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Top 10 psychiatry news stories in January
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As the New Year begins to pick up speed, Healio.com/Psychiatry took a moment to reflect on the most popular psychiatry news stories published in January 2016.
Popular research includes potential treatment for suicidal thoughts, autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder risk, biomarkers of psychosis, a mindfulness-based stress reduction program for urban youth, neurobiology of borderline personality disorder and more.
Low dose of buprenorphine reduces suicidal ideation
Short-term use of low doses of buprenorphine was associated with decreased suicidal ideation in severely suicidal individuals without substance abuse, according to results from a multisite, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Read more
ASD, ADHD risk may be influenced by antidepressant-related factors, not antidepressant use
Recent findings suggest risk for autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may be influenced by factors associated with prenatal antidepressant use, but not antidepressant use itself. Read more
Biomarkers more effectively identified psychosis subgroups vs. traditional diagnoses
Recent findings identified three biomarker-based categories that outperformed traditional diagnoses in categorizing individuals with psychosis into distinct subgroups based on brain biology. Read more
Youth with gender dysphoria may have increased risk for Asperger's syndrome
Recent findings indicated higher rates of Asperger’s syndrome among youth with gender dysphoria. Read more
Mindfulness program effective for stress, trauma in urban middle school students
An adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction program effectively reduced stress and trauma symptoms among urban middle school students, according to recent findings. Read more
Research confirms emotional dysregulation behind borderline personality disorder
Recent findings showed dysfunctional dorsolateral prefrontal and limbic brain regions are a significant feature of borderline personality disorder, consistent with the concept that the disorder is an emotional dysregulation disorder. Read more
Lower brain levels of vitamin B12 may indicate aging, autism, schizophrenia
Recent findings indicated vitamin B12 levels in the brain decrease with aging and are lower in individuals with autism or schizophrenia, compared with age-matched healthy controls. Read more
Study identifies predictors of benefit, harm of citalopram for Alzheimer’s disease with agitation
Among individuals with Alzheimer’s disease with agitation, citalopram was more likely to benefit those with moderate agitation and lower levels of cognitive impairment, whereas those with more severe agitation and greater cognitive impairment were at higher risk for adverse responses. Read more
Eating disorders, particularly anorexia, increase mortality risk
Recent findings indicated individuals with anorexia nervosa had mortality rates five times higher than that of age-matched peers. Read more
Heavy users of mental health care have higher average health care costs, different usage patterns
Recent findings show that heavy users of mental health care in Ontario had significantly different patterns of health care use compared with other heavy users of health care and have higher average health care costs. Read more