Psychiatry

Among patients with UC, elderly individuals (age >65 years old), females, and Caucasians were more likely to be affected by psychiatric illness.

How can clinicians and policy makers collaborate to improve the standing of mental health in the US?

A discussion with a director from the American Public Health Association on what drives the increasing burden of mental illness in the US.

How physicians in a shrinking field have taken on a greater burden of leadership roles in patient care.

How does psychiatry access differ among patients, and how should it become individualized?

With ARBs linked to a higher risk of suicide, investigators suggest treating diseases like hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart failure, and diabetes with ACEIs instead.

The new transdermal patch offers a new delivery option for a well-established schizophrenia treatment.

A pair of surveys show the majority of patients suffering from Parkinson disease would be willing to take CBD to manage psychosis symptoms if it is proven safe and effective.

While depression does not impact functional recovery much following discharge, both dementia and delirium could affect a geriatric patient’s functional status.

Investigators suggest an upgrade to the existing categorical frameworks for diagnosing mental illnesses, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

In an extensive analysis, investigators link antipsychotic initiators with more days in the hospital for Alzheimer disease patients.

In a new meta-analyses, investigators find a lack of evidence showing the links between antidepressants and adverse health risks.

A recent study of pregnancies from the Quebec Pregnancy Cohort found use of antidepressants during pregnancy was linked to an increased rate of gestational diabetes mellitus in an analysis that included more than 200,000 women from 1998 to 2015.

Investigators deem phase 2 study using pimavanserin to treat major depressive disorder a success.

Investigators find zolpidem effectively reduces suicidal ideation, particularly for patients suffering from severe insomnia symptoms.

More than 90% of those surveyed report poor sleep quality impacts the next day negatively.