Practice Management News

The NIH announced it has established a research network that aims to test harm reduction strategies in different community settings affected by opioid use to inform efforts to help save lives.

The consumption of walnuts was shown to reduce academic stress and bolster mental health among university students, especially women, researchers reported in Nutrients.

Implementation of suicide risk prediction models may be crucial for prevention efforts, provided guidance considers clinician engagement, health system goals, available resources, training and value with respect to existing initiatives.

Deaths involving fentanyl in people aged 10 to 19 years increased by 182% from 2019 to 2021, among other findings reported in a study published in MMWR.

Exposure to antipsychotics during pregnancy may not increase risk for birth defects, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

According to a recently released poll, 74% of U.S. workers would rather speak to an app than their own human resources team about their mental health, and 59% would rather speak to an app than their manager.

Psychological distress symptoms were significantly associated with increased risk for all-cause dementia, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

For adults in Denmark, diagnosis of mental disorders led to a significant impact on the number of working years when compared with the general population, according to a study published in Lancet Psychiatry.

For those with substance use disorders, COVID-19 is a significant risk factor for endocarditis, researchers reported in Molecular Psychiatry.

In this video, Michael E. Thase, MD, MS, spoke with Healio about his poster presentation from the 2022 NEI Congress regarding clinical trial results on cariprazine for adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder.