Psychiatry

Patients who use cannabis for physical health and mental health had poorer health and mental health compared to those in the non-medicinal cannabis use only group.

During follow-up, 2.6% of the patients were diagnosed with depression, while 32.1% were treated with antidepressants.

The relationship between hours of electronic device use and psychological distress was not mediated by insomnia.

Cannabis sleep aid use was also linked to increased cannabis dependence symptoms among students using cannabis over 1 year, as well as past-2-week binge drinking among students using alcohol and lifetime cigarette use.

The efficacy of treating insomnia sustained throughout the 24-week postintervention follow-up period for the electroacupuncture treatment group.

Pediatric neurologist and sleep expert Dr. Amy Licis shares available methods to consider when treating a pediatric patient with sleep issues or sleep disorders accompanied by autism or ADHD.

Patients with Crohn’s disease subtype, females, pediatric-onset IBD, young adult patients with IBD, and patients with short-duration IBD were all at a higher risk for suicide.

Preventable factors including obesity, hypertension, and physical activity are disparately impacting the rate of dementia among people of color.

Findings from the aV1ation trial highlight the challenges of modern autism clinical research and outcomes of care.

MM-120 is a pharmacologically optimized form of Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).

During the analysis, investigators became fascinated by how many patients entered the buprenorphine treatment program for OUD having already been taking the drug without a prescription.

There was increased PTSD scores found in doctor and nurse responders.

The restrictive practice of clozapine discontinuation was eliminated in 2015 in the US to allow for greater flexibility for clozapine maintenance.

There were several risk factors for generalized anxiety disorder including being a health care worker, having a chronic illness, and fear of contracting COVID-19.

Those with a first-degree female relative with PPD history were more than 2.5 times likelier to have PPD.

New data suggest a combination of cosmetic and psychiatric care for patients with the chronic pigmentation condition may provide multi-systemic benefit.

The survey identified long-term health complications of sickle cell disease as a primary concern among patients and providers and overall understanding of the disease needs more educational support.

Investigators confirmed olanzapine and samidorphan (LYBALVI) resulted in statistically significant less weight gain compared to patients with schizophrenia between 16-39 years treated with olanzapine.

Dr. Amy Licis details the signs and symptoms of restless leg syndrome and how to identify it from other causes of sleep issues.

National prescribing cohort data suggest clinicians buck against the recommended use of the antidepressant.

Data show myopic children experienced higher scores of depression than normally-sighted children.

Dr. Amy Licis details recent observations regarding potential underlying neurobiological reasons for sleep disturbance in pediatric patients with ADHD or autism.

Data indicate that higher levels of perceived pain related disability and greater difficulty falling asleep was associated with increased anxiety levels in adults with fibromyalgia and insomnia.

Sleep issues are prevalent among children with autism or ADHD and both these common disorders are increasing. Any provider working with children is most likely going to encounter patients struggling with sleep.

The study from SLEEP 2022 is the first to explore directionality of sleep-stress relationships in a sample of perinatal women.

Investigators observe an increased risk of dream enactment among specific subgroups of veterans with trauma.

Dr. Aric Prather and his team at UCSF are running a large study that began in March 2021 which follows healthy individuals through the COVID-19 vaccination and booster process.

The findings presented at SLEEP 2022 differ from previous studies that evaluated the objective-subjective sleep patterns of this population.

A Montefiore residency director explains the impact of engaging with communities to improve mental health care capability.

Montefiore's Carol A. Bernstein, MD, discusses the role of psychiatry specialists in discerning their colleagues' need for mental health care or resolutions to burnout.