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Dramatic increase in driving high after cannabis legislation
“Our findings suggest more [work] is needed to deter this dangerous behavior in light of legalization,” said Dr. Jeffrey Brubacher.
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Antidepressants: Is less more?
“The best way to take people off these drugs is to do so gradually enough that the unpleasant effects are minimized,” said Dr. Mark Horowitz.
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Ginger for migraine: A new review
Ginger has “long been recommended as an effective home remedy for the acute treatment of migraine, relieving both headache and the associated...
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Hypertension may double the risk of late-onset epilepsy
“Our findings further expand upon our knowledge of the negative effects hypertension has on brain health.”
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Telehealth safe, effective for a challenging psychiatric disorder
The study included 64 patients with borderline personality disorder who were treated for the first time in the Rhode Island Hospital partial...
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Alopecia tied to a threefold increased risk for dementia
“AA shares a similar inflammatory signature with dementia and has great psychological impacts that lead to poor social engagement,” lead author Dr...
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Social determinants of health may drive CVD risk in Black Americans
Investigators analyzed 20 years of data on over 50,500 U.S. adults drawn from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.
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What if your patient refuses to disrobe?
"Find a way to create some kind of meeting, even very briefly, and establish rapport before the patient changes into a gown."
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Substance abuse boosts COVID hospitalization, death risk, even after vaccination
Investigators found about twice as many individuals with an SUD had a breakthrough COVID-19 infection as their counterparts without an SUD.
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Gut health ‘vitally important’ for mental health
“It’s clear that clinicians need to place a greater awareness of gut health when considering the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders.”
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Antipsychotics tied to increased breast cancer risk
“Inform patients about a potential risk to allow for informed shared decision-making,” said study coauthor Dr. Christoph U. Correll.
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CBT via telehealth or in-person: Which is best for insomnia?
The take-home message is that patients with insomnia can be treated with CBT-I by video telehealth "without sacrificing clinical gains," said Dr....
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The trauma and healing of 9/11 echo in COVID-19
“To me, 9/11 placed psychological first aid on the map,” said Dr. Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, who was involved in early interventions for Sept. 11...
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Early data for experimental THC drug ‘promising’ for Tourette’s
"We conducted an uncontrolled study in adults with severe TS and found that their tics improved over time while they took THX-110."
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Low depression scores may miss seniors with suicidal intent
Only half of older adults (52%) in the study met criteria for major depression, determined on the basis of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric...