Psychiatry News

Adults who more frequently consumed several flavonoid-rich foods, like berries and tea, had a significantly lower risk for dementia, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

LGBTQ+ people may be more likely to experience adverse brain health outcomes, including late-life depression and dementia, compared with cisgender straight people, according to study results published in Neurology.

Mental health counseling is more effective at mitigating the risk for preterm birth compared with antidepressant treatment among pregnant women with depression, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

CHICAGO — Many midlife women experience hypoactive sexual desire disorder, impacting both partner relationships and mental health, but FDA-approved treatments are available, according to a speaker.

Individuals with eating disorders and abnormal electrolyte levels faced an increased risk for several adverse health outcomes, including death and hospitalization, a retrospective cohort study showed.

Medical marijuana use led to improvements in health-related quality of life among adults referred for medical marijuana by a physician to treat qualifying medical conditions, according to a study published in Journal of Cannabis Research.

C2N Diagnostics has been awarded more than $7 million from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s Diagnostics Accelerator initiative to advance a novel platform intended to boost Alzheimer’s disease biomarker detection.

According to published results, preoperative mental health disorders may be associated with increased opioid consumption, complications and costs for patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty.

The FDA has approved Cobenfy, formerly known as KarXT, a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults.

Higher adherence to the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay, or MIND) diet reduced the risk for cognitive impairment, particularly in women, results from a cohort study published in Neurology showed.