Psychiatry News

United States Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, declared firearm violence a public health crisis in the United States and called for more strategies to prevent firearm-related injuries and deaths.

NEW YORK — Gynecological conditions with hormonal derangements may contribute to secondary psychosis among adolescent females, according to results of a literature review presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

The concept of delayed gratification has been ingrained in us throughout medical school and residency. This mentality can sometimes lead to explosive spending as an attending when one enjoys a significant salary boost.

Noting that practice varies widely across hospitals, an expert panel came to a consensus on the first quality indicators for the care of opioid-exposed infants.

Financial incentives helped adolescents with severe obesity lose weight and body fat, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The Council for Medical Specialty Societies, or CMSS, announced the launch of a new initiative that aims to reduce clinicians’ reliance on race in clinical decision-making and patient harms.

After “an extensive scientific review,” the FDA announced that it has authorized the marketing of four menthol-flavored e-cigarette products through its premarket tobacco product application pathway.

People in sexual and gender minority groups were more likely to experience loneliness and have a lack of social and emotional support, results published in MMWR showed.

A higher baseline BMI in children was associated with more depressive symptoms into adolescence, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Bhagwan A. Bahroo, MD, discusses addiction in competitive athletes and the distinct mental and physical demands that come with each sport.