The Essentials Program Improves Confidence and Knowledge in Managing Eating Disorders
More than 90% of respondents indicated that the program met their learning needs and expectations.
General Psychiatry
Is Melatonin Beneficial for Pediatric Patients With Sleep Disorders?
A recently published systematic review investigated the benefits and risks of melatonin supplementation for pediatric patients with sleep disturbances.
Senior Obama Advisor Discusses ACA in Conversation With APA President
The American Psychiatric Association’s president, Altha Stewart, MD, sat with Valerie Jarrett, JD, for a fireside chat focused on the Affordable Care Act.
Danish Study Shows Mental Disorders Affect 11% of Children, Adolescents
The highest rate for an individual disorder was 2.51% for ADHD, followed by depression and autism spectrum disorders at 1.84% and 1.79%, respectively.
Effects of Music on Symptoms of Schizophrenia
By increased connectivity within the insular cortex through listening to music, symptoms, including auditory hallucinations, are rehabilitated in patients with schizophrenia.
Edible Cannabis Linked to Unexpected Increase in Emergency Department Visits
Edible cannabis has been linked to more severe psychiatric visits and a higher-than-expected rate of emergency department visits.
Rare Diseases: A Psychiatric Concern?
A rare disease diagnosis may have a significant impact on mental health, causing anxiety, stress, and low mood.
Patient-Centered Medical Management for Depression
Researchers found that there has been little attention paid to intervention to enhance treatment adherence in nonpsychotic major depression, so they outlined steps for engagement, retention, and adherence for these patients.
Psychiatry on Death Row: Interviews From the Inside
Interviews with 2 prison psychiatrists and a death row inmates shed light on the current state of correctional psychiatry.
A Neurology and Psychiatry Merger: Quest for the Inevitable?
Perhaps it is that tension between undeniable differences and inevitable merging that has led to more recent calls for cross-disciplinary cooperation.
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