Psychiatry News

Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. It is a time to remember those lost to substance use disorders and addiction, particularly as the United States and countries around the globe grapple with the opioid crisis.

Children with medical complexity were twice as likely to be diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental or mental health condition, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective, Hyun Jung Kim, MD, discusses the format of her presentation on the relationship between cannabis use and risk for psychosis at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

In the third episode of the NSAIDs saga, we focus on COX-2 inhibition! Did the hopes and dreams of selective COX-2 inhibition pan out? What can the rise and fall of VIOXX teach us about physiology?

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, has issued an advisory calling for a “fundamental shift” in how the well-being and mental health of parents and caregivers are valued and prioritized.

Some groups of children appeared to experience improved mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with pre-pandemic conditions, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

PHILADELPHIA — The creation of microstimulation models may help predict population-level dementia burdens by the year 2050; however, the success of the model is dependent on the size and quality of the data, according to a presenter.

Current and prior heavy alcohol, tobacco, marijuana or opioid use were all independently associated with vasomotor, mood or musculoskeletal symptoms experienced during menopause, researchers reported.

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, or AA and NH/PI, communities continue to face significant racial disparities in health care access and outcomes across the United States, according to an expert.

Published results showed patients with a mental health diagnosis who undergo surgery for bone or soft tissue sarcoma may be at risk for longer hospital stays, readmission and surgical site infection.