Psychiatry
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: No Effect of Anti-inflammatory Drugs for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression
10 Jun, 2020 | 04:38h | UTCMinocycline and celecoxib as adjunctive treatments for bipolar depression: a multicentre, factorial design randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Medical Complications of Anorexia Nervosa
5 Jun, 2020 | 04:32h | UTCMedical complications of anorexia nervosa – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free registration may be required)
Meta-Analysis: Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression
4 Jun, 2020 | 04:48h | UTCCommentaries: No evidence that ECT works for depression – new research – The Conversation AND ECT depression therapy should be suspended, study suggests – BBC
Systematic Review: Safety and Adverse Effects of 80 Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Anti‐attention‐deficit/hyperactivity Medications and Mood Stabilizers in Children and Adolescents
21 May, 2020 | 09:10h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Psychiatric and Neuropsychiatric Presentations Associated with Severe Coronavirus Infections
19 May, 2020 | 04:39h | UTC
WHO Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health
18 May, 2020 | 02:17h | UTCPolicy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health – World Health Organization
News Release: Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis – World Health Organization
Commentary: “Mental health services are an essential part of all government responses to COVID-19” – United Nations
Preventing a Parallel Pandemic — A National Strategy to Protect Clinicians’ Well-Being
15 May, 2020 | 03:39h | UTCRelated: The Covid-19 Crisis too Few are Talking About: Health Care Workers’ Mental Health (commentaries on the subject)
The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Psychosis
14 May, 2020 | 09:56h | UTC
Telepsychiatry and the Covid-19 Pandemic
13 May, 2020 | 02:02h | UTC
Podcast: Managing Inpatient Alcohol Withdrawal
8 May, 2020 | 10:00h | UTC#212 Sober Talk: Managing Inpatient Alcohol Withdrawal – The Curbsiders
See also: Episode List
Study: In Utero Antidepressants and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Kindergarteners
5 May, 2020 | 03:47h | UTCIn Utero Antidepressants and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Kindergarteners – Pediatrics
Commentaries: Providing the Evidence for Managing Depression in Pregnancy – Pediatrics AND Adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes linked to prenatal exposure to antidepressants – 2 Minute Medicine
Review: Primary and Secondary Prevention of Youth Suicide
5 May, 2020 | 03:39h | UTCPrimary and Secondary Prevention of Youth Suicide – Pediatrics
We Need to Flatten the ‘Other’ Coronavirus Curve, Our Looming Mental Health Crisis
1 May, 2020 | 02:45h | UTCRelated: Health Care Workers Seek to Flatten COVID-19’s ‘Second Curve’—Their Rising Mental Anguish
Systematic Review: Antidepressants for Smoking Cessation
29 Apr, 2020 | 04:40h | UTCAntidepressants for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library
Summary: Do medicines used to treat depression help people to quit smoking? – Cochrane Library
Mental Health Status Among Children in Home Confinement During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak
26 Apr, 2020 | 21:17h | UTCCommentaries: Expert reaction to paper looking at mental health in children under lockdown in Hubei in China – Science Media Centre AND With Schools Closed, Chinese Primary School Students Show Signs of Depression, Anxiety – U.S News
Health Care Workers Seek to Flatten COVID-19’s ‘Second Curve’—Their Rising Mental Anguish
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:42h | UTCHealth care workers seek to flatten COVID-19’s ‘second curve’—their rising mental anguish – Science
Related: Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA AND Mental health outcomes among front and second line health workers associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. – medRxiv AND Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open
“there’s a second curve we’re going to have to flatten: the mental health consequences of the pandemic.”
Cohort Study: Association of Early-Life Social and Digital Media Experiences with Development of Autism Spectrum Disorder–Like Symptoms
21 Apr, 2020 | 07:55h | UTCAssociation of Early-Life Social and Digital Media Experiences With Development of Autism Spectrum Disorder–Like Symptoms – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at screen time in infants and autism spectrum disorder-like symptoms – Science Media Centre AND More Screen Time, Less Parental Playtime Increase Toddler’s ASD-Like Symptoms – Physician’s Weekly
Review: Antidepressants for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
17 Apr, 2020 | 01:52h | UTCAntidepressants for irritable bowel syndrome – Canadian Family Physician
Systematic Review: Treatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents
14 Apr, 2020 | 02:34h | UTCTreatment of Depression in Children and Adolescents – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
See also: Full Report AND Executive Summary:
The Covid-19 Crisis too Few are Talking About: Health Care Workers’ Mental Health
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:25h | UTCThe Covid-19 crisis too few are talking about: health care workers’ mental health – STAT
Related: Impact on mental health and perceptions of psychological care among medical and nursing staff in Wuhan during the 2019 novel coronavirus disease outbreak: A cross-sectional study – Brain, Behavior, and Immunity AND Mental Health Needs of Health Care Workers Providing Frontline COVID-19 Care – JAMA Health Forum AND Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ AND Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open
Analysis: Managing Mental Health Challenges Faced by Healthcare Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:55h | UTCManaging mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ
Related Study: Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open AND Commentary: Survey Finds COVID-19 Takes Heavy Psychological Toll on Health Care Workers – Psychiatric News Alert
Meta-analysis: Association Between Suicide Reporting in the Media and Suicide
20 Mar, 2020 | 10:49h | UTCEditorial: Suicide and the media: reporting could cost lives (free)
Commentaries: Responsible communication on suicide in the media is essential if we want to be serious about tackling the stigma surrounding suicide – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Suicide and the media: reporting could cost lives – University of Bristol (free) AND Media reports of celebrity suicide linked to increased suicide rates – BMJ (free)
Meta-Analysis: Psychotherapy for Depression Across Different Age Groups
19 Mar, 2020 | 10:41h | UTCEditorial: The Age of Depression and Its Treatments (free)
Commentary: Psychotherapy not as effective for kids, adolescents with depression, study says – UPI (free)
WHO Guidance: Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak
16 Mar, 2020 | 07:57h | UTCMental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related: The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence – The Lancet (free) AND Behavioural scientists form new front in battle against coronavirus – The Guardian (free)
“Minimize watching, reading or listening to news that causes you to feel anxious or distressed; seek information only from trusted sources and mainly to take practical steps to prepare your plans and protect yourself and loved ones.”
Cohort Study: Association of Functional, Cognitive, and Psychological Measures With 1-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery
16 Mar, 2020 | 07:43h | UTCAssociation of Functional, Cognitive, and Psychological Measures With 1-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)