Anxiety Disorder

Children with inflammatory skin diseases are at an increased risk for sleep and psychological disorders, prompting clinicians to consider the broader effects of skin disease and how to address them, according to a study.

Adults showed a significant reduction in their clinical-level mental health symptoms with unrestricted access to a generative AI-powered chatbot designed for mental health treatment, according to results of a randomized trial.

Less than 7% of individuals with mental health or substance use disorders receive effective treatment worldwide, according to a cross-sectional analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Antidepressants were more effective than placebo in reducing anxiety symptoms among adults with moderate to severe generalized anxiety disorder, according to a review published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

A cognitive model of PTSD best predicted PTSD, complex PTSD, depression and anxiety among youth who experienced a single-event trauma, according to research published in Psychological Medicine.

Nearly 5% of older adults initiate benzodiazepine after discharge for acute ischemic stroke, half of which receive up to a 30-day supply, despite known risks for cognitive decline, researchers reported in Stroke.

Youth with chronic pain experience anxiety and depression symptoms more often and more intensely than their peers without chronic pain, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

According to results of a six-nation global survey, individuals with migraine experienced a high level of symptom burden and severity, negatively affecting their quality of life including mood.

More women and providers in both psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology are becoming aware of the high prevalence of postpartum depression and treatments available, including recently approved zuranolone.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective, Reid Robison, MD, MBA, senior principal investigator at Numinus, a company that conducts clinical trials in psychedelics, discusses promising new treatment options for psychiatric conditions.