Persistent ADHD in early years linked to worse academic, emotional outcomes
BALTIMORE – Persistent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) through young childhood is associated with both poorer academic outcomes and an increased risk of other mental health problems,... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 24, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Psychiatrists’ hospital revenue down since 2012
Psychiatrists generated 7.1% less revenue for hospitals in 2015 than they did in 2012, according to a survey by physician recruitment firm Merritt Hawkins.
In 2015, psychiatrists generated $1.21... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Judge says feds overstepped on ACA cost-sharing subsidies
The Obama administration suffered another legal judgment against the Affordable Care Act when a district court judge ruled that the government has wrongly spent billions of dollars to repay insurers... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
VIDEO: Post legalization, what effect is recreational marijuana use having on children?
BALTIMORE – Experts from Colorado and Washington – two states which have legalized recreational use of the drug – came together at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies to discuss... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Teens with ADHD likely to stop medications on their own, may not restart
BALTIMORE – Almost all teenagers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) stopped their medication at some point during their teen years, a study showed.
The stoppages happened for a... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Mirtazapine improved functional dyspepsia, psychological distress
SAN DIEGO – The tetracyclic antidepressant mirtazapine significantly improved indicators of functional dyspepsia and psychological distress in a single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled,... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
After 2006 recommendation, more autism diagnoses made at earlier age
BALTIMORE – The American Academy of Pediatrics’ 2006 recommendation to screen all children for autism spectrum disorder at age 18 months appears to have resulted in a substantially earlier age of... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Methadone programs allowed pregnancy outcomes similar to nonusers
Methadone users under professional programs have similar pregnancy outcomes as nonmethadone users, according to a study of more than 34,000 deliveries.
Dr. Conisha Holloman of Winnie Palmer Hospital... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
VIDEO: Setting up a telepsychiatry practice
ATLANTA – Telepsychiatry “in some ways is a force multiplier” because it expands the flexibility of when, where, and how physicians can provide integrated care to more patients, Dr. James (Jay) H.... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Residents’ Corner: Racing against burnout
At 6 a.m., after eight admissions back to back, I feel like I can’t stay awake any longer. I desperately need a nap. I have 30 minutes before my next admission, but I know I’m not going to rest. I... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Adrenal gland tumors linked to ADHD diagnosis
Pediatric patients diagnosed with pheochromocytomas (PHEO) or paragangliomas (PGL) were nearly three times as likely to also carry a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 19, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Tailor Alcoholics Anonymous principles for clinical practice, experts say
AtLANTA – Encouraging alcoholic patients to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings can help them in the long run, but the role of the clinician only begins there, experts said at the annual meeting of... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 18, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Screen and treat MS patients for emotional distress, depression
ATLANTA – Nearly half of 2,100 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients enrolled at baseline in the Sonya Slifka Longitudinal Multiple Sclerosis Study reported experiencing emotional distress, and 9% of... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 17, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Law & Medicine: Locality rule
Question: An injured patient alleges that her eye doctor was negligent in failing to adhere to national treatment guidelines and in not using modern medical equipment. The encounter took place in a... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 17, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Greater focus on therapeutic relationship could improve VAMC outcomes
ATLANTA – It may be time for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Health Administration to consider new ways of integrating its approaches to mental health care to better serve its... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - May 17, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
