Medical errors and the law
Question: A patient was admitted with heart failure, developed deep vein thrombosis, and was started on warfarin and Lovenox as “bridge” therapy. On day 4, the patient achieved anticoagulation... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - July 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Apologizing for medical errors
Question: A patient was admitted with heart failure, developed deep vein thrombosis, and was started on warfarin and Lovenox as “bridge” therapy. On day 4, the patient achieved anticoagulation... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - July 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Feds raise buprenorphine patient loads
Qualified physicians soon will be allowed to provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine to nearly triple the number of patients under a new rule by the Substance Abuse and Mental... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - July 6, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Insomnia severity more pronounced in older Hispanics
Insomnia is a more pronounced problem than expected among Hispanics over age 50, according to results of a study by Christopher N. Kaufmann, PhD, and his coauthors.
Dr. Kaufmann and his colleagues... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - July 6, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Supreme Court will not hear pharmacy religious liberty case
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to decide whether pharmacists with strongly held religious beliefs can be forced to dispense emergency contraception to patients.
Justices did not explain their... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Maximize depression treatment efforts with measurement-based care
WASHINGTON – Challenging patients with depression to stay engaged in their recovery while rigorously monitoring and measuring their treatment response can mean the difference between remission or... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Multisite NIH-sponsored research can now use single IRB
In an effort to streamline multisite clinical research, the National Institutes of Health announced a new policy related to the use of institutional review boards (IRBs).
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Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
No evidence to show Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s transmission via blood transfusion
A retrospective study of nearly 1.5 million patients over the course of 44 years showed no evidence to support the claim that neurodegenerative disorders can be transmitted between individuals... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Psychological therapies eased IBS for at least 6-12 months
Adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who underwent psychotherapy improved more than about 75% of controls, and the effect “remained significant and medium in magnitude” for at least 6-12... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - July 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
AUDIO: New bipolar disorder algorithm changes ranking of first-line therapies
WASHINGTON – In 2015, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration published clinical guidelines for numerous psychiatric conditions, including bipolar disorder, demoting several first-line... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - June 30, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Insomnia in young men boosts cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk
DENVER – Young to early middle-aged men with insomnia symptoms are at increased risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, according to an analysis from the landmark CARDIA study.
“We... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - June 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Attending religious services linked to lower suicide risk
New findings published June 29 suggest that women with frequent religious attendance had substantially lower suicide risk, compared with women who did not attend religious services as often.
“Our... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - June 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Restless sleep in 11-year-olds predicts earlier substance use
DENVER – Poor sleep quality and shorter sleep duration in boys at age 11 years is associated with subsequent accelerated use and misuse of alcohol and cannabis during adolescence and emerging... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - June 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Women’s Health Initiative may account for insomnia’s upward trend
DENVER – Much of the rising prevalence of insomnia among U.S. and Canadian adults may be driven by the sharp reduction in the use of hormone replacement therapy following the 2002 report from the... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - June 28, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Escitalopram falls short in patients with heart failure and depression
Using escitalopram for patients with chronic heart failure and depression for more than 18 months neither significantly reduces mortality or hospitalization, nor improves depression, a study... (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - June 28, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
