Psychiatry
Meta-Analysis: Association of Cannabis Use in Adolescence and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Young Adulthood
14 Feb, 2019 | 01:26h | UTCAssociation of Cannabis Use in Adolescence and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Young Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Expert reaction to cannabis use in adolescents and risk of depression, anxiety and suicidality – Science Media Centre (free) AND Increased depression and suicidal behavior risk for young cannabis users – McGill University Health Centre (free) AND Cannabis smoking in teenage years linked to adulthood depression – The Guardian (free) AND Teen cannabis use linked to higher risk of adolescent depression – Reuters (free)
USPSTF Statement: Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression
13 Feb, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCEditorials: Implementing the USPSTF Recommendations on Prevention of Perinatal Depression—Opportunities and Challenges (free) AND Perinatal Depression: Recommendations for Prevention and the Challenges of Implementation (free) AND Attention to Prevention—Can We Stop Perinatal Depression Before it Starts? (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression (free audio)
Commentaries: Depression During and After Pregnancy Can Be Prevented, National Panel Says. Here’s How. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND To Prevent Pregnancy-Related Depression, At-Risk Women Advised To Get Counseling – NPR (free)
“The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide or refer pregnant and postpartum persons who are at increased risk of perinatal depression to counseling interventions. (B recommendation)”
Study: Intervention For Suicidal Adolescents May Reduce Mortality
11 Feb, 2019 | 23:50h | UTCAssociation of the Youth-Nominated Support Team Intervention for Suicidal Adolescents With 11- to 14-Year Mortality Outcomes: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Fewer Deaths Seen Among Young Adults Who Got Extra Adult Support as Suicidal Teens – Michigan Medicine (free) AND Intervention for Suicidal Adolescents May Reduce Long-Term Mortality – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Meta-Analysis: Effects of Dietary Improvement on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety
11 Feb, 2019 | 23:43h | UTCCommentaries: Improved Diet Can Ease Depression Symptoms, Enhance Mood – PsychCentral (free) AND Many Different Diets Can Improve Mood And Reduce Depression Symptoms, Study Finds – Forbes (free) AND A diet rich in fiber and vegetables can relieve depression – Medical News Today (free)
Observational Study Suggests a Link Between Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Mental Well-Being
11 Feb, 2019 | 23:41h | UTCCommentary: Hearts and minds: fruit and veg boost well-being – University of Leeds (free) AND Eating more fruit and veg ‘improves mental wellbeing’ – NHS Choices (free)
Hallucinations in Children and Adolescents: An Updated Review and Practical Recommendations for Clinicians
11 Feb, 2019 | 21:26h | UTC
Systematic Review: Managing Antidepressant Discontinuation
11 Feb, 2019 | 00:00h | UTCManaging Antidepressant Discontinuation: A Systematic Review – Annals of Family Medicine (free)
Commentary: Psychotherapy Ups Odds of Tapering Off Antidepressants – Medscape (free registration required)
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Suicide Mortality
7 Feb, 2019 | 22:41h | UTCEditorial: Suicide falls by a third globally (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Global suicide mortality: Using data to inform action and monitor progress – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Global rates of suicide death have fallen by a third since 1990, study finds – CNN (free)
Study: Patterns in Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing
7 Feb, 2019 | 15:13h | UTCPatterns in Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing in the United States – JAMA Network Open (free)
Commentary: Steep Climb In Benzodiazepine Prescribing By Primary Care Doctors – NPR (free)
Related: A Quiet Drug Problem Among the Elderly – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Benzodiazepines: our other prescription drug epidemic – STAT (free)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Cognition in Younger Adults
7 Feb, 2019 | 00:45h | UTCEffect of aerobic exercise on cognition in younger adults: A randomized clinical trial – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Exercise may improve thinking skills in people as young as 20 – American Academy of Neurology (free)
Guideline: Management of Depression with Specific Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions
3 Feb, 2019 | 13:08h | UTCRelated Guideline: Depression in adults: recognition and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
ESC Position Statement: Depression and Coronary Heart Disease
30 Jan, 2019 | 23:30h | UTC
Research: This Is Your Brain Off Facebook
30 Jan, 2019 | 18:46h | UTCThis Is Your Brain Off Facebook – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original randomized trial, involving nearly 3000 individuals: The Welfare Effects of Social Media (free PDF)
“Expect the consequences to be fairly immediate: More in-person time with friends and family. Less political knowledge, but also less partisan fever. A small bump in one’s daily moods and life satisfaction. And, for the average Facebook user, an extra hour a day of downtime.”
Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Cannabis Use Among Medical Students
30 Jan, 2019 | 01:10h | UTC“1 in 3 medical students has used cannabis, whereas 8.8% were current users”
The Digital Drug: Internet Addiction Treatment Programs
29 Jan, 2019 | 21:41h | UTCThe digital drug: Internet addiction spawns U.S. treatment programs – Reuters (free)
Related: Gaming disorder – World Health Organization (free) AND Gaming addiction classified as mental health disorder by WHO – Reuters (free) AND WHO classifies ‘gaming disorder’ as mental health condition – CNN (free) AND Do You Have ‘Gaming Disorder,’ A Newly Recognized Mental Health Condition? – Forbes (free) AND Endless Gaming May Be a Bad Habit. That Doesn’t Make It a Mental Illness – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Gaming addiction as a mental disorder: it’s premature to pathologise players – The Conversation (free) AND Is ‘Internet Addiction’ Real? – NPR Health News (free)
Study: Screen Time and Children’s Performance on Developmental Test
29 Jan, 2019 | 18:16h | UTCAssociation Between Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Expert reaction to study on use of screen time and child development – Science Media Centre (free) AND Too much toddler screen time tied to worse social, motor skills by kindergarten – Reuters (free) AND More screen time for toddlers is tied to poorer development a few years later, study says – CNN (free) AND Screen time ‘may harm toddlers’ – BBC (free) AND Screen time predicts delays in child development, says new research – The Conversation (free)
Related Guidelines: Media devices in pre-school children: the recommendations of the Italian pediatric society – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free) AND Media and Young Minds – Recommendations from The American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
See also: Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need To Learn (Pediatrics Supplement with free articles)
Meta-Analysis: Aerobic Exercise for Adult Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
28 Jan, 2019 | 23:49h | UTCCommentary: Aerobic exercise is an effective treatment for depression – NIHR Signal (free)
Related Study: Assessment of Bidirectional Relationships Between Physical Activity and Depression Among Adults: A 2-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Exercise can reduce risk for depression, research shows – UPI (free)
Observational Study Suggests Potential Mental Health Benefits with the Use of Common Drugs
24 Jan, 2019 | 16:28h | UTCCommentaries: Can Some Common Drugs Also Benefit Mental Health? – PsychCentral (free) AND 3 common drugs associated with reduced risk of hospitalization and harm in serious mental illness – ACP Internist (free)
Study: Hospital Observation Upon Reversal (HOUR) With Naloxone
24 Jan, 2019 | 00:01h | UTCCommentary: Study confirms 1-hour discharge rule for patients given naloxone after opiate overdose – Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (free)
Study: Marketing of Opioids Linked to More Overdose Deaths
20 Jan, 2019 | 16:58h | UTCEditorial: A Perspective Regarding the Current State of the Opioid Epidemic (free)
Author Interview: Marketing of Opioid Products and Mortality From Opioid-Related Overdoses; Comparison of Wait Times for New Patients Between the Private Sector and VA Medical Centers (free)
Commentaries: Study Links More Marketing Of Opioids To More Overdose Deaths – CommonHealth (free) AND Heavy marketing of opioid drugs linked to overdose deaths – UPI (free) AND Study Links Drug Maker Gifts for Doctors to More Overdose Deaths – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Medscape National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report 2019
18 Jan, 2019 | 00:54h | UTCMedscape National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report 2019 (free registration required)
Commentaries: Burnout Rises Above 50% in Some Specialties, New Survey Shows – Medscape (free registration required) AND No quick fix for physician burnout, depression – Reuters (free) AND More than half of physicians are burned out or depressed – HealthExec (free)
Related Perspectives: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point – The Guardian (free) AND The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free) AND Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free) AND Physician burnout costs up to $17B a year, task force says – HealthcareDive (free)
Related Articles: Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians (link to abstract and commentaries)
Alcohol Use and Dementia: A Systematic Scoping Review
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:12h | UTCAlcohol use and dementia: a systematic scoping review – Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy (free)
Cohort Study: Excess Burden of Mental Illness and Hospitalization in Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:55h | UTCExcess Burden of Mental Illness and Hospitalization in Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Mental Illness Risk Increased in Young Onset Diabetes – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Young-onset type 2 diabetes associated with increased risk of hospitalization frequently due to mental illness – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Young Onset Diabetes Linked to High Rates of Mental Illness, Hospitalization – AJMC (free)
Meta-analysis: Benzodiazepines or Related Drugs and Risk of Pneumonia
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:32h | UTCCommentary: Benzodiazepines May Boost Pneumonia Risk, Especially in Seniors – Medscape (free registration required)
Study: Association Between Adolescent Well-being and Digital Technology Use
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:31h | UTCThe association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use – Nature Human Behavior (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Technology use explains at most 0.4 percent of adolescent wellbeing, new study finds – University of Oxford (free) AND Expert reaction to adolescent well-being and digital technology use – Science Media Centre (free) AND Screen Time May Be No Worse For Kids Than Eating Potatoes – Forbes (free)