Psychiatry News

Adolescents with myopia have up to a twofold increased risk of experiencing anxiety and mood disorders, and the odds for both conditions increase with myopia severity, according to a study.

A Vancouver-based biopharmaceutical company has secured a notice of allowance, presaging a U.S. patent for a crystalline formulation of a novel acetylcholinesterase inhibitor to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

In his keynote address at this year’s Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, Thom Mayer, MD, FACEP, likened the health care practitioners in the audience to the professional football players he routinely treats.

In two large trials of individuals with Parkinson’s disease, dementia occurred less frequently and later in the disease course than previously thought, according to new research published in Neurology.

Higher daily screen time for toddlers appeared to be associated with more intense expressions of anger as they got older, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, David Frederick, MD, discusses a workshop that aims to empower physicians to provide bias-free psychiatry teaching services.

As medical technology quickly evolves, practices in nearly all areas of medicine must frequently evaluate equipment upgrades and new purchases of new technology to stay at the forefront of patient care.

Most clinicians expressed positive attitudes and increased knowledge about climate change and health following the completion of a quality incentive program, researchers found.

Over 150 minutes of aerobic exercise a week following a concussion improved sleep quality in adolescents, study results published in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation showed.

Presented results showed patients with periprosthetic joint infection may demonstrate a high prevalence of mental distress from prolonged hospitalization, pain and physical disability.