Psychiatry News

Approximately one in nine children in the United States had ever received an ADHD diagnosis as of 2022, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology.

Drug overdose deaths in the United States decreased in 2023 for the first time in half a decade, preliminary CDC data showed.

Persistent shorter sleep durations during childhood were associated with a greater risk of psychosis disorder and psychotic episodes during early adulthood, a study in JAMA Psychiatry showed.

Patients with both diabetes and CAD appeared at significantly greater risk for dementia, especially vascular dementia, according to study findings published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

The number of pills containing illicit fentanyl that were seized by United States law enforcement in 2023 was 2,300 times greater than the number in 2017, according to a study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy.

Life as a health care professional can be stressful, but there is a quick technique that can combat feelings of tension.

Less than 15% of surveyed U.S. college students knew how to use naloxone in the event of an overdose, according to results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

TORONTO — The AAP has created a framework for speaking to parents and children about digital media consumption.

Patients have become increasingly disillusioned with traditional depression treatments, and the search for new therapies has created some chaos in the field, according to experts.

An artificial intelligence model that analyzes patients’ narrative accounts after childbirth showed potential in identifying postpartum PTSD, a study showed.