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.
General Psychiatry
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.
Link Between Media Coverage, Posttraumatic Stress in Natural Weather Events Examined
Storm-related media coverage has a negative effect on those in the path of the storm.
The Robot Will See You Now: The Increasing Role of Robotics in Psychiatric Care
Dr Pransky shares some examples of robots that have shown impressive psychiatric applications, as well as her thoughts on giving robots the critical role of delivering healthcare to human beings.
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