Psychiatry News

When it comes to work-life balance, providers in the past skewed more toward work than life.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute launched a neuro-inclusive oncology care and empowerment program designed to support adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities on their cancer journeys.

The FDA has cleared an investigational new drug application for a small molecule therapeutic to treat those with Fragile X syndrome, according to the manufacturer.

According to data published last year, eating disorder claims rose 65% as a percentage of all medical claims in the United States between 2018 to 2022, with most claims in 2022 coming from patients aged 14 to 18 years.

DENVER — While rare and associated with a limited differential diagnosis, abrupt-onset dementia may be treatable with prompt recognition and early intervention, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

BOSTON — “We should be embracing [AI] and trying to make this a priority to get this right, because I don’t know any alternative to get us out of this frustration right now outside of this technology,” Eric Topol, MD, said.

Some antipsychotics other than olanzapine lowered the risk for hospitalization due to psychotic relapse among individuals with first-episode psychosis and co-occurring cannabis use disorder, according to a study in Schizophrenia Bulletin.

Volunteer-based biobanks can provide insight into people with less severe forms of illnesses like schizophrenia compared with samples recruited from clinical settings, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Adults with strabismus were more likely to have mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression and substance use and addiction, compared with those without strabismus, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Ever since my third-year clinical rotations in medical school, I can usually predict what will be written about me in my evaluations before seeing them.