Personality Disorders News

Updated guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association highlight psychotherapy as “the core of treatment” for borderline personality disorder in adolescents and adults.

Hundreds of millions of psychiatric disorders in the United States have been linked to childhood exposure of car exhaust from leaded gasoline, according to a recent study in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Two FDA committees overwhelmingly voted to strike down monitoring requirements under a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, or REMS, program for clozapine, a medication for individuals with treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

Individuals with a predelivery history of concussion appeared to be at increased risk for severe maternal mental illness, highlighting the importance of screening and supportive care for this high-risk group, according to researchers.

Significant dose-response associations were found for transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation across several mental disorders, including schizophrenia and depression, according to research.

NEW YORK — In this Healio video from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Bhagwan A. Bahroo, MD, discusses the relationship that nutrition and mental state have with an individual’s overall health.

Ten states have joined the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program, according to a release from HHS.

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 — 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.