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December 2017: Click for Credit
Topics include: Recurrent strep throat • Motivational pharmacotherapy for minority patients with depression • Revised Bethesda System thyroid...
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IV ketamine proves superior to active placebo in low, high doses
MIAMI – Researchers close in on a range of ketamine doses that could provide temporary relief for patients with treatment-resistant depression.
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‘Motivational pharmacotherapy’ engages Latino patients with depression
MIAMI – Delivering pharmacotherapy in a culturally sensitive way can help improve antidepressant adherence.
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Continuous glucose monitors aren’t just for abdomens anymore
Personal photos of real-time continuous glucose monitors posted to online forums dedicated to diabetes management lead to questions about whether...
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Senate confirms first mental health czar
Dr. Elinore F. McCance-Katz, a psychiatrist, is an expert in using pharmacotherapy for treating substance use disorders.
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FDA approves faster, pangenotypic cure for hep C virus
A faster cure for all genotypes of the hepatitis C virus with or without liver disease comes to market.
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FDA approves faster, pangenotypic cure for hep C virus
A faster cure for all genotypes of the hepatitis C virus with or without liver disease comes to market.
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VIDEO: What role does autoimmune dysfunction play in schizophrenia?
Researchers are studying the role autoimmune reactions such as inflammation play in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia, with and without comorbid...
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More treatments becoming available for tardive dyskinesia
MIAMI – A second VMAT2 inhibitor may join Ingrezza as a safe and effective treatment for the movement disorder.
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Expert: Engage patients, clinicians as partners in research
MIAMI – A new research paradigm treats every case as an N of 1 that could improve the care of millions.
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VA/DOD elevate psychotherapy over medication in updated PTSD guidelines
MIAMI – Should trauma-focused psychotherapy supplant medication for first-line treatment?
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Patients’ profile deemed best criteria for LAIs in bipolar disorder
MIAMI – Bipolar disorder patients with very severe illness, or who are at the more extreme spectrum in terms of risk, might not be receiving...
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Reframe view of borderline personality disorder patients as survivors
WASHINGTON – Consider that patients with borderline personality disorder are wired for threats and can be helped by positive reinforcement, an...
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First-episode psychosis is a ‘brain attack,’ and LAIs can prevent recurrence, expert says
Dr. Henry A. Nasrallah urges psychiatrists to start thinking of long-acting injectables as a tool to prevent relapse in patients experiencing...
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Novel female sexual dysfunction drug effective, phase III studies show
Bremelanotide, which is administered subcutaneously, addresses low female sexual desire that is biological in nature.