Docs' Vacation Habits May Be Fueling Burnout Taking fewer than 3 weeks of vacation each year linked to higher rates of burnout Jan 12, 2024
FDA Clears Wegovy, Other GLP-1 Drugs of Suicidality Risk for Now Preliminary evaluation reassures, while the agency's review continues Jan 11, 2024
Weekly Risperidone Win; Meta Hides Harmful Teen Content; Breathing to Altered State? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 10, 2024
No Increased Risk of Suicidal Ideation With GLP-1 Drugs Semaglutide shows lower risk of suicidal ideation than other obesity, diabetes drugs Jan 08, 2024
Toddlers' Screen Time Tied to Atypical Sensory Outcomes However, study could not examine causation Jan 08, 2024
We've Done Away With a Critical Source of Drug Use Data It's time to bring back the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) survey Jan 08, 2024
Fake Xanax Hospitalizes Three in Chicago Three young adults were in intensive care after taking bromazolam they thought was alprazolam Jan 04, 2024
TMS for Psych Disorders Poses Little Threat to Implanted Cardiac Devices Low risk of interaction, heating, or damage to ICD from magnetic stimulation therapy Jan 04, 2024
At-Home Electrical Stimulation Fails to Treat Major Depressive Episodes Transcranial direct current stimulation couldn't beat a sham control Jan 03, 2024
Ethics of Palliative Psychiatry; 4-Year Lybalvi Data; 'Dry January' Psych Benefits News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 03, 2024
Overhauling Our Mental Health System Eric Reinhart, MD, discusses the need for Chicago's new "Treatment Not Trauma" policy Jan 03, 2024 video
Psychedelics for Psych Conditions Made Their Mark in 2023 Benefits demonstrated in major depression, bipolar depression, PTSD, and anorexia Dec 31, 2023
Providing Telemedicine in War Zones Founder of telehealth platform talks about services in Gaza and Ukraine Dec 28, 2023 video
Death by Doctor; Apple Watch Sales Rebooted; Nerve Transplanted to Paralyzed Hand Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Dec 28, 2023
Benzodiazepine Use in Pregnancy Tied to Miscarriage Risk Taiwanese study attempted to control for unmeasured confounders Dec 27, 2023
Autism Aggression Sensor; Psychiatry Top Telehealth Spender; Mid-Stage Wins, Losses News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 27, 2023
Mind of the 'Maestro': Inside the Head of Leonard Bernstein Psychiatrist and concert pianist Richard Kogan, MD, on the great composer's complex inner life Dec 27, 2023
Young-Onset Dementia Tied to New Risk Factors Vitamin D deficiency, high CRP levels linked with dementia in midlife Dec 26, 2023
988 Lifeline Getting Mostly Good Reviews But call routing and adequate staffing remain issues Dec 26, 2023
Can Residents Flourish? Managing Common Foot and Ankle Conditions Also in TTHealthWatch: Toothbrushing to prevent pneumonia Dec 23, 2023 podcast
Planning to Stop That Benzodiazepine? Think Twice Patients who discontinued long-term benzodiazepines had a higher risk of death Dec 20, 2023
ADHD Video Game for Teens; Spinal Cord Stimulation for Depression; Menu Anxiety? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 20, 2023
If Ketamine Is So Safe, What Happened to Matthew Perry? While ketamine may prove to aid challenging mental health conditions, it still can be dangerous Dec 19, 2023
Matthew Perry's Cause of Death; Woman's 'Abuse of a Corpse' Charge; HIV in Girls Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Dec 18, 2023
A Medical Breakthrough for Postpartum Depression Within a Deeply Flawed System Issues of equity and access persist for mental healthcare Dec 15, 2023
Clearing Patients for Punishment: The Truth About Solitary Confinement Here are two steps to help eliminate this inhumane practice Dec 14, 2023
Cats and Schizophrenia; FDA to Review MDMA PTSD Treatment; Yogurt to Destress? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 13, 2023
Hypochondriasis Linked to Increased Risk of Death People diagnosed with hypochondriasis had a 4-fold greater risk of death from suicide Dec 13, 2023
Yes, Conversion Therapy Efforts Still Exist in Medical Practice Leading health associations want to end this harmful approach Dec 09, 2023
Narcissism Garners More Media Attention Here's what it is, what it isn't, and what separates it from a true diagnosis Dec 07, 2023
Another Mid-Stage Psychedelic Win; Gun Suicides Reach High; Magnetic Seizure Therapy News and commentary from the psychiatry world Dec 06, 2023
Advice to the Field of Suicidology: A Way Home When 'Bad Lost' The conventional approach to identifying suicide risk is far from sufficient Dec 06, 2023
Psilocybin Shows Promise in Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Type II Depression Most patients achieved remission in small trial, and no hypomania episodes occurred Dec 06, 2023
Psych Nurses Sound the Alarm on Patient Violence at Pediatric Hospital Seattle Children's PBMU staff "work in a persistent state of fear," says state nurses union Dec 04, 2023
Suicide Rates Among Black Women Rose Over 2 Decades Increases were greatest among younger Black women and girls Dec 04, 2023
To Report or Not to Report Suspicions of Medical Child Abuse? What the 'Take Care of Maya' ruling could mean for abuse accusations Dec 02, 2023
Intensive Caring: Reminding Patients They Matter How to care for those who no longer care about themselves Dec 02, 2023
No Heightened Risk of Suicide, Psychiatric Conditions With Acne Drug Meta-analysis suggests lower risk of suicide attempts years after starting isotretinoin Nov 30, 2023
Increased Mortality Risk for Young Adults on High Doses of Antipsychotics But antipsychotic medication-related deaths are rare in children, study shows Nov 29, 2023