Psychiatry News

A federal judge has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on new noncompete agreements with all workers in for-profit organizations.

Loneliness and social isolation were associated with an increased risk for glaucoma, highlighting the importance of positive mental and social interventions, according to a study published in BMC Public Health.

Individuals with type 2 diabetes who experience trauma may be at a lower risk for microvascular complications after resolving PTSD symptoms, according to a results from a retrospective study of U.S. veterans published in JAMA Network Open.

Trust in health care diminished dramatically during the pandemic, and it will take multipronged interventions to restore that confidence, according to an expert.

Adolescents with myopia have up to a twofold increased risk of experiencing anxiety and mood disorders, and the odds for both conditions increase with myopia severity, according to a study.

A Vancouver-based biopharmaceutical company has secured a notice of allowance, presaging a U.S. patent for a crystalline formulation of a novel acetylcholinesterase inhibitor to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

In his keynote address at this year’s Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, Thom Mayer, MD, FACEP, likened the health care practitioners in the audience to the professional football players he routinely treats.

In two large trials of individuals with Parkinson’s disease, dementia occurred less frequently and later in the disease course than previously thought, according to new research published in Neurology.

Higher daily screen time for toddlers appeared to be associated with more intense expressions of anger as they got older, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, David Frederick, MD, discusses a workshop that aims to empower physicians to provide bias-free psychiatry teaching services.