Medications

Most primary care pediatricians appropriately prescribing SSRIs

Primary care pediatricians (PCPs) who prescribe selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for children with anxiety and/or depression generally document appropriate indications for starting medication and prescribe ...

Medications

Personalized blood pressure treatment more effective, study finds

Patients treated with blood pressure-lowering drugs can experience much greater improvements from a change of medication than from doubling the dose of their current medication. This is shown by a new study from Uppsala University, ...

Medical research

E-health reduces patient pain, opioids in clinical study

An online "e-health" program helped more people with chronic pain reduce their opioid medications and pain intensity than a control group that had only regular treatment in a recent clinical study.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Seniors with anxiety frequently don't get help. Here's why

Anxiety is the most common psychological disorder affecting adults in the U.S. In older people, it's associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life, and elevated rates of disability.

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