The HCPLive Psychiatry condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on mental illnesses. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and more.
October 3rd 2024
A study reveals that individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders experience high rates of comorbid mental health conditions and receive minimally adequate treatment.
September 26th 2024
September 20th 2024
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Reducing the Risk of Alcohol Use During Adolescents Drops Risk of Depression in Adulthood
After making adjustments, the results show a positive association between alcohol dependence at 18 years and depression at age 24 years. However, there was no association between the rate of change and depression.
More Research Needed Focusing on Circadian Preferences and Mental Health of Student-Athletes
A preference for eveningness was significantly associated with worse overall sleep difficulties, longer sleep latency, reduced sleep satisfaction, more prolonged sleep inertia, more daytime naps, and more severe depressive symptomatology.
Substance Use Disorder Rates Higher in Patients With Comorbid SLE, Major Depressive Disorder
Patients with comorbid major depressive disorder were more likely to have a diagnoses of tobacco, alcohol, opioid, cannabis, stimulants, hallucinogens, sedatives-hypnotics, or anxiolytic use disorders compared to patients with only systemic lupus erythematous.
Symptom Checklist Helps Primary Care Clinicians Assess SUD Severity
The results show 26.3% of patients in the daily cannabis use only group endorsed 2 or more items on the symptom checklist, consistent with DSM-5 SUD, compared to 30.2% of the other drug use group and 51.8% of the daily cannabis and other drug use group.
No Link Found Between Mental Health, Sleep Quality, and COVID-19 Vaccine Response
May 19th 2023The study revealed that healthcare workers with psychiatric disorders had slightly lower Anti-SARS-CoV-2-Spike IgG levels before their third COVID-19 vaccination, but this effect was mediated by age and body mass index.
Prenatal Depression Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk Within First 2 Years After Delivery
April 28th 2023An analysis of data from more than 119,000 pregnancies suggests women with prenatal depression were at increased risk for multiple forms of cardiovascular disease within the first 2 years following delivery relative to their counterparts without prenatal depression.
Treatment with benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, and antidepressants was associated with an increased risk of all-cause hospitalization or mortality, while mood stabilizer treatment did not have a statistically significant association with any of the predetermined outcomes and ADHD medications were linked to a lower risk of psychiatric hospitalization.