Psychiatry News

The AMA announced a new policy that supports requirements for drug and device sponsors to develop diversity action plans so that women and sexual and gender minorities are adequately represented in their clinical trials.

Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea and their partners both reported relationship satisfaction when the patient consistently used positive airway pressure at night, according to research presented at SLEEP 2024.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Eric Hollander, MD, discusses adult autism diagnosis, treatments and prevalence.

The AMA House of Delegates adopted two new policies aiming to reform prior authorization and the burden it causes patients and physicians.

An FDA advisory panel on Monday voted in favor of donanemab as a treatment for early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease.

The FDA has granted an expanded indication for BrainsWay’s Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation system for depression treatment in patients aged 22 to 86 years, according to a company press release.

On May 8, the health care organization Ascension experienced a cyberattack that disrupted access to its electronic health care records, patient portals, phones and systems used to order tests, medications and procedures.

Financial independence is the holy grail, which affords one to work for the sake of working with the peace of mind of knowing they are no longer dependent on a paycheck to maintain their lifestyle.

Patients with cancer who received specialized mental health support experienced improved quality of life, as well as reduced pain, depression and fatigue.

Many factors have contributed to the recent surge in adult ADHD diagnoses, but the rise is mostly reflective of what has always existed and gone undetected, according to experts.