Mental Health
Commentary
COVID-19, school reopenings, and safety: What should we tell parents?
Mental health professionals need to intervene early and provide support for remote learners who experience anxiety and depression, said Dr. Robert...
News
FDA clears first brain stimulation device to help smokers quit
The company plans a “controlled” U.S. market release of the system for this indication early next year.
Commentary
Collaborating with religious communities to promote mental health
“The more we recognize the role of spirituality in our patients’ lives, the better equipped we become to help patients identify and seek treatment...
Conference Coverage
Aggression is influenced by genetic, environmental factors
"What we think is that the threshold to explode is probably regulated by various neurobiological features," said Dr. Emil F. Coccaro.
Commentary
COVID-19: Optimizing therapeutic strategies for children, adolescents with ADHD
“Our team advocates that families provide additional emotional support and continuous encouragement during these uncertain times.”
From the Journals
Frequent cannabis use in depression tripled over past decade
“Clinicians should screen their depressed patients for cannabis use, since this ... could actually make their depressive symptoms worse,” Dr....
Opinion
The transitions of COVID-19
Clinicians should consider adapting interpersonal psychotherapy to family treatment during this time, said Dr. Sarah Reinstein.
From the Journals
Maternal depression may derail children’s school readiness
Early exposure to maternal depression negatively impacted social competence, physical health, and emotional maturity in children entering school...
Conference Coverage
Anxiety disorders begin earlier in life, differ by gender
An adolescent presenting to a mental health clinician with anxiety at age 16 has likely struggled with her anxiety for years, said Dr. Jeffrey R....
Opinion
Are aging physicians a burden?
In our practice, the most common reason for those minor mistakes during our clinical evaluation is anxiety, said Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr. Alan A...
From the Journals
Send kids to school safely if possible, supplement virtually