Practice Management News

Arrivo BioVentures, a biopharmaceutical company, has announced preliminary results from a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 clinical trial of SP-624, a first-in-class, sirtuin 6 activator for the treatment of major depressive disorder.

Following its announcement of nearly $300 million in funding — $27 million specifically for youth — the Biden administration has announced an additional $15 million in funding for state-based mental health clinics.

The COVID-19 pandemic and H1N1 epidemic were associated with adverse mental health events in adolescents and youth from low- and middle-income countries, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.

NMDA-receptor partial agonist D-cycloserine enhanced transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment outcomes in those with major depressive disorder, researchers reported.

Nonadherence to treatment with buprenorphine is associated with an increased risk of opioid overdose as well as increased spending for health care among Medicare participants, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Orthopedic surgeons, like any health care service provider, desire appropriate compensation for the work performed. After years of specialized training and education, we offer a unique benefit to health care systems.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — There are three ways a primary care pediatrician can tackle the opioid epidemic head on, according to an expert on addiction in young people.

In older adults with dementia, Black patients were less likely to receive a diagnosis than white patients, with the difference increasing over 3 years following symptom onset, according to a recent study.

Those who received psychiatric care through a telehealth platform saw a greater level of remission in suicidal ideation after 12 weeks compared with those who did not receive similar care, researchers reported in JMIR Formative Research.

Nearly three out of four U.S. high school students reported at least one adverse experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, a CDC study found. The experiences were associated with poor mental health and suicidal behaviors.