$30 million NIA consortium explores links between vascular health and Alzheimer’s disease
BETHESDA, MD. – Cerebral vascular dysfunction exerts a significant negative influence on cognition, doubling the risk of dementia in old age and speeding the rate of cognitive decline.
These... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 27, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Bringing behavioral health services to pediatrics
Research shows that the foundation of lifelong health is established during a child’s earliest years, including the prenatal period, and is also determined by the health of the future mother before... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 27, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Study of LGBQ youth highlights behavioral health differences in each group
Mental health symptoms and severity differed across a cohort of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) adolescents, highlighting the need to consider behavioral health separately for each... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 27, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
No increased suicide risk from atomoxetine in youths with ADHD
Youths who take atomoxetine for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or other mental health conditions do not appear any more likely to attempt or complete suicide than those treated with... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Atopic dermatitis early in childhood tied to increased risk of autism, ADHD
Children who are diagnosed with atopic dermatitis before the age of 2 are more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to Tzu-Chu... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Study identifies cognitive impairment in elderly urogynecologic patients
INDIAN WELLS, CALIF. – A rapid screening tool found that about 5% of urogynecologic patients aged 65-74 years showed signs of cognitive impairment, with that figure rising to more than 30% for... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Stemming the rising tide of suicide
What is causing the alarming increase in suicides in the United States, and what can psychiatrists do to help?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently <a... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
More training in suicide risk assessment needed, experts say
The rise in U.S. suicide rates to the highest levels in almost 30 years is tied to many factors. One fact is clear – some experts say – the lack of training in suicide risk assessment among mental... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
HIV PrEP would help infected drug users, but not cost-effectively
Expanding HIV preexposure prophylaxis to cover people who inject drugs would reduce their disease burden by averting an estimated 26,700 new HIV infections every year, and would also benefit the... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Reframing the problem seen as way to ease inpatient bed shortage
If an individual with schizophrenia presents to the emergency department, there’s about a 1 in 2 chance that person will wind up in an inpatient psychiatric bed, or transferred to a residential... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
VIDEO: How to personalize pain management in era of opioids
WASHINGTON – As the prescription opioid crisis rages, how physicians evaluate, define, and treat chronic pain is evolving.
“In the science books, there’s a definition of pain,” explained Dr. Patrice... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Heavy marijuana use by male adolescents tied to higher mortality risk
Heavy marijuana use by men aged 18 or 19 years is associated with a greater risk of mortality by age 60, a longitudinal study of more than 45,000 subjects shows.
The findings, published online... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
HHS urged to lead efforts to destigmatize mental, behavioral disorders
In order for the United States to succeed in reducing the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use disorders, the Department of Health & Human Services should lead the way,... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Military sexual trauma tied to homelessness risk among veterans
A positive screen for military sexual trauma among recently discharged male and female veterans may be a predictive factor for homelessness. In addition, the association between military sexual... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Excess mortality tied to alcohol use disorders disentangled
The substantially increased mortality associated with alcohol abuse disorders may be attributable to familial risk factors and the direct result of the disorders themselves, results of a study... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - April 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
