Psychiatry News

Depression and physical function should be assessed at least once per year in all patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to recommended quality measures devised by an American College of Rheumatology workgroup.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome were at a more than eightfold risk for attempting suicide, with young adults particularly susceptible to risk, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

According to published results, preoperative depressive symptom burden treatment may improve patient-centered outcomes and health trajectories after surgery.

An intervention failed to increase patient activation, but it helped to improve depression, patient portal management and other health measures among patients with chronic pain on long-term opioids, according to a randomized trial.

About 30% of adults in the United States experienced loneliness at least once a week, and 10% reported feeling lonely every day, according to January’s Healthy Minds Monthly Poll from the American Psychiatric Association.

Anorexia nervosa during pregnancy was associated with several adverse neonatal outcomes, such as preterm and small for gestational age birth, compared with women without eating disorders, researchers reported.

Living in states with abortion trigger laws was associated with small but significantly greater increases in anxiety and depression symptoms after Dobbs compared with states without such laws, according to survey data published in JAMA.

Founded in 2017 by the National Day Calendar and the Physician Moms Group, National Women Physicians Day is a time where the medical community can honor the path that female doctors have paved through history.

Biogen announced a reprioritization of resources regarding its pipeline of therapeutics to address Alzheimer’s disease, deciding to discontinue development of Aduhelm and choosing to advance Leqembi.

Symptoms of dry eye disease were more closely related to sleep disturbances than exam findings, although inflammation and meibum quality were linked to subjective sleep quality, according to a study in BMJ Open Ophthalmology.