Psychiatry
Cohort study: Exposure to modafinil and armodafinil during pregnancy linked to fetal malformations
20 Oct, 2020 | 01:31h | UTCPregnancy and Fetal Outcomes Following Exposure to Modafinil and Armodafinil During Pregnancy – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Caution in Prescribing Modafinil and Armodafinil to Individuals Who Could Become Pregnant – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Narcolepsy Drugs Tied to Increased Risk for Birth Defects – NEJM Journal Watch
Randomized trial: Targeting rehabilitation to improve outcomes after total knee arthroplasty in patients at risk of poor outcomes
18 Oct, 2020 | 23:04h | UTCCommentary: Self-Directed Physical Therapy Effective After Total Knee Arthroplasty – NEJM Journal Watch
Commentaries on Twitter
Outpatient therapist led rehabilitation was not superior to a single physiotherapist review and home exercise based regimen in patients at risk of poor outcomes after total knee arthroplasty, finds new research by @df_hamiltonhttps://t.co/DOTv1q8VJ6
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 13, 2020
This study suggests that targeting postoperative physiotherapy to those most in need is a feasible delivery method, but that the actual content of the rehabilitation seems to have minimal influence on patient outcomes@df_hamiltonhttps://t.co/JISOQE4pMr
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 17, 2020
[Abstract Only] Study: Comparison of amisulpride, aripiprazole, and olanzapine in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders
18 Oct, 2020 | 23:00h | UTCAmisulpride, aripiprazole, and olanzapine in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (BeSt InTro): a pragmatic, rater-blind, semi-randomised trial – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
“In this pragmatic, long-term, semi-randomised trial, we compared the #antipsychotic efficacy of amisulpride, aripiprazole, and olanzapine.”
New research: The BeST InTro trialhttps://t.co/r0AVfzFgnB
— The Lancet Psychiatry (@TheLancetPsych) October 16, 2020
‘Long Covid’: Why are some people not recovering?
13 Oct, 2020 | 01:03h | UTC‘Long Covid’: Why are some people not recovering? – BBC
What is post-viral fatigue syndrome, the condition affecting some COVID-19 survivors?
8 Oct, 2020 | 09:08h | UTC
WHO: COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries
7 Oct, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCCOVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries, WHO survey – World Health Organization
Changes in adult alcohol use and consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US
6 Oct, 2020 | 00:56h | UTCCommentaries: Americans over 30 have been drinking more during the coronavirus pandemic, research shows – CNN AND Adult Alcohol Use Has Increased During the COVID-19 Pandemic – NEJM Journal Watch AND Americans Have Turned To Alcohol During The Coronavirus Pandemic, And It’s Concerning – Forbes
Commentary on Twitter
Survey study shows Americans increased their frequency of alcohol consumption during #COVID19, compared with a year earlier. Women also reported increases in days of heavy drinking and in alcohol-related problems. @MichaelSPollard https://t.co/TVjmpoj9ja
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) September 30, 2020
Drug-related orthostatic hypotension: Beyond anti-hypertensive medications
2 Oct, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCDrug-Related Orthostatic Hypotension: Beyond Anti-Hypertensive Medications – Drugs & Aging
Commentary on Twitter
Drug-Related Orthostatic Hypotension: Beyond Anti-Hypertensive Medications. An open access review … https://t.co/YB0KiEiAtF pic.twitter.com/YzfsmQmtbZ
— Rohan Elliott (@elliott_rohan) September 30, 2020
New WHO guidelines on promoting mental health among adolescents
29 Sep, 2020 | 10:02h | UTCNews release: New WHO guidelines on promoting mental health among adolescents – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
🆕 WHO guidelines on #MentalHealth give particular attention to adolescents at increased risk of mental disorders/self-harm due to exposure to adversity;
going through challenging situations;
having early signs/symptoms of emotional/behavioural problems 👉https://t.co/L7u8ZFC9ih pic.twitter.com/QEnGMdCcwY— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 28, 2020
JAMA Network Series: Medical Specialties and the COVID-19 Pandemic
24 Sep, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCEditorial: The COVID-19 Pandemic and the JAMA Network
See articles:
- Cardiology and COVID-19
- Dermatology and COVID-19
- Internal Medicine and COVID-19
- Nephrology and COVID-19
- Neurology and COVID-19
- Oncology and COVID-19
- Ophthalmology and COVID-19
- Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and COVID-19
- Pediatrics and COVID-19
- Psychiatry and COVID-19
- Surgery and COVID-19
- JAMA Network Open and COVID-19
- JAMA Health Forum and COVID-19
Hangover from alcohol boom could last long after pandemic ends
20 Sep, 2020 | 21:18h | UTCHangover From Alcohol Boom Could Last Long After Pandemic Ends – NPR
Commentary on Twitter
The alcohol industry has thrived during the #pandemic. But alcohol-related illnesses kill 88,000+ Americans every year—and the skyrocketing sales suggest a worrying reliance on alcohol to ease a stressful situation. https://t.co/8GIbAi9dM7
— Global Health NOW (@ghn_news) September 20, 2020
APA Guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia
9 Sep, 2020 | 09:17h | UTC
Factors contributing to healthcare professional burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid turnaround global survey
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:14h | UTC
We have heard your message about long covid and we will act, says WHO
6 Sep, 2020 | 21:59h | UTCWe have heard your message about long covid and we will act, says WHO – The BMJ Opinion
Commentary on Twitter
I joined an inspiring meeting with #COVID19 patient groups. My colleague @mvankerkhove contacted these great advocates who strive to increase research, rehabilitation and recognition for people suffering long-term effects of the virus. @WHO is committed to supporting their goals. https://t.co/wJpYupcLjQ
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) August 22, 2020
Video: Long covid: diagnosis, management, prognosis
6 Sep, 2020 | 21:58h | UTCLong covid: diagnosis, management, prognosis – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
#LongCovid #BMJcovid – Many patients who have relatively mild symptoms from covid-19, continue to experience these long after the usual 12 day duration.
Our panel discusses "Long covid" – it's diagnosis, management and prognosis https://t.co/hsP1TRNCt3 via @YouTube
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) September 5, 2020
Incidence of malformations after early pregnancy exposure to Modafinil
4 Sep, 2020 | 02:02h | UTCIncidence of Malformations After Early Pregnancy Exposure to Modafinil in Sweden and Norway – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Narcolepsy drug did not increase risk of fetal malformation – Karolinska Institutet
Commentary on Twitter
Cohort study: Modafinil use during early pregnancy was not significantly associated with increased risk of major malformations (unexposed group = 2.1% vs. exposed = 2.6%; crude RR = 1.06; 0.35-3.26). 1st trimester only: RR = 0.44; 0.06-3.10 https://t.co/u4WsK2v31C
— PfOL (@psychopharmacol) September 2, 2020
Prevalence of depression symptoms in US adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
3 Sep, 2020 | 11:15h | UTCCommentaries: COVID-19 has likely tripled depression rate, study finds – Boston University School of Medicine AND Pandemic’s Emotional Hammer Hits Hard – NPR AND Depression Increases More Than Three-Fold In Wake Of Pandemic, BU Study Finds – CommonHealth
COVID-19 sparks 12-fold increase in remote delivery of mental health care across the US
3 Sep, 2020 | 11:13h | UTCOriginal Study: The COVID-19 Telepsychology Revolution: A National Study of Pandemic-Based Changes in U.S. Mental Health Care Delivery – American Psychologist
The neuroleptic malignant syndrome—a systematic case series analysis focusing on therapy regimes and outcome
25 Aug, 2020 | 03:37h | UTCCommentary: Treating Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Case Series – NEJM Journal Watch
Review: Addressing postpandemic clinician mental health
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:43h | UTC
CDC Study: Covid-19 pandemic linked to worse mental health outcomes, increased substance use, and elevated suicidal ideation
14 Aug, 2020 | 01:14h | UTCCommentary: CDC study sheds new light on mental health crisis linked to coronavirus pandemic – CNN
Related: Drug overdoses were increasing before Covid-19. The pandemic made things worse – Vox
Long after the fire of a Covid-19 infection, mental and neurological effects can still smolder
13 Aug, 2020 | 00:14h | UTC
Systematic review: The role of alcohol use and drinking patterns in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality
12 Aug, 2020 | 23:56h | UTCCommentaries: Understanding the alcohol-harm paradox: what next? – The Lancet Public Health AND Alcohol: a drug in a class of its own – The Mental Elf
Commentary on Twitter
A systematic review of studies containing >400,000 adults, >30,000 deaths from all causes, and >3,000 events where alcohol is entirely attributable, has found that alcohol use explains up to 27% of the socioeconomic inequalities in mortality https://t.co/967K2jQ4zX via @TheLancet
— IAS (@InstAlcStud) June 4, 2020
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Efficacy of Yoga vs. cognitive behavioral therapy vs. stress education for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder
12 Aug, 2020 | 23:54h | UTCCommentary: Yoga Shown to Improve Anxiety, Study Shows – NYU Langone Health
[Abstract Only] Case-control study: Maternal use of specific antidepressant medications during early pregnancy and the risk of selected birth defects
10 Aug, 2020 | 01:51h | UTC