Psychiatry News

Despite a lack of research in the area, there is significant evidence that traumatic stress contributes to the onset and worsening of autoimmune rheumatic diseases, according to a review published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

Women with vs. without polycystic ovary syndrome have a higher risk for emotional and uncontrolled eating behaviors at midlife, with contrasts observed among different phenotypes, according to findings published in Fertility and Sterility.

A community coalition-engaged intervention led to a statistically significant reduction in overdose deaths involving any opioid and psychostimulants other than cocaine, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Offspring from mothers with an eating disorder history or prepregnancy BMI outside of normal weight range appeared to be at higher risk for neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, according to a study published in JAMA Open Network.

A modified screening with additional questions about suicidal ideation was better at predicting suicide attempts among adolescents than the standard questionnaire, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

A new Lancet Public Health commission called for stronger policy and regulatory controls worldwide to reduce the impact of commercial gambling on public health and wellbeing.

In patients with type 2 diabetes, semaglutide was associated with a significantly lower risk for an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis within 3 years compared with other diabetes medications, according to a study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Virend K. Somers, MD, PhD, discusses his presentation at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress, “Sleep Disorders and Cardiometabolic Health.”

Researchers estimated that 6%, or one in 16, U.S. adults had an ADHD diagnosis, more than half of whom were diagnosed in adulthood, according to findings published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

A recently published CDC study painted a detailed picture of mental health and suicide risk among high schoolers in the United States.