Psychiatry

Concussions that do not heal within 7-10-days may be associated with psychiatric disorders.

Women treated for depression with collaborative care showed fewer symptoms after treatment than women who received traditional care, according to a new study.

A meta-analysis of the effects of current attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drugs has led researchers to conclude black market doses are unsafe for adolescent consumers.

A recent study has discovered that children with both ADHD and recent-onset epilepsy display a unique brain morphology compared to healthy patients.

Traumatic life events are often associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Coping strategies based on enhanced mindfulness and a greater sense of agency can help patients improve their quality of life.

Although healthcare professionals tend to believe women are more concerned about the cosmetics of scarring than men, a study published online in the American Journal of Men's Health has uncovered exactly how men feel about their scars.

Patients with mental health disorders are significantly more likely to have used or currently use electronic cigarettes.

Preliminary results from a University of Pennsylvania study show the stimulant Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) improves memory lapses in postmenopausal women.

Patients with schizoaffective disorder who were treated with paliperidone palmitate (as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy) experienced delayed time to relapse and reduced risk of relapse compared to patients treated with placebo.

Adult patients with binge eating disorder who were treated for 12 weeks with lisdexamfetamine dimesylate reported having 4 fewer binge days per week, and also experienced improvements in weight and triglyceride levels.

Patients in a trial of a first-in-class medication for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction reported improvement in overall sexual function, including an increase in the number of satisfying sexual events, and a concomitant decrease in distress levels associated with sexual dysfunction.

Study results presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association show that a reduced dosage of the antidepressant vilazodone is as effective as the currently approved dosage.

Study results presented at the 2014 APA annual meeting show patients treated with vortioxetine significant improvement in composite cognition scores compared to patients treated with placebo, independent of the drug's effect on their depression symptoms.

Results from a six-week study show patients with major depressive disorder treated with brexpiprazole had significantly reduced risk of akathisia and other side effects.

Panic attacks are common, but by themselves, they are not a disorder. When the attacks become the focal point of one's mental life, then the diagnosis of panic disorder is appropriate.

Family physicians have the opportunity to become leaders in the chronic pain care blueprint.

A new study from the University of North Texas Health Science Center suggests that testosterone replacement therapy may damage brain function in some white men, but not in men of Mexican heritage.

According to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, patients who are sensitive to d-amphetamine have a decreased likelihood of developing ADHD or schizophrenia.

A study published in BMJ explains the long-term risks of opioid treatment in the postoperative setting.

What do you crave: food, material possessions, love, attention, sex, sugar, chocolate, drugs, alcohol, praise, or power? For hundreds of thousands of people around the world, the answer is dirt.

Although the first clinical case associating acromegaly with schizophrenia was reported more than 60 years ago, researchers continue to ponder the association between the 2 disorders.

With the skyrocketing demand for cosmetic procedures, are plastic surgeons doing enough to prescreen clients?

Empathy is not an explanation for contagious yawning, according to a study published in PLOS ONE.

Infants with autism who were fed soy-based formula had more seizures than their counterparts fed dairy-based formulas, according to a study published in PLOS ONE.