Psychiatry

Pregnancy loss leads to higher rates of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress than those with healthy pregnancies.

Investigators found that family involvement in treatment can prolong the time between recovery and the next mood episode.

The physician and memoir author shares his personal and professional perspective on what's needed to fix a broken system of care.

Medical students felt better about seeking mental health help after they learned of senior physicians who sought treatment for their own mental illnesses.

A pediatrics expert discusses how providers can help patients access medications and appropriate opioid use disorder treatment.

The pediatric oncologist-turned-author gives perspective on the current suicide epidemic in the US, and what he learned from his own struggles.

In a nationwide cohort, clozapine shows the most mortality outcome benefit among schizophrenia antipsychotics.

Investigators find an association between fetuses with congenital heart disease and impaired fetal hippocampal and cerebellar development.

A recent analysis of ARIC study data found burnout is associated with a 1.45-fold increased risk of developing the cardiac condition.

Recent research highlights the importance of helping adolescents who overdose on heroin or other opioids get the proper treatment.

New data shows that SEP-363856 curtails most of the debilitating side effects linked to current schizophrenia drugs.

New research emphasizes importance of sleep in decreasing the odds of developing Alzheimer disease.

In a new study, investigators found that 40 mg and 60 mg lumateperone is clinically safe to treat schizophrenia.

Investigators examine new data exploring the link between antipsychotic use and negative outcomes for hospitalized adults.

Patients who presented at the emergency department with deliberate self-harm were more likely to have suicide mortality than those with suicidal ideation or other concerns.

While mental health is declining, physical and general health are remaining the same or improving in the aging population.

In a new study, a team of investigators use new imaging techniques to accurately predict brain tissue damage for patients with Alzheimer disease.

In a new study, investigators link sleep duration for adolescents between 6-12 with developing psychiatric disorders 2 years later.

By screening during primary care visits, patients are now more aware than ever about their possibility of depression and other mental health disorders.

Lumateperone (Caplyta), a novel therapy, has received approval from the US FDA for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults.

An increased rate of at-risk teenagers sought mental healthcare following intervention at 6 months rather than 2.

Having a dog or cat in the first 12 years of a child's life could reduce the risk of serious psychiatric disorders later on.

Investigators examine the exposure and overdose rates of a popular anxiety treatment for adolescents between 2000-2015.

Investigators decipher the differences along racial lines for cerebrospinal fluid amyloid, tau biomarkers and associated cutoffs for patients with mild cognitive impairment.

Arjun Masurkar, MD, PhD, discusses some of the issues with Alzheimer disease clinical trials.