Psychiatry News

There are two FDA-approved medications for PTSD, both selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The FDA has not approved a new medication for PTSD since 2001.

Health care professionals are more likely to experience mental health issues than other workers in the United States, but the stigma they face often deters them from seeking treatment, leading to tragic outcomes, a speaker said.

SGLT2 inhibitors and dulaglutide confer a similar risk for dementia among adults aged 60 years and older with type 2 diabetes, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Compared with anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms have a stronger association with both psychological and somatic menopause symptoms, according to study results published in Menopause.

Individuals who engaged in some form of exercise or physical activity on a regular or semi-regular basis demonstrated better brain health compared with inactive individuals, according to research from Nature Aging.

Mortality data from 1999 to 2020 revealed an upward trend in dementia-related mortality in the United States, especially among Black adults and women, according to a study published in The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders.

Most physicians receive a regular paycheck, and sometimes receive a lump sum such as a bonus. A proportion of both should be invested. How should one invest a portion of their regular paycheck?

Adults who take semaglutide may have increased risk for developing suicidal thoughts, according to results from a case-control study published in JAMA Network Open.

Individuals with moderate to severe psoriasis experience work absenteeism more than those with a mild form of the disease, according to a study.

For infants with Down syndrome, early intervention to address obstructive sleep apnea may lead to better cognitive and behavioral outcomes at 36 months, according to new research from The Lancet.