Psychiatric Disorder

The transmission of psychiatric disorders to first-degree relatives is higher among those related to patients with bipolar disorders, according to data published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

The early portion of the COVID-19 pandemic led to ‘dramatic changes’ in psychiatric care, which were primarily linked to the rapid transition to telehealth care, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Machine learning models may have greater accuracy than gold-standard risk assessment tools for predicting criminal offense among people with psychiatric disorders, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

COVID-19 survivors appeared at increased risk for psychiatric sequelae, according to results of an analysis of retrospective cohort studies published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and a preexisting psychiatric illness — in particular, generalized anxiety disorder — are more likely to develop delirium while in the ICU compared with those without a preexisting illness.

Individuals with Lyme neuroborreliosis were not at overall increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to results of a nationwide population-based matched cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Mental health-related emergency department utilization significantly increased in the past decade, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as infection with the virus, appeared associated with increased risk for development of general psychiatric disorders and loneliness, according to study results published in Psychiatry Research.

Primary humoral immunodeficiencies appeared significantly associated with psychiatric disorders and suicidal behavior, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Healio and Cardiology Today present a list of the top read news in psychiatry and CV health.