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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will compromise standard neurological care for approximately 40 million women in as many as 28 states, educators wrote in JAMA Neurology.

NEW ORLEANS – Psychiatrists should take care of homeless patients as physicians and look at overall health issues, Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, said at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

In this episode, George P. “Jeep” Naum III, MD, and Vanessa Naum, MBA discuss their journey to becoming relationship coaches, the often seen themes in relationships of physician couples and more.

NEW ORLEANS – The American Psychiatric Association DSM steering committee gathered at the APA annual meeting to review proposed changes to the manual, committee chair Paul S. Appelbaum, MD, said.

NEW ORLEANS – For the first time in 3 years, the American Psychiatric Association will host its annual meeting in person, May 21 to 25 in New Orleans, with social determinants of mental health as the conference theme.

The American Psychiatric Association on Wednesday announced the launch of PsychPRO 2.0, a mental health registry that offers psychiatrists enhanced options to engage with patients, track outcomes and streamline data for quality reporting.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people had higher exposure to all adverse childhood experiences compared with heterosexual adults, according to a cross-sectional study in a research letter published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Brief social contact-based videos effectively reduced adolescent transphobia and depression-related stigma, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.

Men with hypersexual disorder have higher levels of oxytocin compared with men without the disorder, and behavioral therapy to resolve hypersexual disorder was linked to reductions in oxytocin, according to study data.

Research suggests that contingency management, a behavioral and incentive-based treatment strategy, may be a promising option for patients with stimulant use disorder.