Psychiatry

 
Postpartum Transition Support Increases Primary Care Engagement, Reduces Risk of Readmission
July 23, 2024

Providing postpartum scheduling support increased the odds of a primary care visit within 4 months of childbirth among women with chronic disease and improved monitoring.

Family-Wide Limit on Screen Media Use Improves Youth Mental Health: RCT Findings
July 22, 2024

Limiting screen media use to 30 minutes per day or less for all family members improved mental health measures among youth aged 4 to 17 years in this randomized trial.

Primary Care Reluctance to Treat Addiction Linked to Poor Institutional Support: New Study
July 19, 2024

Among GPs, IMs, FPs, the primary reason for reluctance to treat addiction is lack of support in the "institutional environment," followed by concerns over personal skills.

USPSTF Recommends Intensive Behavioral Interventions for Children, Teens with High BMI
June 21, 2024

The grade B recommendation (moderate certainty) targets youth aged 6 years and older with a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex.

Can Clinician Empathy Affect Chronic Pain?
June 18, 2024

A clinician's empathy during a clinic encounter with a person with chronic pain can have a statistically significant impact on outcomes, a new study found.

US Drug Overdose Deaths Declined for First Time in 5 Years: Daily Dose
June 13, 2024

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Premenstrual Disorders Increase Suicide Risk: Daily Dose
June 04, 2024

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Semaglutide Explored for Treatment of Alcohol, Nicotine Use Disorders
May 30, 2024

Findings from 2 early stage studies reported at a recent clinical meeting support the safety and tolerability of the GLP-1RA in persons with substance use disorders.

Premenstrual Disorders May Increase Suicide Risk, Especially Among Young Women, Study Warns
May 29, 2024

The risk of mortality was not higher for women with vs without PMD overall but was particularly elevated for young women and for suicide across age of PMD diagnosis.

US Drug Overdose Deaths Declined in 2023 for the First Time in 5 Years, CDC Reports
May 22, 2024

The 3% decline in 2023 compared with 2022 is "heartening news," CDC's Houry says, but the mission is far from accomplished.