Psychiatry News

The CDC published a guide that hospitals can use to reduce the risk for burnout among health care staff.

Less than half of pediatricians in the United States who responded to a survey said they felt prepared to counsel patients on opioid use disorder, researchers reported.

A smartphone app demonstrated the ability to evaluate vocal biomarkers in a 30-second voice sample to identify and predict elevated mental health symptoms, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The “wearing-off” effect with monoclonal antibodies prescribed for multiple sclerosis led to treatment dissatisfaction and was associated with depression, according to a poster from ACTRIMS 2024.

Despite the high cure rate of localized cutaneous melanoma, many patients who undergo successful surgical resection experience severe anxiety and fear about the possibility of recurrence, according to findings published in JAMA Dermatology.

An hour-long telehealth session on mindfulness and compassion failed to achieve its primary outcome — decreased loneliness — but it did reduce depression, anxiety and perceived stress, research showed.

Routine screening for adverse childhood experiences and resilience may identify women at risk for developing depression or anxiety during pregnancy, according to a retrospective cohort study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

CuraSen Therapeutics has announced positive data from a phase 2a study of its combination adrenergic activator, CST-2032/CST-107, for patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia from Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Variability and length of pauses in speech may indicate cognitive impairment for German-speaking individuals with multiple sclerosis, according to a poster from ACTRIMS 2024.

More than 1 in 10 high school seniors in the United States reported using delta-8 THC in the past year, according to survey results published in JAMA.