Teens, Adults With Epilepsy at High Risk for Depression Two studies call for regular mental health screening of epilepsy patients Dec 03, 2018
Morning Break: Measles Rebound; New FDA Warnings; Cancer Dx Scares Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Nov 30, 2018
ADHD Genes; Psychosis and Suicide; Your Brain on Internet Gaming News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 28, 2018
Group Hypnotherapy Helps IBS Patients As effective as individual treatment in reducing perception of symptoms Nov 26, 2018
Trauma May Up Risk for Menopause Symptoms in Older Women Study argues for awareness of prevalence of traumatic histories in this population Nov 19, 2018
Behavioral Therapy Improves Headache Outcomes Stress, anxiety, depression play significant roles in migraine Nov 18, 2018
Homelessness and Suicide Attempts Intertwined Among Veterans Two risk factors go "hand in hand," says researcher Nov 15, 2018
IBT Plus Liraglutide Boosts Weight Loss in Obese Patients Adding pharmacotherapy also led to beneficial changes in appetite Nov 15, 2018
Spanking May Make Kids More Aggressive Updated policy encourages adults to avoid physical punishment, verbal abuse Nov 05, 2018
Arguing Aside, Grandparents Cope Well with Raising Grandkids Older caregivers report handling stresses as well as parents Nov 04, 2018
Can Prison Design Affect Inmates' Mental Health Outcomes? Art, natural light, other elements can improve results, researchers say Oct 31, 2018
New Binge Eating Tx; DAYBREAK Results Disappoint; Opioid for MDD? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 31, 2018
Opioid for Depression Comes Before FDA Panel Buprenorphine/samidorphan drug to be scrutinized Oct 31, 2018
Possible Malingering in PTSD, TBI Cases Calls for Careful Analysis Study highlights challenges in diagnosis, treatment in veterans and general population Oct 29, 2018
States Start to See Non-Fatal Strangulation as Felony But a few states haven't yet passed laws on it Oct 28, 2018
Substance Abuse and Involuntary Commitment: Will It Work? While some experts approve of the facilities, several questions remain Oct 28, 2018
Some Prisoners Executed Despite Mental Illness Diagnosis Results call into question who should receive death penalty, researchers say Oct 28, 2018
Assessing Competency in Aid-in-Dying Patients Should a competency exam by an outside doctor be required? Oct 27, 2018
Depressed Man Refuses Life-Saving Pacemaker; Now What? Determining competency and when physicians should intervene Oct 26, 2018
Female Arsonists Have Different Motivations, Diagnoses Review compared them with male arsonists, non-arsonist female offenders Oct 26, 2018
Childhood Trauma: Risk Factor for Lupus in Adulthood? Nurses Health Study data show a link Oct 24, 2018
Supervised Injection Sites Reduce Drug-Related Harm Facilities prevent overdose deaths and connect drug users with addiction treatment Oct 23, 2018
Morning Break: Human Side of Addiction; Eyeing Da Vinci's Genius; No CV Indication for Ilaris Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Oct 19, 2018
Cannabis Use Again Tied to Risk for Psychotic-Like Experiences Genetics underlies the association, but heavy use may also play a role Oct 17, 2018
Sandeep Jauhar's Real-Life Tales From, and of, the Heart Exploring the organ's intertwined metaphorical and biological aspects Oct 08, 2018
NAMS Meeting Opens with Kerfuffle over Women's Sexual Enhancement Society's founder jabs panelists for overselling no-evidence elixirs Oct 04, 2018
ERs Filling Up with Psych Cases Millions more visits were linked to the conditions in 2015 compared with 2009 Oct 04, 2018
Death Risk Elevated in Dementia Patients with Hypoglycemia Target hypoglycemic episodes instead of HbA1c, researchers urge Oct 03, 2018
40 Years of Alzheimer's Research Failure: Now What? Decades-long odyssey with little to show Sep 13, 2018
Patient Psychology Called Key in Pain Management "Pain is fundamentally more than just biology," says Beth Darnall of Stanford Sep 10, 2018
'Death Certificate Project' Terrifies California Doctors Hundreds threatened with disciplinary action for opioid scripts to patients who overdosed Aug 30, 2018
I Almost Shot Myself in the Head Until... Here's what stopped this doctor's suicidal thoughts Aug 30, 2018
Does Work Stress Increase Parkinson's Risk? High-stress jobs tied to PD in men, but high-control jobs had stronger link in women Aug 29, 2018
Opioid Use Rising in ADHD Patients on Stimulants Concomitant usage poses danger for addiction, overdose Aug 10, 2018
Gut-Liver-Brain Interactions Tied to Alzheimer’s Studies may explain mixed results of omega-3 trials Jul 26, 2018
