Psychiatry
USPSTF Statement: Interventions for tobacco smoking cessation in adults
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:32h | UTCEditorial: A Comprehensive Approach to Increase Adult Tobacco Cessation – JAMA
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Tobacco Cessation in Adults
JAMA Patient Page: Interventions to Promote Tobacco Cessation
Guideline synopsis: Initiating Pharmacologic Treatment in Tobacco-Dependent Adults
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:31h | UTCInitiating Pharmacologic Treatment in Tobacco-Dependent Adults – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Pharmacologic Management of Tobacco Cessation
Systematic review: Insufficient evidence of benefit from immediate‐release methylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:11h | UTCIR methylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults – Cochrane Library
Original study: Immediate‐release methylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults – Cochrane Library
Cardiovascular complications of opioid use: JACC state-of-the-art review
17 Jan, 2021 | 22:04h | UTC
Randomized trial: Naltrexone-Bupropion combination may help some people (13.6% vs. 2.5% with placebo) with methamphetamine use disorder
15 Jan, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCBupropion and Naltrexone in Methamphetamine Use Disorder – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Combination of two drugs can help treat methamphetamine addiction for some, new clinical trial data shows – STAT AND Naltrexone-Bupropion Combination May Help People With Methamphetamine Use Disorder – Psychiatric News Alert
Perspective: For people with OCD — and fearful of germs — the pandemic is upending years of therapy
14 Jan, 2021 | 02:00h | UTCFor people with OCD — and fearful of germs — the pandemic is upending years of therapy – STAT
Systematic review: Does behavioral support help people to stop smoking?
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:46h | UTCSummary: Does behavioural support help people to stop smoking? – Cochrane Library
New study highlights cost-effectiveness of bans on pesticides as a suicide prevention strategy
14 Jan, 2021 | 01:35h | UTC
AASM Guideline: Behavioral and psychological treatments for chronic insomnia disorder in adults
13 Jan, 2021 | 01:58h | UTCCommentary: New guideline encourages use of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in adults – ACP Internist
The Pharmacologic Treatment of Schizophrenia—2021
13 Jan, 2021 | 01:53h | UTCThe Pharmacologic Treatment of Schizophrenia—2021 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Available treatments have transformed lives of people with schizophrenia, allowing many to live in the community & function independently. However, considerable unmet needs remain due to symptoms refractory to treatment, and adverse effects. @nyulangone https://t.co/tRh1fG6DMD
— JAMA Psychiatry (@JAMAPsych) January 9, 2021
Randomized trial: Effect of therapeutic suggestions during general anesthesia on postoperative pain and opioid use
13 Jan, 2021 | 01:51h | UTCCommentaries: Can we sooth the subconscious during general anaesthesia? – The BMJ AND Ernil Hansen: Soothing words and music during surgery might reduce postoperative pain – The BMJ Opinion AND Soothing words and music during surgery might reduce postoperative pain – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Therapeutic suggestions played through earphones during general anaesthesia could provide a safe, feasible, inexpensive, and non-drug technique to reduce postoperative pain and opioid use, suggests new research https://t.co/LpTBnBbcT9
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 13, 2020
Long Covid: 6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:43h | UTC6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital: a cohort study – The Lancet
Commentaries: Most patients hospitalized for Covid-19 still have symptoms six months later, China study finds AND Long-term follow-up of recovered patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Largest #LongCovid cohort @TheLancet just published:
6 months post-hospital,
—76% still had ≥ 1 symptom
—63% fatigue/muscle weakness
—sleep, anxiety, depression common
—Sig % w/CT lung abnormalities
—13% had abnormal kidney function https://t.co/zfRf7MGdxB pic.twitter.com/LI4DaJPis8— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 8, 2021
[Preprint] Characterizing Long COVID in an International Cohort: 7 Months of Symptoms and Their Impact
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:41h | UTCRelated: Explanations for ‘long Covid’ remain elusive. For now, believing patients and treating symptoms is the best doctors can do – STAT AND Long COVID: who is at risk? – The Conversation
Commentary on Twitter
How long is #LongCovid?
The most extensive symptom assessment and longest duration (7 months) of nearly 3,800 individuals shows how debilitating this is in young, predominantly women, w/ most unable to return to full prior work https://t.co/o0YUNse1EA @ahandvanish @AthenaAkrami pic.twitter.com/3miXJFdVp0— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) December 29, 2020
AAP Guideline: Identification and management of eating disorders in children and adolescents
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:30h | UTCIdentification and Management of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics
Commentary: Pediatrics Group Offers Guidance on Managing Eating Disorders in Youth – NEJM Journal Watch
Systematic review: Melatonin may have a similar effect to benzodiazepines in reducing preoperative and postoperative anxiety in adults
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:14h | UTCMelatonin for preoperative and postoperative anxiety in adults – Cochrane Library
Summary: Melatonin for preoperative and postoperative anxiety in adults – Cochrane Library
Comprehensive overview of current pharmacological augmentation recommendations for major depression
17 Dec, 2020 | 08:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Pharmacological augmentation in unipolar depression – our new review of treatment guidelines compares current recommendations and discusses future guideline development @LindseyMarwood @valeriadeangel @roland_zahn @TCleare @ijnp_neuropsych https://t.co/ui5mGUP8nW
— Rachael Taylor (@rachael_wallis) June 5, 2020
Study shows rise in childhood depression symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:41h | UTCCommentaries: Steep rise in depressive symptoms among 7-12 year olds during UK-wide lockdown – British Medical Journal AND Children’s Depression Symptoms Up During U.K. Lockdown – Physician’s Weekly AND Expert reaction to longitudinal study of depression symptoms in children during the COVID-19 lockdown – Science Media Centre
Increase in overdose-related cardiac arrests observed by emergency medical services during the US COVID-19 epidemic
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:39h | UTCCommentaries: Steady Increase Seen in Cardiac Arrest−Related Overdoses During COVID-19 Pandemic – AJMC AND Sharp rise in overdose deaths during Covid-19 pandemic – MedicalResearch AND Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdoses Have Surged During the Pandemic – U.S News
Commentary on Twitter
The overdose crisis meets the #COVID19 pandemic: Using data from a large cohort of EMS agencies, @JosephRFriedman @LeoBeletsky and David Schriger observe a nearly 50% increase in EMS-observed cardiac arrests in 2020 as compared to prior years https://t.co/wnsmYfOf7r
— JAMA Psychiatry (@JAMAPsych) December 4, 2020
Longer time spent at home during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with binge drinking among US adults
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:36h | UTCCommentaries: New study shows every week of lockdown increases binge drinking – MedicalXpress AND Study finds more binge drinking during stay-at-home lockdowns – MedicalXpress
Randomized trial: Long-acting injectable antipsychotic use by patients with early-phase schizophrenia can significantly delay time to first hospitalization
11 Dec, 2020 | 09:14h | UTCCommentary: Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics vs. Usual Care for Early-Phase Schizophrenia – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
RCT: The mean survival time until 1st hospitalization was 613.7 days for patients with schizophrenia treated with aripiprazole once monthly vs. 530.6 days for those treated with usual care (HR=0.56; 0.34- 0.92; NNT=7) https://t.co/i3857D2ULQ
— PfOL (@psychopharmacol) December 5, 2020
One in five covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a mental illness within three months
2 Dec, 2020 | 07:24h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
"Survivors of COVID-19 appear to be at increased risk of psychiatric sequelae, and a psychiatric diagnosis might be an independent risk factor for #COVID-19."
New #Free Researchhttps://t.co/i00uBVdV0O
— The Lancet Psychiatry (@TheLancetPsych) November 10, 2020
Cohort study: Higher dose Z-drug use in dementia is associated with increased fracture and stroke risks, similar or greater to that for higher dose benzodiazepines
1 Dec, 2020 | 08:25h | UTCCommentary: The danger of Z-drugs for dementia patients – University of Exeter
Meta-analysis: Among the treatment interventions to maintain abstinence from alcohol in primary care, acamprosate was the only intervention with enough evidence of benefit
26 Nov, 2020 | 08:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Acamprosate was the only intervention with enough evidence of benefit for maintaining alcohol abstinence and acceptability up to 12 months after detoxification in primary care settings, concludes new #BMJResearchhttps://t.co/K7FutIC3yd
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) November 25, 2020
Randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial: Amantadine, modafinil, and methylphenidate are no better than placebo for fatigue in multiple sclerosis
24 Nov, 2020 | 09:02h | UTCSafety and efficacy of amantadine, modafinil, and methylphenidate for fatigue in multiple sclerosis: a randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover, double-blind trial – The Lancet Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
CDC Report: Mental health-related emergency department visits among children aged under 18 years raised during the COVID-19 Pandemic
17 Nov, 2020 | 09:48h | UTCCommentary: ER Data Indicates the Pandemic Is Harming Children’s Mental Health – U.S. News
Commentary on Twitter
New @CDCMMWR suggests that the #COVID19 pandemic may be negatively impacting children’s mental health. The proportion of emergency room visits for mental health concerns in children & adolescents increased substantially this past Mar.-Oct. Read the report: https://t.co/9FyLoCzrza pic.twitter.com/fIXMIZg7KK
— CDC (@CDCgov) November 12, 2020