Dissociative Disorders News

Among patients with first-episode psychosis, the effectiveness of antipsychotics for relapse prevention decreased significantly after the second occurrence, according to a register-based cohort study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Two separate efforts, both involving training and education interventions for health care workers, show promise in reducing stigma and improving care for patients with mental health conditions, data show.

Network connectivity in the brain may shed light on trauma-related dissociative symptoms and symptom severity, according to results of an intrinsic network connectivity analysis published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Sleep problems during early childhood may be associated with the onset of psychosis and borderline personality disorder, or BPD, in adolescence, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Researchers found that bispectral electroencephalography, or EEG, can predict patient outcomes, including mortality, in older hospitalized patients.

Massachusetts General Hospital has been named the number one hospital for psychiatric care in America for 2019 to 2020, according to the U.S. News & World Report.

Results from a large network meta-analysis found that haloperidol plus lorazepam appears to be the best treatment — and ramelteon the best preventive medicine — for patients with delirium.

The 30th annual Psych Congress will take place in New Orleans from Saturday, Sept. 16 through Tuesday, Sept. 19.

The upcoming U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress Conference will fulfill this year’s theme of “mental wellness” through a plethora of offerings, including educational sessions, networking events, poster presentations, exhibitions and more

ATLANTA — Marianne Goodman, MD, of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the James J. Peters VA Medical Center, discusses a workshop she conducted here regarding the management of suicidality in borderline personality disorder.