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Gender-Affirming Care Associated With Positive Mental Health Outcomes in Adolescents

03/30/2022

Access to gender-affirming medical interventions was associated with 60% lower odds of depression and 73% lower odds of self-harm or suicidal thoughts in transgender and nonbinary youths (TNB) over 1 year.

Access to gender-affirming...

03/30/2022

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Screening Tools “Extremely Effective” in Identifying Autism in Very Young Children

03/29/2022

Jolynn Tumolo ;

The Social Attention and Communication Surveillance–Revised (SACS-R) tool combined with the SACS-Preschool (SACS-PR) tool (SACS-R+PR) is highly accurate in detecting early autism.

The Social Attention and...

03/29/2022

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Concussion Associated With Heightened Risk of Subsequent Mental Health Issues in Youth

03/25/2022

Jolynn Tumolo ;

Children and teenagers who sustain a concussion are at increased risk of mental health issues, psychiatric hospitalization, and self-harm, suggest new study findings.

Children and teenagers who...

03/25/2022

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Pandemic Increased Mortality Among Older Adults With Alzheimer Disease

03/23/2022

Jolynn Tumolo ;

The early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with excess mortality in older adults with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) in the United States—particularly among those who identified as Asian, Black, or Hispanic.

The early phase of the COVID-19...

03/23/2022

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Psilocybin Potentiates Impact of Antidepressant Medication in Animal Study

03/23/2022

Tom Valentino ;

Results of a new study released by Wesana Health show that administration of an antidepressant 3 weeks after a psilocybin loading dose provided a 39% improvement in depressive behaviors.

Results of a new study released...

03/23/2022

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Digital Tools Seek to Bolster Mental Health Care

03/22/2022

Jolynn Tumolo ;

Two experts involved in the research and development of digital tools to support clinical care recently discussed how their offerings will contribute to mental health practice.

Two experts involved in the...

03/22/2022

Psychiatry & Behavioral Health

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Physical Activity Program Improves Employee Mental Health in Less Than 2 Months

03/21/2022

Jolynn Tumolo ;

Recent study finds workplace physical activity program reported feeling less anxious, stressed, and depressed, and said they felt more alert during the day and slept better at night.

Recent study finds workplace...

03/21/2022

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Updated DSM-5 Text Revision Officially Released

03/21/2022

Meagan Thistle ;

The revised DSM-5-TR includes updates and clarifying modifications to the criteria sets for more than 70 disorders, updates to the descriptive text, and also examines the impact of racism and discrimination.

The revised DSM-5-TR includes...

03/21/2022

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FDA Approves Donepezil Transdermal Patch for Alzheimer Disease

03/21/2022

Heather Flint ;

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Adlarity® (donepezil transdermal system) for release in the fall of 2022. Adlarity is indicated in the treatment of adults with Alzeheimer-type mild to severe dementia symptoms. Adlarity is...

The US Food and Drug...

03/21/2022

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Study Identifies Risk Factors for Opioid Overdose After First Opioid Prescription

03/18/2022

Jolynn Tumolo ;

Older age, male sex, and having Medicaid or Medicare Advantage coverage are among patient risk factors for experiencing an opioid overdose after an initial opioid prescription, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. “In the...

Older age, male sex, and having...

03/18/2022

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