Mood Disorders News

NEW YORK — Access to reproductive health care is a significant issue for many women in the military and women veterans, Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, told Healio at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

NEW YORK — Dynamic deconstructive psychotherapy appeared effective at reducing suicide ideation among suicidal adolescents, according to a poster presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

Low stress resilience in men may be linked to an increased risk for developing psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, according to a study.

NEW YORK — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a perfect opportunity for individuals to focus on their state of mind, Carol A. Bernstein, MD, said in this Healio video from the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

NEW YORK — Although guidelines have historically advised against lithium use while breastfeeding, there is a “clear need” for more research and monitoring guidance for patients who would like to breastfeed while on lithium.

NEW YORK — A literature review revealed that clinicians more often assigned psychotic and childhood disorder diagnoses to Black vs. white patients, according to a poster presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

Since 1949, May has been designated Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to address the challenges faced by millions of individuals experiencing mental health conditions, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Stigma has a major impact on mental health and quality of life for pediatric patients with chronic skin diseases, according to a study.

DENVER — For those experiencing chronic migraine, the presence of self-reported psychiatric conditions did not affect the effectiveness of eptinezumab, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Some antipsychotics other than olanzapine lowered the risk for hospitalization due to psychotic relapse among individuals with first-episode psychosis and co-occurring cannabis use disorder, according to a study in Schizophrenia Bulletin.