Personality Disorders News

NEW ORLEANS — Optometrists are in a unique position to help identify mental health conditions in patients, according to optometrist turned licensed psychotherapist Dennis Pardo, OD, MPH, FAAO, LCSW, MSW.

NEW ORLEANS — Former NFL wide receiver and longtime mental health advocate Brandon Marshall emphasized the importance of maintaining mental health and shared his methods for staying mentally “fit.”

Published results showed patients with pre-existing mood disorders had worse postoperative pain and functional outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair compared with patients without mood disorders.

A study of more than 110,000 patients receiving psychotherapy found improved continuity of care and significantly fewer days between appointments after the switch to virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published results showed no statistically significant associations between mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma and schizophrenia, and outcomes after total joint arthroplasty.

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with a psychotic-spectrum disorder may be more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, especially if they have an additional diagnosis of anxiety, according to a poster presentation.

A psychological sleep intervention reduced severity of insomnia and mental health symptoms as early as 3 months in young people at ultra-high risk for psychosis and warrants further study, according to research in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Two phase 3 studies of a once-daily treatment for schizophrenia failed to meet their primary endpoints, with developers pointing to placebo effects and disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic to possibly explain the drug’s performance.

We are in a crisis when it comes to mental health in Alabama. According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, one in five adults in the state lives with mental illness.

BOSTON — With a multitude of products spanning neuroscience and psychiatry, executives at AbbVie say they are committed to learning the full clinical value of all of the company’s products for the benefit of patients.