Psychiatry

Exposure to maternal, paternal, or full sibling major depression was associated with a two-fold higher risk of major depression for men.

Patients with with depression and AHI ≥ 30 show the greatest risk of all-cause mortality.

The connection between different ADHD subtypes and mood disorders has not been fully explored.

Singh presented during the recent APSARD conference. onthe topic of ADHD and bipolar disorder.

An international review of data show certain antidepressants may benefit conditions like fibromyalgia, but many trials are actually inconclusive.

The same risk was not found for offspring of fathers with primary immunodeficiencies.

Crosbie presented results from a small pilot study testing a video game platform for patients with executive function deficits during the annual APSARD meeting.

Based on data from the systematic review, investigators urge for the prioritization of sleep as a core clinical target and further investigation across the stages of psychosis.

Those who were assigned female at birth, had worse physical health, and self-reported symptoms of anxiety, were vulnerable to poor sleep quality in all aspects.

In what investigators are calling the largest study of its kind ever conducted in the US, results of the 2-year study, which included more than 300 transgender or nonbinary youth, underline the positive benefits seen with receipt of gender-affirming hormone therapy among this patient population.

Personality disorders, adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder, insomnia, and anxiety disorders were risk factors associated with postpartum depression.

Sleep and epilepsy have been described as "unfortunate bedfellows" due to the complex relationship, and yet caretakers report a lack of support managing these issues commonly experienced by children.

Based on the identified biomarkers, it was possible to distinguish patients with a good predictive value for pain, sleep, and anxiety.

The potential mediating role of inflammation at 9 years, measured by CRP and IL-6, was investigated in the relationship between sleep and ADHD.

Participants in the iPCIT group had significantly lower levels of externalizing problems and higher levels of compliance to caregiver direction compared to the referrals as usual group.

Children definite motor problems were more likely to have psychotic experiences compared to children with no definite motor problems.

Patients with late-onset depression died on average 1 year earlier than those with early-onset depression or those without late-life depression.

Parenting stress, negative parenting practices, broken parental partnership, critical life events, parental psychopathologies, socioeconomic status, and single-parent family were all significantly associated with ADHD symptom severity.

A new cross-sectional analysis suggest there are few options available for patients with schizophrenia or a serious mood disorder.

Pregnant individuals with opioid use disorder are commonly treated with methadone.

Neither finasteride nor dutasteride were linked to an increased risk of suicide.

There was a decrease in relapse observed for low-risk participants, but not high-risk individuals.

Some in the industry expect the Adderall shortage to possibly last until March 2023.

Serotonin syndrome occurred in less than 0.5% of patients, while the number of serotonin syndrome cases was fewer in the antidepressant group.

TRD episodes resulted in more inpatient bed-days and lost workdays compared to non-TRD episodes.

The indication expands the marketed use of the atypical antipsychotic drug to be used with antidepressants in adult patients.

The investigators also found an increase in the proportions of monthly hospitalizations during the pandemic for a number of disorders, including anxiety, depression, and suicidality or self-injury.

They also found no statistically significant associations found for specific cardiovascular outcomes in relation to cardiac arrest or arrhythmias, cerebrovascular diseases, or myocardial infarction.

Data show an enhanced, auditory alert driving simulator may reduce distraction and inconsistent driving among teenagers with ADHD.

The strongest confounders were family income, caregiver education, and ADHD polygenic risk scores for ADHD clinical range diagnoses.