APA: American Psychiatric Association
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What’s best for patients who are dying of anorexia?
Psychiatrists must grapple with questions of law, capacity, and resources.
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Treatment-resistant depression? Don’t forget about MAOIs
Psychiatrists urge colleagues to ignore myths about venerable drugs and consider them in appropriate patients.
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Music therapy helps motivate patients with schizophrenia
Music therapy may also help with sleep disturbances, depression, and regulating emotional behavior.
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Community workers may address psychiatrist shortage
To date, 20 workers have been trained and have started to meet with clients in clinics in four New York City neighborhoods.
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U.S. psychiatrist shortage causing months-long wait times
Telepsychiatry is a potential solution to provider shortages and geographic barriers but does not resolve the shortage of psychiatric outpatient...
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Psychiatrists: Don’t fear clozapine in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Benign ethnic neutropenia “does not increase the risk of clozapine-induced severe neutropenia,” said Dr. Laura Clarke.
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Higher buprenorphine doses help OUD patients stay in treatment
Opioid users stick around when they get more withdrawal relief, addiction clinic finds.
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Buprenorphine update: Looser rules and a helpful injectable
As overdose epidemic continues, new regulations change landscape for opioid addiction therapy.
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Family placement better for deprived kids than institutions
“Being placed in a family reduced the symptoms of reactive attachment disorder to pretty much nonexistent,” said Dr. Kathryn Humphreys.
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Significant increase in vitamin D deficiency in kids with major depressive disorder
The findings reiterate the importance of screening for vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents, with or without depression.
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Quick medication, better communication linked to less violence at inpatient psych unit
Clinicians emphasized quick access to antipsychotic medication and more staff communication.
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Harmful emotional hit of antidepressants underappreciated
There is a need to develop valid and reliable measures to assess emotional blunting related to antidepressants, said Dr. Mujeeb U. Shad.
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Eating disorder apps fall short when it comes to privacy
Many individuals with an ED may be reluctant to seek treatment because of stigma and shame.
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Docs can help combat TikTok misinformation on rare psychiatric disorder
While social media allows for instant communication, there are mounting concerns about the spread of misinformation and its potential impact on...
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The family firearm often used in youth suicide
About 8% of suicide attempts result in death, but when an attempt involves a firearm the percentage jumps astronomically to 90%.