Psychiatry

The MD Magazine editors rounded up the 10 best stories from January—did you read them all?

The FDA approved using a schizophrenia drug for adolescents.

Can loss make you a better doctor? A psychiatrist reflects on his mother's death.

Every year, six million children aged 4-17 see a physician regarding ADHD.

Telepsychiatry therapy can be a good add-on to buprenorphine treatment.

Hahnemann University Hospital has launched the Gender Reassignment Surgical Program – a new gender affirmation program for transgender patients. Hahnemann will offer both female-to-male and male-to-female gender confirming surgeries.

Almost 50% kids' ADHD symptoms persisting to adulthood may depend on diagnosis.

After a decade in limbo, Shire’s other amphetamine salt combo is back under review.

Severe mental illness is tied to a significant increased risk of HIV.

Kids have higher odds of harsh ADHD symptoms if parents have severe symptoms.

Mental health care, addiction, could suffer under Trump.

Whether it's of a brick wall, sky, or nature, hospital window view doesn't really matter.

After spotty trials, Alcobra's MDX met its end as a potential ADHD treatment.

Researchers pinpoint depression biomarker during pregnancy and how to treat it.

Stimulants improved adaptive functioning in kids with ADHD symptoms.

Quantitative EEG is not the way to diagnose ADHD, guidelines say.

Researchers suspect cognitive training can prevent the development attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in infants.

The MD Magazine editors rounded up the 10 best stories from December—did you read them all?

There is an urgent need to improve diagnostic abilities and management of borderline personality disorder, despite significant breakthroughs.

When invited guests at holiday gatherings include those struggling with substance abuse, what's a host or hostess to do?

Tonix pharmaceutical has received a breakthrough therapy designation for a drug candidate meant to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved dropping black box warning on two smoking cessation aids.

A study out of the University of Pittsburgh identifies significant comorbidity and negative outcomes in those with insomnia and asthma, and finds that even asthmatics who report no nighttime breathing disturbances still face a predisposition to sleeplessness.

The MD Magazine editors rounded up the 10 best stories from November – did you read them all?

An online self-help intervention program can improve attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) behaviors in children and increase satisfaction in a parental role.

Antidepressant remission rates could be influenced by a precise sleeping schedule, according to findings presented in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

As the field of medical ethics continues to expand, its use can be seen in everything from general medical conditions to end of life considerations.

Researchers suggest that family-based cognitive behavioral therapy may be a key factor in treating children with autism spectrum disorder who have problems sleeping.

Depression is associated with cardiac risk factors in HIV-positive people. But does depression make these HIV patients more likely to die?

As more men and women who served their country come home their skills can be put to good use in the medical community. Finding those veterans and reservists and getting them the training they need can make all the difference in their life out of uniform.