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.
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Explaining the Link Between Diabetes, Anxiety, and Depression
March 11th 2015Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School may have uncovered an explanation for why patients with diabetes are more likely to develop anxiety and depression than patients with other chronic conditions requiring similar levels of management.
Migraine and Depression: It's All the Same Brain
An estimated 40% of migraine sufferers also have signs of depression and more than 50% of migraine patients have some form of anxiety disorder. Treating these comorbidities is more art than science, says Mia Minen, MD, Director of Headache Services at NYU Langone Medical Center. In a recent interview she discussed the treatment options ranging from standard drugs like triptans, to Botox, to biofeedback.
The Duchess of Cambridge Speaks Out In Support for Mental Health in Children
The Duchess of Cambridge Catherine Middleton released a video in support of the United Kingdom's first Children's Mental Health Week, in which open conversation between parents and their children about mental health is encouraged.
Major Depression May Mean Brain's Inflamed
Major depressive episodes (MDEs) have physical symptoms such as anhedonia, anorexia and weight loss-all of which can be triggered by activation of the immune system.In a report in JAMA Psychiatry Elaine Setiawan, PhD and colleagues said their research shows that translocator protein density intensifies during an MDE, and that shows brain inflammation.They measured translocator protein by distribution volume (TSPOVt) assessed through PET scans.
Autism: Even Severe Cases Can Improve
Everyone involved in the care of a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) wants to know that child's long-term prognosis. In a study in JAMA Psychiatry Peter Szatmari, MD reports on his study of 421 newly diagnosed preschoolers in a Canadian multisite longitudinal study. Data were collected over 4 years, until each child was age 6.The author found that there are several trajectories ASD can take.
PTSD May Elevate Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Women
January 27th 2015JAMA Psychiatry has published a study ahead of print examining the relationship between PTSD and T2DM in Nurses' Health Study II participants. The study questioned whether PTSD increased the risk of T2DM among civilians, and the magnitude of change. The findings indicated a positive association.
Doctors Want to Bring Back Asylums
The Obama administration's former health policy guru Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel, MD, PhD, wants to bring back asylums. Deinstitutionalizing the mentally ill has been underway since the 1950s. But Emanuel, MD, and colleagues at University of Pennsylvania want the US to reopen these inpatient psychiatric facilities to provide long-term care for some patients. "Few high-quality accessible long-term care options are available for a significant segment of the approximately 10 million US residents with serious mental illness," he and colleagues write in a JAMA opinion piece.
Malnutrition Comes with Significant Price Tag
January 8th 2015A report published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN) estimated disease-associated malnutrition (DAM) costs the economy more than $157 billion annually, with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), depression, and dementia contributing most to the costs.
For COPD Patients, Suicidal Thoughts Persist
January 7th 2015While suicide ideation (SI) and depression is common among individuals suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), emerging research has also discovered women with the condition disproportionately experience SI and it persists despite undergoing mental health treatment.