Practice Management News

Antidepressants desvenlafaxine, paroxetine, venlafaxine and vortioxetine were found to have reasonable acceptability, efficacy and tolerability in the treatment of adults with stable major depressive disorder.

Risk for developing mental illness among North Korean refugees and immigrants living in South Korea was significantly higher than for those in the general population, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Telepsychiatry creates opportunities to increase access to treatment, flexibility, convenience of routine care and the potential of increased privacy, according to a report in JAMA Psychiatry.

HHS, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, announced $109.4 million in funding from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act for states and territories to improve mental health services.

MediCane Health Inc. announced recruitment of the first patient for its phase 2a study designed to assess the effects of cannabis oil in adults with probable Alzheimer’s disease who have limited or no response to antipsychotic medication.

Implementation facilitation at HIV clinics led to increased provision of medications for tobacco use and alcohol use disorders, but not of medications for opioid use disorders, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

The U.S. Surgeon General has issued a framework that outlines the foundational role employers should play in promoting mental health and well-being in the workplace.

Electroconvulsive therapy appeared to be superior to ketamine for improving depression severity in the acute phase, findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry showed.

Empyrean Neuroscience Inc. has announced its launch as a genetic engineering company dedicated to developing fungi- and plant-based therapeutics for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurologic disorders.

Animal therapy and technological interventions in long-term care facilities were shown to improve loneliness in older adults, a systematic review published in JAMA Network Open showed.