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Lemborexant Helps Insomniacs Catch More Z's

Even patients with history of depression had better sleep outcomes

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Novel Oral Antidepressant Shows Rapid Symptom Improvement

Improvement with 50-mg zuranolone seen by day 3

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Migraine Drug Shows Benefit for Those With Comorbid Depression, Anxiety

Real-world study of fremanezumab found that patients were able to reduce antidepressant use

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Michigan EDs See Jump in Cannabis-Related Neuropsychiatric Toxicity

Community-based study reports "troublesome" data in state that legalized marijuana for adults

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Antidepressant for Mild COVID-19 Prevents Admissions

Effect in randomized trial "compares favorably" to more pricey drugs

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Midlife Women With Declining Eyesight: Are They Also Looking at Future Depression?

Varying degrees of visual impairment tied to depressive symptoms

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Burnout a Risk Factor for Suicidal Thoughts in Nurses

"Those in most need were less likely to seek help," study showed

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Child Mental Health Emergency; Lybalvi Hits Shelves; Vanessa Bryant Psych Eval

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Rexulti Seeks OK for Teens; Recreational Ketamine Use Rare; 20% Use Opioids Post-Op

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Collateral Damage of COVID-19: Home Injuries, Suicides in Kids?

Trends during a period when many kids were kept out of school

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Just How Many New Depression, Anxiety Cases Popped Up in 2020?

Pandemic's impact on mental health worldwide hit women and young people especially hard

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Mental Health Disorders Linked to Higher Childbirth Costs

Pregnant patients with trauma, stress-related illnesses had the highest costs

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Diabetes Risk With Breastmilk, Antidepressants, Weight Loss

A roundup of noteworthy research from the EASD 2021 meeting

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Prediabetes Tied to Doubled Risk of Major Depression in Dutch Study

Check metabolic status of those with mood disorders and vice versa, researcher says

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Q&A: Loice Swisher, MD, on National Physician Suicide Awareness Day

Showing her own vulnerability helps others, she says

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The LMNOPs of Caring for the Nursing Workforce

Healthcare systems can do more to prevent staff burnout

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Twice-Yearly Schizophrenia Tx OK'd; Austedo Effective Long-Term; $$ for Sobriety

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Mental Health: The New 'Coming Out' in Medicine

Openness about challenges with anxiety, depression can help fight the stigma

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Emergency Medicine Residents Report High Rates of Mistreatment

Large survey study also found that such experiences were linked to increased suicidality

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Naloxone Rebound Akathisia: It Could Turn on You

The rise in opioid overdoses warrants a review of the symptoms of akathisia

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To Prevent Chronic Illness, Start With Mental Health

The two are inextricably linked

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Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill'

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Dexcom's CGM Interoperability Expands; Warfarin and Osteoporosis; Maine Bans PFAS

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

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The Psychological Repercussions of Patient Complaints

We need support from hospital administration

A tired male healthcare worker in scrubs and PPE sits in a folding chair and rubs his eyes in a dark room.

You're Not Alone in Your Darkest Hours

Ending the silence on mental health can save the lives of our peers, our patients, and ourselves

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The Mental Health Toll of Not Matching

Reports of suicides and unprecedented social media dialogue have turned a spotlight on the issue

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The Elephant in the Doctors' Lounge

It's time to get healthcare workers talking about their own mental health

A transgender woman in a pink robe with her head wrapped in a towel wipes the steam off of a mirror in the bathroom.

What's Driving Eating Disorders in Trans Patients?

Proper care begins with understanding

A mother who is covering her face with her hands lies next to a crying baby on a shag carpet.

Zuranolone Eases Core Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Rapid-acting drug may change the treatment paradigm, researcher said

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Q&A: Helping Surfside Survivors, and Other Trauma Patients, Return to Normal

Columbia University's John Markowitz outlines the types of therapies that are proven to work

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When You Ignore My Gender, You Dehumanize Me

As physicians, we must do better to support trans patients

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COVID-19 Pandemic Upped Anxiety in Adults, Kids With Diabetes

Providers should be screening patients on how COVID is affecting them, says researcher

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Rise in Alcohol Dependence Seen During Pandemic

AUD in U.K. study tied to worse COVID outcomes and more mental health problems as well

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Can Cannabis Use Lead to Suicidal Thoughts?

Survey data showed increasing suicidal behaviors among young adults over prior decade

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Child Mental Health Crisis Needs Attention, AMA Delegates Say

"The pandemic exacerbated a problem we already had and made it a catastrophe"

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Persistent Insomnia Since Childhood Linked with Mood, Anxiety Disorders in Adults

But no increased risk seen in kids whose insomnia improved over time

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Trouble Falling Asleep Predicts Later Cognitive Impairment

Depression and vascular disease may play roles

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Suicide Continues to Get Sad Before It Gets Sadder

Novel research and definitions are essential to reversing bleak trends

FDA APPROVED olanzapine and samidorphan (Lybalvi)

FDA OKs New Antipsychotic for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder

Approval of olanzapine-samidorphan carries opioid-related contraindications

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Patients With Underactive Thyroid Report Pervasive Brain Fog

Many said they had symptoms well before a hypothyroidism diagnosis

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