Anxiety Disorder

According to results published in Orthopedics, patients with vs. without psychiatric diagnoses, such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder and schizophrenia, had similar clinical outcomes after fracture-related infection.

Incannex Healthcare has announced positive topline results from its phase 2 PsiGAD1 clinical trial of psilocybin for generalized anxiety disorder, reporting statistically significant improvement in anxiety scores compared with placebo.

About one in 10 women who develop COVID during pregnancy will have post-acute sequelae, or long COVID, according to a presenter at The Pregnancy Meeting.

Fronto-parietal activation and reaction time appeared to normalize following cognitive behavioral therapy among unmedicated youths with anxiety, according to a study published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Eating disorder claims in the United States rose 65% as a percentage of all medical claims over the last 5 years, according to a report from FAIR Health, a health care claims repository.

Many users of a smartphone-based CV risk management system who had severe anxiety at baseline had improved anxiety symptoms over time, likely driven by reductions in BP and heart rate, researchers reported.

Patients seeking musculoskeletal care required substantial improvements in physical function and pain interference to significantly improve anxiety symptoms, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

People with a high level of neuroticism were more likely to develop atrial fibrillation, and to do so at a younger age, compared with people with lower levels, according to a study presented at Heart Rhythm 2023.

In an American College of Cardiology survey with responses from nearly 6,000 cardiologists worldwide, about one-quarter reported having a mental health condition.

Recent data from the American Heart Association show social isolation and loneliness are associated with a 29% increased risk for MI and/or CV death and a 32% increased risk for stroke and stroke death.