Anxiety Disorder

DENVER — For those diagnosed with migraine, gastrointestinal issues or both, psychiatric comorbidities increase the risk of worsened physical and mental states, according to an expert at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

NEW YORK — One dose of lysergide produced clinical remission of generalized anxiety disorder as soon as 4 weeks after treatment, according to a study presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

ATLANTA — Adults genetically predisposed to high stress are more likely to have a heart attack during times of heightened stress, such as a major holiday or after a presidential election, researchers reported.

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.