Psychiatry
Pain and Psychology – A Reciprocal Relationship
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:23h | UTCReview: Pain and Psychology – A Reciprocal Relationship – The Ochsner Journal (free)
Medication-Induced Tardive Dyskinesia
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:22h | UTCReview: Medication-Induced Tardive Dyskinesia: A Review and Update – The Ochsner Journal (free)
Treating Anxiety in 2017: Optimizing Care to Improve Outcomes
5 Jul, 2017 | 21:49h | UTCTreating Anxiety in 2017: Optimizing Care to Improve Outcomes – JAMA (free)
“Exercise, mindfulness-based stress reduction = 1st-line treatments for anxiety; move on to SSRIs and CBT as needed” (RT @JAMA_current see Tweet)
Prevalence and risk factors for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in people with severe mental illness
5 Jul, 2017 | 18:08h | UTCInvited commentary: Ending HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C: what about people with severe mental illness?
“People with severe mental illness have 3x the general pop risk of HIV & Hepatitis B, and 9x the risk of Hepatitis C” (RT @AllenFrancesMD and @in_psych see Tweet)
Depression following traumatic brain injury: prevalence, impact, and management challenges
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:37h | UTC
Association of Electroconvulsive Therapy With Psychiatric Readmissions
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:02h | UTCEditorial: Modern Electroconvulsive Therapy: Vastly Improved Yet Greatly Underused – JAMA Psychiatry (free) (RT @JAMA_current see Tweet)
In this observational study, electroconvulsive therapy was associated with reduced 30-day readmission risk among psychiatric inpatients with severe affective disorders (RR=0.54;0.28-0.81).
Practice: I am your trans patient
2 Jul, 2017 | 21:06h | UTCPractice: I am your trans patient – The BMJ (free)
Related infographic: Managing disclosure of gender dysphoria – The BMJ (free PDF)
“Five transgender authors share their experiences of healthcare & the important messages they’d like doctors to know” (RT @bmj_latest see Tweet)
When Anxiety or Depression Masks a Medical Problem
30 Jun, 2017 | 15:09h | UTCWhen Anxiety or Depression Masks a Medical Problem – New York Times (10 articles month are free)
Related: Managing Anxiety in the Medically Ill – Psychiatric Times (free)
“Very 1st differential before making a psych diagnosis should be – is this due to medical problem? 2nd question – medication/substance/alcohol? (RT @AllenFrancesMD see Tweet)
Trial of Electrical Direct-Current Therapy versus Escitalopram for Depression
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:34h | UTCTrial of Electrical Direct-Current Therapy versus Escitalopram for Depression – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: A New Brain-Stimulation Treatment Disappoints – Physician’s First Watch (free)
“For depression, new transcranial direct current stimulation treatment is not as effective as escitalopram” (RT @JWatch see Tweet)
Spasticity Drug Cuts Alcohol Consumption in High-Risk Drinkers
23 Jun, 2017 | 14:41h | UTCSpasticity Drug Cuts Alcohol Consumption in High-Risk Drinkers – Medscape (free registration required)
Unpublished results, presented at the 13th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry, suggesting baclofen is an effective alternative for high-risk alcohol consumption.
Co-morbid OSA and insomnia increases depression prevalence and severity in men
23 Jun, 2017 | 00:55h | UTCCo-morbid OSA and insomnia increases depression prevalence and severity in men – Respirology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Combo of sleep apnea and insomnia linked to depression in men – Forbes (free) AND Sleep apnea and insomnia combination linked with depression – Wiley, via EurekAlert (free)
Why are doctors killing themselves
19 Jun, 2017 | 12:55h | UTCWhy are doctors killing themselves? – by Anne Malatt, via MJA Insight (free)
Related: Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus – STAT News (free)
Social media and mental health
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:05h | UTCSocial media and mental health
1 – Quit Social Media Every Other Day – The Atlantic (free)
2 – Social media is as harmful as alcohol and drugs for millennials – The Conversation (free)
3 – Point of view: Is ‘Internet Addiction’ Real? – NPR Health News (free)
4 – Report: #StatusOfMind Social media and young people’s mental health and wellbeing – Royal Society of Public Health (link to introduction – free PDF)
Commentaries: Instagram ‘worst for young mental health’ – BBC News (free) AND Instagram worst social media app for young people’s mental health – CNN news (free)
Lithium Markedly Cuts Hospital Readmission in Depression
16 Jun, 2017 | 00:57h | UTCPharmacological treatments and risk of readmission to hospital for unipolar depression in Finland: a nationwide cohort study – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Lithium Markedly Cuts Hospital Readmission in Depression – Medscape (free registration required)
Doctors are prone to burn-out and depression. We need to take care
16 Jun, 2017 | 00:58h | UTCDoctors are prone to burn-out and depression. We need to take care – World Economic Forum (free)
Real-World Effectiveness of Antipsychotic Treatments
15 Jun, 2017 | 00:44h | UTCReal-World Effectiveness of Antipsychotic Treatments in a Nationwide Cohort of 29 823 Patients With Schizophrenia – JAMA Internal Medicine(link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Oral clozapine, long-acting injectables tied to lower relapse risk in schizophrenia – Clinical Psychiatry News (free registration required) AND Long-Acting Antipsychotics Tied to Superior Outcomes – Medscape (free registration required)
“The risk of rehospitalization is about 20% to 30% lower during long-acting injectable treatments compared with equivalent oral formulations”
More Treatments on Deck for Alcohol Use Disorder
14 Jun, 2017 | 00:40h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: More Treatments on Deck for Alcohol Use Disorder – JAMA (free)
Guidelines for the recognition and management of mixed depression
13 Jun, 2017 | 20:01h | UTCGuidelines for the recognition and management of mixed depression – CNS Spectrums (free)
Commentary: First-Ever Guideline for Mixed Depression Released – Medscape (free registration required)
Moderate alcohol consumption as risk factor for adverse brain outcomes and cognitive decline
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:58h | UTCEditorial: Alcohol consumption and brain health (free)
Commentaries: Even moderate drinking linked to a decline in brain health, finds study – Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry (free) AND Moderate drinking may alter brain, study says – CNN (free) AND Even moderate drinking may speed brain decline – STAT News (free) AND Even moderate drinking linked to changes in brain structure, study finds – Reuters (free)
Prenatal antidepressant use and risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:07h | UTCEditoral: The safety of antidepressants in pregnancy (free)
Commentary: Kids’ ADHD Risk May Be Linked to Mother’s Underlying Mental Health, Not Prenatal Antidepressant Use – Physician’s First Watch(free)
Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine
4 Jun, 2017 | 19:18h | UTCAppropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine – Journal of Addiction Medicine (free)
Source: New consensus document for appropriate use of drug testing in clinical addiction medicine – MedicalXpress (free)
The high cost of childhood disruptive behavior disorders
4 Jun, 2017 | 19:13h | UTCThe high cost of childhood disruptive behavior disorders – STAT News (free)
“Depression: let’s talk” says WHO
2 Jun, 2017 | 19:12h | UTCPress release: “Depression: let’s talk” says WHO, as depression tops list of causes of ill health – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Depression: let’s talk – WHO campaign (free) AND Depression updated factsheet (free) AND Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates (free)
Depression is now the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, according to The World Health Organization.
Growing use of smart drugs by students could be a recipe for disaster
1 Jun, 2017 | 18:29h | UTCGrowing use of smart drugs by students could be a recipe for disaster – The Conversation (free)
“Students used to take drugs to get high. Now they take them to get higher grades” (RT @ConversationUK see Tweet)
Eating disorders: recognition and treatment
26 May, 2017 | 15:03h | UTCEating disorders: recognition and treatment – NICE Guideline (free)