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Nutritional psychiatry: Does it exist?
While few would argue with the foundational importance of nutrition for healthy childhood development, how to apply nutrition to mental health...
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What did you learn in med school that you disagree with now?
“I was taught the pathology behind arthritic pain, symptoms, signs, and treatment – that it has a genetic component and is inevitable to avoid –...
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Perinatal psychiatry: 5 key principles
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth.
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Reassuring data on stimulants for ADHD in kids and later substance abuse
Experts hope the study findings will quell the stigma surrounding stimulant use by children with ADHD.
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Concussion may not affect IQ in children
“The message I give parents is that most kids recover within 2-4 weeks.”
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Nonstimulants: A better option for ADHD?
The findings could represent “a paradigm shift for the field” because “we always think of starting ADHD treatment with stimulants, but perhaps...
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‘Brain fitness program’ may aid memory loss, concussion, ADHD
Study findings “appear to show that multimodal interventions which are known to increase neuroplasticity in the brain, when personalized, can have...
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A primer on gender-affirming care for transgender youth
Gender-affirming care is a broad term that can encapsulate many different domains: social, legal, medical, and surgical affirmation.
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Limiting social media use in youths brings challenges, benefits
“By limiting their social media time, that resulted in less anxiety, less depression, less FOMO, fewer negative emotions, and greater positive...
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Tips for addressing uptick in mental health visits: Primary care providers collaborate, innovate
Clinical psychologist recommends primary care providers screen all adult patients for depression and anxiety.
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Teen depression and dyslipidemia: New data
There were no differences between study groups in mean lipid levels after adjusting for age, sex, and standardized BMI.