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Significant changes—including the addition of prolonged
#grief
disorder and more—will appear in the DSM-5-TR, to be released by
@APA_Publishing
in March.
#PsychTwitter
#MentalHealth
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616
2K
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@BTdocs
: Media and popular culture are important in shaping people’s perceptions about
#mentalhealth
.
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Psychiatry’s numbers have been increasing yearly since 2011. This year psychiatry was one of just 10 specialties with increases of more than 10% over the last five years.
#PsychTwitter
#MedTwitter
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The notion that mental illness may not be fully medical is a pernicious and misleading idea that has directly and indirectly destroyed the lives of countless people in this country and throughout the world.
#MentalHealth
#PsychTwitter
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Significant changes—including the addition of prolonged
#grief
disorder and more—appeared in the DSM-5-TR, released by
@APA_Publishing
this past March.
#PsychTwitter
#MentalHealth
#BestOf2022
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Many experts agree that the
#mentalhealth
effects of
#COVID19
will continue to be felt long after the pandemic ends.
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Many brain imaging studies have looked at key differences between the brains of people with or without depression. An AJP study examined how the brain changes when patients with depression get better.
#PsychTwitter
#MedTwitter
#MentalHealth
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The notion that mental illness may not be fully medical is a pernicious and misleading idea that has directly and indirectly destroyed the lives of countless people in this country and throughout the world.
#MentalHealth
#PsychTwitter
#BestOf2022
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Previous research has shown that adolescents with
#depression
have reduced white matter density. This new study shows that these structural changes predate the onset of depression, suggesting they may represent a biomarker of depression vulnerability.
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Mirtazapine, biperiden, and vitamin B6 are the three most effective treatment options for antipsychotic-induced
#akathisia
.
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Psychoanalysis has steadily evolved since Sigmund Freud formulated his model of the human mind and led to other psychotherapies that have greatly benefited patients.
#MentalHealth
#APA175
#TBT
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Telepsychiatry is now an integral part of the practice of psychiatry, and psychiatrists need to know certain procedures and regulations of its use to protect patients’ confidentiality and limit liability risks.
#psychtwitter
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Children who were exposed to antidepressants in the womb do not appear to have an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders.
#MentalHealth
#PsychTwitter
#Pregnancy
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Frequently playing violent video games does not appear to promote aggression, reduce empathy, or alter mood and cognition in healthy adults.
#GunViolence
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Combining clinical data from 68 separate studies, a research team has estimated the most effective dose for 19 different antipsychotic medications, including both oral and long-acting injectable (LAI) formulations.
#MentalHealth
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Study suggests that the concentration of the neurotransmitter glutamate and several other metabolites in the hippocampus may offer clues about patients who are most likely to transition to psychosis.
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Fear, stigma,
#depression
,
#anxiety
, and posttraumatic stress disorder followed major infectious disease outbreaks earlier in this century, and psychiatrists should be prepared for similar reactions as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak expands.
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Significant changes—including the addition of prolonged
#grief
disorder and more—will appear in the DSM-5-TR, to be released by
@APA_Publishing
in March.
#PsychTwitter
#MentalHealth
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APA on Wednesday announced the release of My Mental Health Crisis Plan, a mobile app that allows people with serious mental illness to create a plan to inform their treatment should they experience a
#mentalhealth
crisis.
@APAPsychiatric
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Wearing glasses embedded with facial recognition technology can help children with
#autism
spectrum disorder identify emotions and facial expressions.
#MentalHealth
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The numbers of U.S. medical school seniors choosing
#psychiatry
has grown somewhat steadily since the mid-1990s. This is good news, especially in light of the many areas of the country that are experiencing a severe shortage of psychiatrists.
#MentalHealth
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DSM-5-TR has recently come under attack for contributors’ alleged undisclosed financial conflicts of interest that may have impacted their recommended text changes. Here are the facts.
#DSM
#Psychiatry
#MentalHealth
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New study says a combination of CBT and medication may be best to treat kids with
#anxiety
.
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A phone/tablet-based app that tracks eye movements and visual attention can accurately distinguish toddlers with autism spectrum disorder from typically developing toddlers.
#MentalHealth
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A peer program in Michigan high schools enables students to raise awareness about
#MentalHealth
issues and where to get help.
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A comparative analysis of the genes of patients with 10 psychiatric and 15 neurological disorders shows that, among other findings,
#schizophrenia
is related to numerous other psychiatric conditions.
#MentalHealth
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Study found patients with and without anxious
#depression
experienced similar symptom improvements within 24 hours of receiving a
#ketamine
infusion.
#MentalHealth
#Anxiety
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Bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder share many clinical features that can lead to misdiagnosing one for the other.
#PsychTwitter
#MedTwitter
#APAAM23
#MentalHealth
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APA member Patrice Harris, M.D., M.A., a former APA board member and AMA board member, was elected today as president-elect of the AMA during the AMA’s House of Delegates meeting in Chicago.
@PatriceHarrisMD
@AmerMedicalAssn
#Psychiatry
#MentalHealth
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Lower levels of certain
#thyroid
hormones may predict a poor treatment response in people hospitalized with
#depression
.
#PsychTwitter
#MentalHealth
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Psychiatrists Should Ask Male Patients About Sexual Trauma? A major challenge in treating sexual trauma in this population is how reluctant men can be to discuss their experiences, even with their clinicians, due to stigma and shame.
#PsychTwitter
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SPECIAL REPORT | Bipolar II disorder is poorly understood, underdiagnosed, and insufficiently treated. This has often resulted in an over 10-year delay in diagnosis.
#PsychTwitter
#MedTwitter
#MentalHealth
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Tracing the history of how the
#MentalHealth
of African Americans was characterized during slavery sheds light on why disparities in psychiatric care still exist.
#Psychiatry
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Adolescents who have been hospitalized for suicidal behaviors may benefit from recurrent follow-up calls following hospital discharge.
#MentalHealth
#Suicide
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The May issue of Psychiatric News is available online. Check out what psychiatrists say about the
#MentalHealth
of firefighters,
#buprenorphine
for chronic pain,
#naloxone
nasal spray for over-the-counter sale, and more.
#PsychTwitter
@APApsychiatric
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After a nationwide search, APA’s Board of Trustees appointed Marketa Wills, M.D., M.B.A., as APA’s next CEO and medical director, effective June 1. She will be
@APAPsychiatric
’s 8th medical director and the first woman and Black American to fill the role
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Girls whose dads experienced
#depression
shortly after their birth are more likely to develop depression by age 18.
#MentalHealth
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There is a
#MentalHealth
crisis in the black community, which calls for improved cultural competency training for all psychiatrists as well as more openness among blacks to talk about these issues.
@DrAlthaStewart
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The results of a clinical study conducted among veterans refutes the idea that patients with both
#PTSD
and
#alcohol
use disorder will drink more if asked to re-experience their trauma as required by exposure therapy.
#MentalHealth
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In the largest trial of its kind, magnetic seizure therapy (MST) proved as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at treating patients experiencing major
#depression
.
#Psychiatry
#PsychX
#MedX
#MentalHealth
@APAPsychiatric
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The November issue of Psychiatric News is available online. Check out what psychiatrists have to say about managing major
#depression
, dealing with patient cyberstalking, how visual tests may identify
#autism
, and more.
@APAPsychiatric
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8
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A study in
@TheLancetPsych
reports that the risk of psychosis associated with cannabis is tied to daily use and the use of high-potency cannabis, namely cannabis with concentrations of THC greater than 10%.
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A Department of Labor investigation found that United Behavioral Health reduced rates for
#mentalhealth
professionals, overcharged beneficiaries for services, and subjected them to utilization review and denials of care.
@APAPsychiatric
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People with
#depression
may be more likely to seek treatment if they know of others with emotional problems or others who have sought treatment for emotional problems.
#MentalHealth
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A survey of nurses and physicians working in hospitals in the Wuhan region and across mainland China revealed that more than 50% reported symptoms of
#depression
, and more than 70% reported symptoms of psychological distress.
#Covid19
#MentalHealth
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A multinational expert group has developed a comprehensive clinical guideline for the management of patients with
#catatonia
—a severe neuropsychiatric condition marked by abnormal speech and movement.
#PsychTwitter
#MedTwitter
#MentalHealth
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Psychiatrists and
#mentalhealth
professionals must be ready to care for those affected by the virus as well as patients with pre-existing psychiatric illness.
#COVID19
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An international survey of over 2,000 graduate students found that negative perceptions about work-life balance and the advisor-mentee relationship are highly prevalent among students with elevated depressive and/or
#anxiety
symptoms.
#MentalHealth
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Children who develop depressive symptoms by the age of 13 often have problems with language and social communication as well.
#Depression
#ADHD
#MentalHealth
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APA and BPA need each other to work out issues like attracting minority students to
#psychiatry
and addressing health disparities, institutional racism in medical schools and training programs, and
#gunviolence
.
@DrAlthaStewart
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A total of 1,746 U.S. medical school graduates—1,343 from allopathic schools and 403 from osteopathic schools—matched into psychiatry residency programs this year as part of the 2023 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
#PsychTwitter
#MedTwitter
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IN MEMORIAM | Aaron Temkin Beck, M.D., the father of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT), died last month at his home in Philadelphia. He was 100 years old.
#PsychTwitter
@APAPsychiatric
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VIEWPOINTS | Research has documented a marked decline in psychotherapy practiced by psychiatrists, from 44.4% in 1996-1997 to 21.6% in 2015-2016. Why are psychiatrists no longer doing psychotherapy?
#PsychTwitter
#MedTwitter
#MentalHealth
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Almost half (48%) of children and adolescents with a psychotic disorder said they recently had suicidal thoughts or had in the past considered death by suicide when interviewed in the emergency department using a brief screening questionnaire
#MentalHealth
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A new population study sheds light on the link between two parental discipline styles and later child aggression and less prosocial behaviors.
#MentalHealth
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Clinical trials found that patients who took the twice-daily tablet containing extended-release dextromethorphan/bupropion showed greater mood improvements, with signs of improvement as early as week one.
#PsychTwitter
#MentalHealth
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The April issue of Psychiatric News is available online. Check out what psychiatrists say about
#Autism
and inflexible thinking, antiepileptic drugs and
#Parkinson
's disease, disparities in AUD treatment, and more.
#PsychTwitter
#MedTwitter
@APApsychiatric
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Over the decades, the American Journal of Psychiatry has published basic, clinical, and public health research on mental illness that has made it the premier peer-reviewed journal in psychiatry.
#APA175
#MentalHealth
#TBT
@AmJPsychiatry
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Patients who participated in weekly group therapy sessions that combined motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral therapy for 3 months experienced greater improvements in motivation and pleasure than those who did not.
#PsychTwitter
#MentalHealth
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A form of cognitive-behavioral therapy designed to target the personality types of adolescents who are either victims or perpetrators of
#bullying
may be effective in preventing bullying.
#CBT
#MentalHealth
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A new study of predictors and moderators of remission for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD) found two subgroups of patients who may benefit from specific next-step treatments with aripiprazole or bupropion.
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Is It Cheating to Use Chat GPT-4 in the Clinical Practice of Psychiatry?
Read more:
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Psychiatrists and
#mentalhealth
professionals joined to provide peer support to frontline workers dealing with the
#COVID19
crisis in Wuhan, China, through an app. Their innovative intervention could be adapted for use in the U.S.
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Children who were exposed to antidepressants in the womb do not appear to have an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a comprehensive analysis of health insurance data.
#PsychTwitter
#MedTwitter
#MentalHealth
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎇 The January issue of Psychiatric News is available online. Check out what psychiatrists say about measurement-based care, virtual exposure therapy for
#PTSD
,
#psylocibin
for
#depression
, and more.
#PsychTwitter
#MentalHealth
#MedTwitter
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A meta-analysis in Schizophrenia Bulletin found that rates of victimization were between 4 and 6 times higher among individuals with
#psychosis
than in the general community.
@OUPAcademic
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While the long-term use of most antidepressants does not appear to increase the risk of
#dementia
, long-term use of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) paroxetine may.
#MentalHealth
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SPECIAL REPORT | Assessment of
#ADHD
requires collection of information about how the patient functions in a wide variety of complex daily tasks at different times of day in different settings relative to other individuals of similar age.
#MentalHealth
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Proposals for changes to DSM-5 can now be submitted at a publicly available portal on the APA website.
#Psychiatry
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Children whose mothers experienced
#depression
during and after
#pregnancy
may be slower to hit developmental milestones.
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Treating patients who have
#depression
following a recent heart attack or unstable angina with escitalopram may reduce their risk of future cardiac events.
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FROM THE PRESIDENT | As my year as APA president draws to a close, writing this final message to you gives me the opportunity to reflect on what we have accomplished together.
#PsychTwitter
#MedTwitter
#MentalHealth
@Pres_APA
@APApsychiatric
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Children aged 2 and 3 years who spend a greater amount of time watching TV or playing on a smartphone or computer than their peers may be less likely to meet developmental milestones by age 5.
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Improving outcomes in patients with
#depression
and
#PTSD
, drug development, and psychotherapy were among the topics of the 7 articles selected as favorites of 2018 by the editors of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
#MentalHealth
@AmJPsychiatry
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VIEWPOINTS | Research has documented a marked decline in psychotherapy practiced by psychiatrists, from 44.4% in 1996-1997 to 21.6% in 2015-2016. Why are psychiatrists no longer doing psychotherapy?
#PsychTwitter
#MedTwitter
#MentalHealth
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9
27
Researchers at Yale have secured $12.6 million for a study to compare the effectiveness of IV ketamine and esketamine for treatment-resistant depression.
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9
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APA’s Council on Communication has endorsed “Far From the Tree,” a documentary based on the award-winning book by
@Andrew_Solomon
, that delves into challenging
#parenting
situations in which parents have to be more self-sacrificing than usual.
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Individuals with cardiovascular disease have high rates of psychiatric illness, which is associated with worse health outcomes. Here’s an example of how consultation-liaison psychiatrists can help.
#MentalHealth
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Gene risk scores may predict antipsychotic response in patients with first-episode psychosis.
#MentalHealth
#Psychiatry
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Two psychiatric innovation experts say there is a real opportunity for
@APAPsychiatric
to emerge as a leader in shaping how technological innovation and new business models for health care delivery evolve.
#MentalHealth
@AEverettMD
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Since 1 in 40 children now has a diagnosis of
#autism
spectrum disorder, psychiatrists and other clinicians need to improve their assessment and treatment strategies for this population.
#MentalHealth
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A team at
@Stanford
hopes to identify patterns of interactions and outcomes when police encounter people with mental illness with the goal of developing policies and best practices that can mitigate harm and avoid negative outcomes.
#PsychTwitter
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9
25
Mirtazapine, biperiden, and vitamin B6 are the three most effective treatment options for antipsychotic-induced
#akathisia
.
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3
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Interventions that used a model of integrated care reduced the disparity between racial/ethnic minorities and whites obtaining
#MentalHealth
care for the first time.
#IntegratedCare
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Embedding psychiatric services within a primary care setting has been found to benefit adolescents by reducing symptoms of
#depression
.
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Several states have proposed barring the death penalty for people with serious mental illness.
#MentalHealth
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Youth with a history of sexual and/or physical abuse and symptoms of
#PTSD
benefitted considerably from developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy (D-CPT) compared with those in a wait-list group with treatment advice.
#MentalHealth
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Patients who stopped taking antidepressants after recovery from chronic or recurrent
#depression
had higher rates of recurrence than those who continued the medications.
#MentalHealth
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#Depression
found to be more prevalent in medical students than others of similar age in the general population.
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INTERVENTIONAL PSYCHIATRY | A rapid-response major depressive disorder therapy, with a 2-week response rate of 50%—a considerable improvement over current treatments—could mitigate the economic strain of
#MDD
by $29 billion in 2023.
#Psychiatry
#PsychX
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For the first time in over 40 years, the FDA is proposing updates and revisions to its guidance on how industries should develop and clinically test drugs intended to treat major depressive disorder.
#Depression
#MentalHealth
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About a third of U.S. adults use a wearable device to track their health and fitness. These devices could be used one day to enhance how
#depression
is diagnosed, monitored, and treated.
#PsychX
#Psychiatry
#MentalHealth
#PsychTwitter
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Patients with early
#psychosis
may benefit from app on how to cope with symptoms.
@Actissist_app
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Psychiatric News is joining
@APApsychiatric
in celebrating
#Paws4MentalHealth
. This is Tiggie, the loyal companion to our executive editor, Cathy. Despite weighing 15 lbs, he still thinks he can fit beside the computer!
#CatsofTwitter
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