Psychiatry News

TORONTO — The AAP has created a framework for speaking to parents and children about digital media consumption.

Patients have become increasingly disillusioned with traditional depression treatments, and the search for new therapies has created some chaos in the field, according to experts.

Nightly positive airway pressure use has been shown to control obstructive sleep apnea, reduce health care costs and lower the rate of hospitalizations and emergency room visits.

NEW YORK — Although guidelines have historically advised against lithium use while breastfeeding, there is a “clear need” for more research and monitoring guidance for patients who would like to breastfeed while on lithium.

NEW YORK — A poster presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting highlighted the need for greater access and engagement in trauma-focused care for incarcerated women, including peer-led interventions.

NEW YORK — The American Psychiatric Association successfully disseminated education among the public and physicians highlighting addiction psychiatry as part of its presidential initiative, the group’s outgoing president said at its annual meeting.

NEW YORK — Lithium exposure in drinking water was associated with potentially detrimental effects on human health, including increased risk for autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia spectrum disorder, according to researchers.

NEW YORK — Referrals for eating disorder treatment spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, with patients more likely to present with eating disorder as a primary diagnosis, according to a poster at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

Healio is accepting submissions for its third annual peer-recognition program, Healio Honors.

NEW YORK — Recent systemic changes in the delivery of health care have made it more challenging for today’s doctor trainees, Carol A. Bernstein, MD, said at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.