Anxiety

Aromatherapy did not significantly reduce anxiety during Mohs surgery, according to a presentation at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery annual meeting.

Co-prescribed benzodiazepines appeared to present treatment challenges among older adults with generalized anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness has designated this week as Mental Illness Awareness Week.

Alcohol use increased in the United States during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

A survey of 1,047 students aged 13 to 14 years from 17 schools in the United Kingdom showed that their risk for anxiety decreased during lockdowns for the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the period before the pandemic.

Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of its five most-viewed stories in August.

Nonpsychotic mental disorders in adolescent boys increased the risk for MI later in life, researchers reported at the virtual European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Escitalopram treatment was linked to reduced anxiety symptoms among adolescents, according to results of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Risk factors for postmenopausal depressive symptoms included being unpartnered, consuming alcohol, requiring chronic medication and having many children, according to results of a study from researchers in Turkey.

A brief mindfulness intervention appeared to reduce stress among health care professionals, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.