Psychiatry News

Positive screenings for autism spectrum disorders did not increase to a significant degree among children born during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

FDA black box warnings about antidepressants for pediatric patients — meant to decrease suicidal thoughts and behavior — may have had the opposite effect, according to a systematic review.

Aerobic physical activity can reduce short- and long-term depression scores among adults with cancer, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Adults with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder had increased risk for severe infection outcomes while exposed to antipsychotics compared with nonexposure periods, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

A newly published study found that an alopecia diagnosis precedes additional psychiatric and autoimmune diagnoses in affected patients.

Topline results from the open-label RESTORE trial showed that chloral hydrate improved symptoms of severe insomnia at 14 days in patients for whom previous behavioral and pharmaceutical solutions have failed.

Healio has announced the 2024 honorees of its peer-to-peer recognition program, Healio Honors.

Higher doses of buprenorphine were associated with significantly lower rates of acute care utilization among adults with opioid use disorder compared with the FDA’s recommended dose, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Patients with chronic pain showed greater support for several policies expanding access to cannabis compared with physicians, a research letter in JAMA Network Open showed.

Fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses experienced “unprecedented” decreases of 10% to 20% from last year, which could be due to factors like increased naloxone availability, according to researchers.