Chelsie Derman is an associate editor for HCPLive who covers allergy and psychiatry. She joined MJH Life Sciences in September 2023 after graduating from The College of New Jersey with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and professional writing. In her free time, she enjoys creative writing and reading.
She can be reached at cderman@mjhlifesciences.com.
A new study found that 83.3% of practitioners believe biosimilars are just as effective and safe as originator drugs. Yet, because of knowledge gaps related to biosimilars, patients fear disease flares caused by biosimilars, as well as the drug’s effectiveness.
Solriamfetol, typically used to treat narcolepsy and sleep apnea, has demonstrated it can reduce ADHD symptoms with no adverse cardiovascular effects.
People with dementia are associated with needing more help with daily activities, having financial burdens, and having more hospital and nursing facility stays, according to new data.
Participants with PTSD in a new study heard voices more significantly than did patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, according to investigators.
Shen explains how the pandemic affected the state of US elderly care, and discusses room for future research.
Shen discusses her team’s research into the link between high turnover rates in US nursing homes and worsened quality of care.
A new analysis was unable to provide conclusive comparisons between the 2 methods of psychotherapy delivery, despite robust data.
Regarding teachers’ responses to handle anxiety in students with autism spectrum disorder, 33.3% teachers promote anxiety and 37.1% promote autonomy.
A trend shows there is an association between the rise of LSD and adults with depression—but it is even more prevalent in young adults aged 18-34 than older adults.
RSV may have a lower number of hospitalizations than COVID-19 and influenza last year, but the virus is more severe than the 2 and requires more intensive care.
In the second index, REM fragmentation decreased more in the SRT group than the control group, but in other indexes, there was not a statistical difference.
Turnover rates remain significantly high in nursing homes, which may impact the resident’s quality of care.
Only roughly 21% of adolescents with mental health issues receive outpatient treatment, according to a new study.
95% of the veterans who screened positive for PTSD also screened positive for insomnia, showing how PTSD is linked to insomnia.
Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder have less physical activity, longer sleep latency, shorter total sleep time, and lower sleep efficiency than their peers without autism.
A newly developed prediction model for opioid treatment relapse includes 4 consecutive week urine drug screenings to test for risk of return.
Extended-release quetiapine is commonly used for treatment-resistant depression, but a new study reveals patients receiving esketamine nasal spray are 54% more likely to reach remission at 8 weeks.
Race/ethnicity, parental education, household income, housing tenure, household food sufficiency, and health insurance coverage are all factors linked to the likelihood of mental health challenges in children and adolescents.
U.S. POINTER, a new diverse study, expanded off the study FINGER to see how accurate the results were and if multidomain lifestyle interventions improve brain health in older adults who are at risk for dementia.
In a new study, 50% of adolescents admitted into a psychiatric hospital screened positive for insomnia.
Investigators of a new meta-analysis designed the Psymatik Treatment Optimizer, an online tool which synthesizes side-effects in a database and can personalize individual user side effect concerns.
Gradually reducing antipsychotic dosage increases the risk of relapse for people with psychotic disorders and does not improve social functioning.
New data show children with higher baseline adaptative functioning scores, as well as girls, were more likely to have nonpersistent autism spectrum disorder in later years.
Multiple cohorts of health care professions, including registered nurses and social/behavioral workers, are at greater risk of suicide than the general population, according to new data.
When cognitively healthy older adults performed a road test when taking a medicine with adverse effects, 35% of participants received a marginal/fail rating.
Investigators believe their findings may help reduce the negative of self-stigma and subjective symptom reporting burdening patients with depression.
A new study reveals pleasant stimuli brings less joy to people with schizophrenia or those who have a risk of psychosis.
New data from Sweden conflict with previous register-based research showing a “substantially” increased risk of mania among antidepressant-treated pediatric patients with unipolar depression.
