Pediatrics
Mental health toll from isolation affecting kids on reentry
After two suicidal crises during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social skills have gone stale.
Jun 30, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Trajectories of antidepressant medication use during pregnancy
In an analysis of women who started pregnancy when taking antidepressant medications, investigators identified three trajectories of antidepressant dispensing during pregnancy: more than half stopped their treatment, a quarter ...
Aug 5, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Mental health state associated with higher death rates for prostate and urological cancers
Patients with prostate, bladder or kidney cancers are at greater risk of dying if they have had psychiatric care prior to the cancer treatment. In addition, patients with these cancers show greater suicide risk than the general ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Legal implications of neuroscience research—Harvard Review of Psychiatry presents update
New research on the biological basis of psychiatric disorders has important implications for legal proceedings as well as mental health treatment, according to a special issue on "Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and the Law," presented ...
Nov 14, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Expert outlines medical approach to treatment of traumatized refugees
What's the best approach to mental health treatment for refugees with posttraumatic symptoms? One clinic with extensive experience in managing traumatized refugees recommends a medical approach combining psychoactive medications, ...
Mar 9, 2016
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Other
Review article provides evidence on the biological nature of gender identity
Medical care of transgender patients, including surgical and hormonal treatment, has largely been met with resistance by physicians in favor of psychiatric treatment, owing to misconceptions that gender identity can be changed. ...
Feb 13, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Faith and healing: Religious coping improves outcomes for people being treated for severe psychiatric illness
Religious coping can significantly improve treatment outcomes for individuals receiving short-term treatment for psychiatric illness, according to Harvard Medical School researchers at McLean Hospital. The finding, published ...
Dec 4, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression in pregnancy: New study shows preferences for therapy over medication
Women with depression in the perinatal period experience a high degree of conflict in deciding whether and how to treat their depression, but strongly prefer treatments other than antidepressant medications, reports a study ...
Nov 18, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ireland needs real-time database for teen and young adult suicides
A new report on suicide in Ireland shows that suicide cases experienced a significant number (and intensity) of life events in the 6 months prior to their death.
May 23, 2013
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Neuroscience
Induction of adult cortical neurogenesis by an antidepressant
The production of new neurons in the adult normal cortex in response to the antidepressant, fluoxetine, is reported in a study published online this week in Neuropsychopharmacology.
Jan 4, 2013
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