Anxiety Disorders
Daily News Podcast
Colonoscopy: Should 45 be the new 50?
And how to avoid telemed fraud.
From the Journals
Alopecia areata linked to mental health disorders
Inpatients with alopecia areata are at higher risk for numerous psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorders, ADHD, dementia, and mood and...
Pearls
The benzodiazepine dilemma
As clinicians, we are faced with a conflict when deciding whether or not to prescribe a benzodiazepine. If we prescribe one of these agents, we...
What Your Patients are Hearing
Survivors of sexual abuse cope with stigma
People victimized by Roman Catholic priests describe ostracism from fellow parishioners.
FDA/CDC
FDA allows marketing of TMS to treat OCD
Transcranial magnetic stimulation already is approved to treat refractory major depression and migraine with aura.
Pearls
Providing culturally competent postpartum care for South Asian women
To improve outcomes for South Asian patients, clinicians should strive to provide culturally competent care.
From the Journals
Emotional problems in young girls predict anxiety
A network analytical approach shows that emotional and behavioral symptoms in girls predict anxiety later in life.
What Your Patients are Hearing
Girl reunites with mother amid uncertainty
Prominent in the news has been the plight of thousands of immigrant families who are separated from one another at the Mexico-United States border...
Commentary
Focus on symptoms over stories is detrimental to separated families
Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr. Francesca Lehman say “complex PTSD” as defined by the updated ICD-11 will better capture the scope of patients’ trauma...
What Your Patients are Hearing
Back-to-school stress affects children – and parents
Parents who work with children “to build resilience and manage their emotions” can benefit the entire family, expert says.
Commentary
Extreme heat and mental health: Protecting patients
Dr. Robin Cooper says patients with mental illnesses and those who abuse substances are particularly vulnerable.