PTSD
Commentary
Perinatal depression rarely stands alone
Major depressive disorder is the most common mental health condition during the perinatal period and is often comorbid.
From the Journals
Psychedelic therapy tied to reduced depression, anxiety
Study participants reported significant increases in psychological flexibility, cognitive functioning, and postconcussive symptoms.
Conference Coverage
Antidepressants ‘don’t blunt’ semaglutide and weight loss
“Semaglutide 2.4 mg provides an effective treatment option for weight management, regardless of antidepressant use at baseline.”
From the Journals
MDMA effective in diverse patients with PTSD
About 86.5% of participants treated with MDMA-AT achieved a clinically meaningful benefit.
Feature
Service dogs help veterans with PTSD lead better lives
“These dogs pick up on PTSD symptoms and come over and press themselves against you, push their faces into yours, and give you those big puppy dog...
From the Journals
Pandemic tied to significant drop in residents’ PTSD rates
Residents training during the pandemic, compared with prepandemic, also reported higher workload satisfaction.
Hard Talk
The cult of the suicide risk assessment
The rising fascination with repeated suicide risk assessment is misguided in its current form.
From the Editor
A toxic and fractured political system can breed angst and PTSD
As psychiatrists know, many of our severely traumatized adult patients were victims of abuse during childhood.
From the Journals
PTSD: Written exposure therapy matches prolonged exposure therapy
“WET achieved comparable reductions in PTSD symptoms through fewer sessions, shorter duration sessions, less therapist involvement, and no...
From the Journals
Clinical index predicts common postpartum mental health disorders
PMH-affected mothers were slightly younger than unaffected women, more likely to be primiparous, and less likely to be recent immigrants.
From the Journals
How psychedelics can heal a broken mind
Psychedelics “could be the key that unlocks the brain and helps people after one dose, rather than subjecting them to a lifetime of drugs.”