 early stage studies reported at a recent clinical meeting support the safety and tolerability of the GLP-1RA in persons with substance use disorders.

The risk of mortality was not higher for women with vs without PMD overall but was particularly elevated for young women and for suicide across age of PMD diagnosis.

The 3% decline in 2023 compared with 2022 is "heartening news," CDC's Houry says, but the mission is far from accomplished.

From top barriers in seeking treatment to how well mental health issues are identified and treated, find out what US adults really think about the mental health care system.

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The sNDA for the brexpiprazole plus sertraline therapy is based on positive phase 2 and 3 clinical trials showing improvement in PTSD-specific scale scores.

Severe maternal morbidity during pregnancy increases the risk for mental health hospitalization or ED visits for as long as 13 years, a Canadian study found.

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ACC.24: Even modest alcohol intake increases risk for coronary heart disease in men and women but women are at much greater risk across levels of weekly consumption.

ACC.24: Data showed that participants with ADHD who were prescribed stimulants were 17% more likely to develop cardiomyopathy at 1 year.

Which city has the highest depression rate? Or the fewest work hours? Find the answers and more insights from a nationwide analysis, here.

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If the FDA approves the treatment, it will be the first-ever MDMA-assisted therapy and psychedelic-assisted therapy. The PDUFA date is set for August 11, 2024.

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Access to methadone and buprenorphine treatment may be easier and incentive to continue treatment could start at home, using telehealth, according to HHS.

Eating disorders among US youth spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new study shows hospitalizations have been inching up for a decade or more.

The risk of cough and asthma in persons with severe depression was 3.32 times and 2.84 times higher, respectively, than that in those without depression, reported researchers.