Psychiatry News

In a cohort of older community-dwelling women, unfavorable sleep patterns were associated with cognitive impairment and higher dementia risk, according to data published in Neurology.

Individuals in Canada who received hospital care for hallucinogen use had greater 5-year mortality risk, especially from suicide, compared with the general population, according to a study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Physicians treating Medicare patients are staring down the barrel of five consecutive years of cuts to their reimbursement rates.

Risk for moderate to severe depressive symptoms during pregnancy varied widely across 20 different racial and ethnic groups, suggesting women from different cultural backgrounds view and report depression symptoms differently, data show.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has signed an extension of a public health emergency declaration to address the opioid crisis in the United States, according to an agency press release.

A multidisciplinary, virtual platform showed preliminary feasibility for reducing distress and improving access for patients with graft-versus-host disease, according to findings published in Transplantation and Cellular Therapy.

It has been 5 years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many providers to embrace telehealth.

Using etrasimod with opioids or antidepressants did not increase risk for serotonin syndrome-associated adverse events among patients with ulcerative colitis, according to a study published in United European Gastroenterology Journal.

ACP released new clinical guidance on outpatient treatment of acute episodic migraine with combination therapy in patients who are not pregnant or lactating in outpatient settings.