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‘Reassuring’ findings for second-generation antipsychotics during pregnancy 

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: August 17, 2021

“For women with major mood and/or psychotic disorders, treatment with an atypical antipsychotic during pregnancy may be the most prudent clinical...

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Short-term approach is best for seizure prevention after intracerebral hemorrhage

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

“Strategies that involved long-term antiseizure drug prescription fail to provide better outcomes in most clinical scenarios,” Dr. Lidia M.V.R....

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Even 10 minutes of daily exercise beneficial after ICD implantation

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 30, 2021

Significant reductions in hard clinical outcomes shown in a new study reiterate the “profound” underutilization of cardiac rehabilitation,...

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PUFAs a promising add-on for borderline personality disorder

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 27, 2021

Adjunctive omega-3 fatty polyunsaturated fatty acids significantly reduce overall BPD symptom severity, a meta-analysis of four RTCs shows.

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Ketamine and psychosis risk: New data

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 26, 2021

“Our findings could encourage clinicians and researchers to examine a broadened indication for ketamine treatment,” said Dr. Jolien K.E. Veraart...

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Common parasite now tied to impaired cognitive function

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 23, 2021

“We know the parasite forms cysts in the brain and can influence dopaminergic neurotransmission, which, in turn, affects neurocognition.”

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Could the Surgisphere Lancet and NEJM retractions debacle happen again?

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 24, 2021

“The Surgisphere incident served as a wake-up call for everyone involved with scientific research to make sure...

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High rates of work-related trauma, PTSD in intern physicians

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 22, 2021

About 10% of participants screened positive for PTSD by the end of the internship year, compared with a 12-month PTSD prevalence of 3.6% in the...

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Low-dose nitrous oxide shows benefit for resistant depression

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 18, 2021

The study cannot be considered definitive, so “it is too early to advocate for the use of nitrous oxide in everyday clinical practice,” said Dr....

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Child suicides drive Colorado hospital to declare state of emergency

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 4, 2021

"I've been in pediatrics for two decades and have never seen anything like this before," said Dr. David Brumbaugh.

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Emotional support animals help lick symptoms of depression, anxiety in serious mental illness

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 3, 2021

“There is definitely a place for ESAs, especially with mental health post pandemic,” said Dr. Janet Hoy-Gerlach.

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Suicide risk prediction tools fail people of color

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: May 11, 2021

“You don’t know whether a prediction model will be useful or harmful until it’s evaluated,” said Dr. Yates Coley. “The take-home message of our...

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Nurses or physicians: Who are at highest suicide risk?

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: April 23, 2021

“The main takeaway is that the risk of suicide among nurses is twice that of the general population and even higher than that among physicians,”...

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Adult separation anxiety raises suicidality risk

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: April 12, 2021

The DSM-5 expanded the diagnosis to include adults over 18 years of age because research had “found a later onset to be common.”

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Can exercise prevent cognitive decline in patients with early Parkinson’s disease?

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

Higher physical activity was related to slower APOE epsilon4-associated cognitive decline in patients with early Parkinson’s disease.

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