Anxiety Disorders
Opinion
Technology, counseling, and CBT apps for primary care
Technology has made fantastic inroads in helping patients achieve real improvement in troublesome behavioral symptoms.
Conference Coverage
Misguided fear is keeping benzodiazepines from elderly
SAN FRANCISCO – Benzos are “wonderful” for geriatric anxiety and anxiety-related insomnia, said Dr. Carl Salzman of Harvard Medical School.
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Consider iatrogenesis in patients with new psychiatric symptoms
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. – “Iatrogenic psychopathology can occur with a wide array of medications,” said Dr. Henry A. Nasrallah.
From the Journals
Review clarifies depression, anxiety risk among hidradenitis suppurativa patients
The frequency of depression and anxiety among HS patients highlights the need for screening and treatment strategies.
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Mental illness in MS: ‘Follow the why’
SEATTLE - Unique challenges face physicians and patients, Dr. Laura T. Safar cautions.
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Music shows promise for inpatient agitation
SAN FRANCISCO – Preliminary reports suggest that listening to music on headphones calms agitated patients, but more work needed.
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Hazardous cannabis use in MS linked to anxiety, depression
SEATTLE – But it is not clear if there is a cause-and-effect relationship.
From the Journals
Team sports may mitigate tough childhoods
Adolescents with adverse childhood experiences who play team sports suffer fewer mental problems as adults.
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About one-third of anxiety patients relapse after stopping antidepressants
SAN FRANCISCO – Patients who want to discontinue their antidepressants face a therapeutic dilemma.
From the Journals
Benzodiazepines nearly double the odds of spontaneous abortion
This is thought to be the first study to investigate the risk of spontaneous abortion associated with benzodiazepine duration of action.
From the Journals
More than 40% of U.K. physicians report binge drinking
“We recommend that doctors’ mentors, supervisors, peers, and occupational health support services recognize and act on the prevalence of...