Practice Management News

A biopharmaceutical company has announced positive safety and tolerability data from a United States-based phase 1 clinical trial of its investigational rapid-onset pherine nasal spray to treat major depressive disorder.

SAN FRANCISCO — Immediate psych-based response to mass traumatic events like school shootings is crucial to fostering a sense of safety for those who experience them, according to a presenter at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

A Boston-based biotherapeutics company has announced initiation of a phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical trial of an oral prodrug of endogenous allopregnanolone in healthy volunteers using a validated clinical model of anxiety.

SAN FRANCISCO — Diagnosis and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders experienced late in life require detailed medical and psychological history, according to a presenter at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting. .

June is PTSD Awareness Month, and therapists like Jocelyn Moyet, LMHC, have a vested interest in strengthening the body of knowledge for individuals, their families and the community on how to recognize PTSD and how to receive assistance.

SAN FRANCISCO — Access to technology can bridge gaps for women with substance use disorders with issues such as care for young children, co-occurring disorders and unrelated trauma, Dawn Sugarman, PhD, said in this Healio video.

SAN FRANCISCO — Collaboration and communication between mental and physical health services is crucial to overcome logistics of providing proper care for homeless individuals in a large city, Carine Nzodom, MD, says in a Healio video.

Obesity can have a significant impact on mental health.

SAN FRANCISCO — Participation in a therapeutic mother-baby program resulted in significant symptom reduction of perinatal psychiatric conditions, Nicole Tarui, MD, told Healio at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — Providers whose patients died by suicide experienced long-term negative effects, according to a poster presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.