Psychiatry

Interim findings from a cross-sectional study shows a correlation between worse cognitive scoring and a greater rate of intravitreal injections.

The findings demonstrate the importance of providers to manage diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, and mental illness comorbidities.

Patients in the DBT group were less likely to drop out early and had higher rates of symptomatic remission than a comparison CPT treatment group.

Both telemedicine and face-to-face therapy resulted in improved daytime function.

The risk of reoffended is lower in males with 5 or more clinical contacts.

The number needed to treat to prevent at least 1 additional hospitalization was 7 individuals treated with aripiprazole once monthly compared with clinician’s choice.

The investigators found the treatment’s value-based price was approximately $140/dose ,while the current price is $240/dose.

Four out of 18 patients in antipsychotic monotherapy, 5 out of 16 individuals receiving psychological intervention, and 5 out of 17 receiving combined therapy achieved a good clinical response at 6 months.

Patients with bipolar depression have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unlike other antidepressants, SEP-4199 looks at reducing some side effects common when treating bipolar depression.

The best results came from second-stage therapies, which produced significant increases in remission and response rates.

Shorter nighttime sleep duration and later bedtime at 3.5 years old age were significantly associated with borderline personality disorder symptoms.

The presence of anxiety symptoms moderated most alterations in emotional processing observed following sleep restriction.

A noninferiority study showed parents were not more anxious when their discharged child was treated as-need—nor was their child at greater health risk.

The earliest time point where a treatment outcome could be observed was 1 week after initiation of medication compared to placebo.

ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, seizures, and even developmental delays are asssociated with a two-fold risk of asthma in US children.

Fluoxetine alone was more effective treating depression than a combination of fluoxetine with cognitive behavioral therapy.

Investigators identify the extent to which a machine-learning approach predicts acute improvement for individual depressive symptoms with antidepressants based on pre-treatment symptom scores and EEG measures.

Use of benzodiazepines or benzodiazepine-like hypnotics should only occur during pregnancy after a thorough evaluation of the benefits and risks for the mother and child.

A trio of clinicians discuss what needs to occur for telemedicine to be seen as a positive in reducing burnout during the ongoing pandemic.

Many tools are becoming available to psychiatrists who need to strengthen their reach of care outside the office.

In the last 20 years suicide rates have increased substantially, while emergency department visits for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts have doubled.

Individuals at 15 years old with depression experience struggles with both sleep patterns and sleep quality.

ADHD symptoms are highly comorbid with insomnia, restless leg syndrome, and snoring.

Antipsychotics commonly cause a number of side effects including weight gain and long-term cardiovascular disease.