Psychiatry
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)
Guidelines for the Treatment of Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:28h | UTC
Study: Suicide Among Cancer Patients
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:13h | UTCSuicide among cancer patients – Nature Communications (free)
Commentary: Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer – Penn State (free)
Related Research: Suicidal death within a year of a cancer diagnosis (free study and commentary) AND Risk of Suicide After Cancer Diagnosis in England (free study and commentary)
Systematic Review: The Effectiveness of Art Therapy for Anxiety in Adults
8 Jan, 2019 | 10:05h | UTC
Study: Suicidal Death Within a Year of a Cancer Diagnosis
7 Jan, 2019 | 16:48h | UTCSuicidal death within a year of a cancer diagnosis: A population‐based study – Cancer (free)
Commentary: Suicide risk increases significantly following a cancer diagnosis – Wiley (free)
Related Research: Risk of Suicide After Cancer Diagnosis in England (free study and commentary)
Cohort Study: Social Media Use and Adolescent Mental Health
7 Jan, 2019 | 13:58h | UTCCommentaries: Social media is more detrimental to girls’ mental health than for boys’ – News Medical (free) AND Depression in girls linked to higher use of social media – The Guardian (free)
Related Research: Gender differences in the associations between age trends of social media interaction and well-being among 10-15 year olds (free study and commentaries)
Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) Toolkit
7 Jan, 2019 | 03:02h | UTCAsk Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) Toolkit – National Institute of Mental Health (free)
Commentary: New pathways for implementing universal suicide risk screening in healthcare settings – NIH News Releases (free)
AAP Policy Statement: Incorporating Recognition and Management of Perinatal Depression Into Pediatric Practice
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:38h | UTCRelated Technical Report: Incorporating Recognition and Management of Perinatal Depression Into Pediatric Practice – Pediatrics (free)
Meta-Analysis: Different Types and Acceptability of Psychotherapies for Acute Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:13h | UTCCommentaries: Group therapy most effective treatment for anxiety in young people – University of Oxford (free) AND Meta-Analysis Finds Group CBT Optimal Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents With Anxiety – Psychiatric News Alert (free)
Guideline: Driving with Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:54h | UTCCommentary: When should dementia patients stop driving? A new guidance for clinicians – Newcastle University (free)
CDC Report: Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:48h | UTCCommentary: CDC: Top 10 Drugs Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths – MPR (free)
NICE Guideline: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:20h | UTCPost-traumatic stress disorder – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Randomized Trial: Effects of Fluoxetine on Functional Outcomes After Acute Stroke
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:16h | UTCCommentaries: Fluoxetine and recovery after stroke – The Lancet (free) AND Fluoxetine (Prozac) Did Not Reduce Risk of Depression After Stroke, But Did Raise Risk of Fractures – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Common antidepressant does not aid stroke recovery, study finds – University of Edinburgh (free)
Review: Increased Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Antidepressants Users
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:06h | UTC