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Diagnostic criterion may hide borderline personality disorder

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: August 17, 2022

“Clinicians need to screen for borderline personality disorder in patients with other suggestive symptoms, even if those patients don’t self-harm...

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LAIAs safer, more effective than oral antipsychotics for schizophrenia

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: August 15, 2022

“There may be a unique benefit to transitioning to long-acting injectable antipsychotics within the first 2 years of illness,” said Dr. Brittany...

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A ‘promising target’ to improve outcomes in late-life depression

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: August 5, 2022

Older adults with depression and comorbid apathy have poorer outcomes, including lower remission rates and poorer response to first-line...

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Sexual assault flagged as a possible psychosis trigger

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: August 2, 2022

“We need more investment in comprehensive strategies to prevent traumatic experiences at the population level to decrease the burden of psychosis...

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B6 a new approach for depression, anxiety?

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: August 2, 2022

Some previous research has suggested that vitamins B6 and B12 have a role in improving mood-related outcomes.

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High rate of mental health problems in transgender children

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 29, 2022

“Clinicians providing general health care to transgender children should keep this vulnerability in mind and proactively address any mental health...

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Electroacupuncture promising for depression-related insomnia

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 19, 2022

Patients with co-occurring depression and sleep disorders have a greater risk for relapse and recurrence of depression.

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Antidepressants may curb opioid overdose

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 15, 2022

“If you are treating someone with pain, particularly chronic pain, it’s critically important to better assess their depression and not to...

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Surprising ethnic difference in atherosclerosis burden in Harlem, N.Y.

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 15, 2022

“For the same predicted CV risk, non-Hispanic Black individuals appear to be more vulnerable than people of Hispanic origin to early subclinical...

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Sleep-deprived physicians less empathetic to patient pain?

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 11, 2022

“Pain management is a major challenge, and a doctor’s perception of a patient’s subjective pain is susceptible to bias.”

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PTSD may accelerate cognitive decline over time

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

The associations of PTSD with cognitive change remained evident after additional adjustment for behavioral factors and health conditions.

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Physicians react: Compensation isn’t worth the hassles. What’s the solution?

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 6, 2022

A family physician lamented that he has “made less in the past 3 years, with more hassles and work” and he “can’t wait to retire next year.”

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Transdermal med may directly target hostility in schizophrenia

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 27, 2022

“It’s important not to assume ... that the only way to treat someone hostile is by sedating them,” said Dr. Leslie Citrome.

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New light on why some psych patients don’t respond to therapy

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 24, 2022

“Ask patients if they think they deserve to get better, particularly patients who seem to be ‘stuck,’ and explore what’s underlying that belief...

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Why it’s so hard to prevent physician suicide

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 24, 2022

It’s important for physicians to be aware of warning signs in their colleagues, such as showing up late, being irritable and short-tempered with...

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