Psychiatry News

TORONTO — Preliminary results of a project to educate practitioners about naloxone use showed it improved their knowledge of the opioid antagonist and significantly increased naloxone distribution to patients at a Los Angeles clinic.

Results of a small pilot study suggest that the ketogenic diet may help counter adverse metabolic effects of psychotropic medications and improve mental health among adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

Severe maternal morbidity was associated with increased risk for mental health hospitalization or emergency department visit up to 13 years postpartum, according to a population-based Canadian cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Adolescent suicides increased by all methods — including firearms — from 1999 to 2020, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Air pollution accentuates the relationship between poor mental health and premature mortality from heart disease in the United States, researchers reported at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024.

Perinatal PTSD diagnoses significantly increased from 2008 to 2020, with rates varying based on race and ethnicity, according to a cross-sectional study published in Health Affairs.

An 8-week prescription digital therapeutic for treatment of postpartum depression symptoms received FDA 510(k) clearance, according to a press release from Curio Digital Therapeutics.

BOSTON — In this video, an expert reviews current topics in addiction medicine, like ties between cannabis use and cardiovascular health, buprenorphine access and pre-operative alcohol assessments.

Young children in the United States experienced “relatively modest” decreases in developmental scores during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

BOSTON — Primary care providers are addressing mental health more than ever before and can take simple steps to close gaps in care, according to a speaker at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.