Anxiety News

Antidepressants were more effective than placebo in reducing anxiety symptoms among adults with moderate to severe generalized anxiety disorder, according to a review published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Self-guided cognitive behavioral therapy was non-inferior in reducing atopic dermatitis symptom severity as clinician-guided cognitive behavioral therapy, according to a study.

Depression and anxiety among patients with inflammatory arthritis is significantly undertreated, with large proportions not receiving minimally adequate care, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with inflammatory bowel disease remain at higher risk for mental health disorders, but training support staff to recognize the symptoms could be key to preventing further traumatization, noted a presenter here.

Cannabidiol may reduce scan-related anxiety among women with advanced breast cancer, according to results of randomized phase 2 study results.

The FDA approved 16 psychiatric drugs over the last decade, most of which shared similar mechanisms of action with previously developed drugs, according to data in a research latter published in JAMA Network Open.

Mothers with multiple sclerosis had an elevated incidence and prevalence of peripartum mental illness vs. mothers without MS and those with or without other chronic conditions, according to study results.

Montelukast does not appear to increase the risk for neuropsychiatric adverse events in children and adolescents, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Women firefighters reporting a history of clinically diagnosed anxiety or PTSD were more likely to have lower anti-Müllerian hormone levels, potentially impacting reproductive health, researchers reported in the Journal of Women’s Health.