Nurses Face Higher-Than-Average Suicide Risk "A real issue, and the job has something to do with it," researcher says Feb 17, 2020
Neurology Patients Have Higher Suicide Rates While suicide is rare, some disorders carry five times more risk Feb 04, 2020
When Pregnant Moms Are Distressed, Fetal Brains May Suffer Anxiety, stress, depression tied to fetal impairment, but what this means after birth is unknown Jan 29, 2020
Magic Mushrooms Ease Cancer Anxiety; Olanzapine/Samidorphan NDA Accepted News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 29, 2020
Study: Relief Most Common Emotion 5 Years Post-Abortion Few regrets among women in longitudinal analysis Jan 13, 2020
Trial: Camden 'Hotspotting' Program Not Enough to Help Superutilizers Problem isn't lack of care coordination -- it's the quality of care, says program founder Jan 08, 2020
Teenager in Psych Crisis Waits 25 Days in ED for Admission Amid psychiatric bed shortage, patient left in "Kafkaesque" limbo Jan 07, 2020
The Simpsons, the Odyssey, and Suicide An introduction to the merciless and marvelously cruel world a suicidologist must inhabit Jan 06, 2020
Pediatric IBD Patients Face Multiple Psych Issues But vast majority have no record of receiving mental health services, study finds Dec 14, 2019
9 out of 10 Suicide Attempts Using Firearms Are Lethal Although firearms account for fewer than 5% of suicidal acts Dec 03, 2019
Postpartum Depression: Barriers on Multiple Fronts Too few resources, and lack of education for providers, health systems, and patients Nov 27, 2019
Study: Abortion-Suicide Link Not Causal State policies requiring docs to tell patients about mental health risks may be misinformed, researcher says Nov 19, 2019
Antidepressants vs Talk Therapy: What's More Cost-Effective? Which begets another question: over what time period? Oct 28, 2019
Overweight Patients Less Likely to Gain Weight on Antipsychotic Analysis looked at users of brexpiprazole (Rexulti) Oct 07, 2019
Esketamine Nasal Spray Reduces Depression in Suicidal Patients Positive results from first global registration program of patients with active suicidal ideation, intent Oct 06, 2019
Bariatric Surgery May Compromise Mental Health Patients with psychiatric history saw higher rate of repeat presentations Sep 26, 2019
What's Behind the Rise in Navy Suicides? 'For career servicemen, seeking help can be damaging to careers' Sep 25, 2019
Most Who Die by Suicide Leave No Notes Iowa study shows guns are preferred by men, poison by women Sep 25, 2019
Surprising Mechanism Behind Sertraline's Short-Term Benefit Hint: it's not an antidepressant effect Sep 19, 2019
Sarcosine for Schizophrenia; Abilify Lawsuit; Rural America Suffering News and commentary from the psychiatry world Sep 11, 2019
Should Dual Rx for Psychotic Depression Continue After Remission? Trial gives an answer, but it comes at potentially heavy cost Aug 20, 2019
What Really Went Wrong at Jeffrey Epstein's Jail It wasn't just the guards' failure, suggests jail doctor Jeffrey Keller Aug 16, 2019
78% of Non-Cisgender College Students Report Mental Health Symptoms Transmasculine, genderqueer individuals appear particularly vulnerable to inequities Aug 16, 2019
Elon Musk's Girlfriend Got Eye Surgery for Depression. Is This Nutty? Singer says she had ocular implant to remove blue light from her vision Aug 01, 2019
How Common Are Accutane-Related Psychiatric Events? Difficult to untangle whether increased cases of depression, suicide are related to treatment or acne itself Jul 03, 2019
Sleep Deprivation Ups Mental Health Risk in College Kids Dose-response relationship not accounted for by insomnia and/or depressed mood alone Jun 13, 2019
Durability Seen for Esketamine's Benefit in Depression Trial reports positive benefit-risk ratio for nasal spray plus antidepressant Jun 05, 2019
USC Party Dean Gets $1.8M; TV Doc Disciplined; Fla. 3-Strike Law Fails Bad Practice: a weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation May 24, 2019
Antipsychotic Scores Win as Add-On Depression Therapy Pimavanserin significantly improved HAMD-17 scores starting at 1 week May 22, 2019
Social Isolation, Loneliness Real for Midlife Minority Women Under-recognized difficulties in urban America May 22, 2019
How Effective Is Intranasal Esketamine, Really? "It's not kooky, but it does have some risks" -- and not all patients improve May 21, 2019
Benzodiazepines in Early Pregnancy Up Miscarriage Risk Evidence of a potential dose-response effect also observed May 15, 2019
Nurse Suicide: Under the Radar Mental health of nurses often overlooked, with tragic consequences May 09, 2019
Expectant Moms May Present Different Suicide Risk Profile Pelvic exams may also be triggering to many patients, expert says May 05, 2019
'13 Reasons Why' Suicide Spike; Sleeping Pill Warning; Bipolar Genes News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 01, 2019
Vitiligo, Alopecia Merely Cosmetic? Think Again Studies show links with depression, quality of life -- and early death Apr 18, 2019
New Depression, ADHD Drugs OK'd; DMT Microdosing; Bitcoin Addiction? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 06, 2019
