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<乌鸦传媒>Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill'

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>The Mental Health Toll of Not Matching

Reports of suicides and unprecedented social media dialogue have turned a spotlight on the issue

<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Eases Rules for Mobile Vans for Substance Use Treatment

Aim is to increase treatment access in rural areas, underserved communities

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<乌鸦传媒>Rise in Alcohol Dependence Seen During Pandemic

AUD in U.K. study tied to worse COVID outcomes and more mental health problems as well

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<乌鸦传媒>Can Cannabis Use Lead to Suicidal Thoughts?

Survey data showed increasing suicidal behaviors among young adults over prior decade

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<乌鸦传媒>As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paid

Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff

<乌鸦传媒>Congress Wrestles Over How to Hold Sackler Family Accountable

Without a legal fix, OxyContin makers would evade responsibility for untold deaths, say Dems

<乌鸦传媒>Two HHS Nominees Have Fairly Easy Time at Senate Hearing

Opioid crisis, drug supply chain among senators' concerns

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<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Is Reporting Mom's Drug Use Protecting Child or Invading Privacy?

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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<乌鸦传媒>Qelbree Hits Shelves; Schizophrenia-Related Cognitive Impairment Breakthrough

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Pandemic Drinking Took Swift Toll on the Gut, Liver

Alcohol-related inpatient consults soared, remained high even after reopening

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<乌鸦传媒>Therapists Distracted by Social Media While Delivering Virtual Care

Small survey finds 39% of therapists check email, social media during sessions

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<乌鸦传媒>Teen Social Media Addiction? Consider Race-Based Trauma

Composite case offers example on how media diet of racial violence could affect mental health

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<乌鸦传媒>ED Docs Split Over Fentanyl Analogue Schedule 1 Extension

Will it save lives or prevent drug users from seeking help?

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<乌鸦传媒>'It's a Straw-Man Argument': What We Heard This Week

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<乌鸦传媒>Involuntary Psychiatric Holds in Kids: The Known Unknowns

Literature review turns up factors associated with youth psych admissions, and knowledge gaps

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<乌鸦传媒>Did Vaping THC 'Wax' for 5 Days Cause This Teen Girl's Seizure?

Evidence for the effect of THC on seizure threshold is conflicting, clinicians say

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<乌鸦传媒>Gender Surgery Tied to Mental Health Gains for Transgender People

Psychological distress and substance use decreased with affirming surgeries

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Are Marijuana Use and Suicide Linked?

A review of the data show there's cause for alarm

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<乌鸦传媒>Ultra-Long-Acting Schizophrenia Pill Success; What 'Cured' Seth Rogen's ADHD?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>In Depression, the Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

Study shows kids have increased depression risk with family history

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<乌鸦传媒>Should 'X-Waiver' Be Nixed?

Relaxing "bupe" training requirement is last thing Congress should do, says GOP doc

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<乌鸦传媒>Job Loss Seen Driving Many Nurse Suicides

And a new study provides more data on risk for nurses versus physicians

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Please Don't Yell at Me. I'm Trying to Help

A doctor treating individuals with substance use disorders understands the fear and frustration

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<乌鸦传媒>In-Hospital Addiction Navigation Slashes Readmission

Bedside intervention significantly cut ED, inpatient readmission rates

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<乌鸦传媒>What are the Cost-Effective Treatment Options for Opioid Use Disorder?

Modeling study puts numbers to savings from medication-assisted treatment

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<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Unhooked Patient's Oxygen; Sneaky Code Hides Prices; HIV Surges in W.Va.

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Liver Transplant for Alcoholic Baseball Legend?

You make the call

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<乌鸦传媒>Drinks, Drugs and Smokes Spell Early Heart Disease

Amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine posed the greatest ASCVD risk in the young

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<乌鸦传媒>Naltrexone-Bupropion Helps for Meth Addiction, but Not a Lot

More people on treatment had negative urine samples after 6 weeks

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<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Why (and How) We Don't Prescribe Oxycodone

Greater desirability equals greater addictive potential

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<乌鸦传媒>Untreated Autism Spectrum Disorder Tied to Alcohol, Drug Abuse

But those on psychotropic agents for autism seemed to attenuate their risk

<乌鸦传媒>House Dems, GOP Agree: Sacklers, Purdue Pharma 'Sickening'

"I'm not sure I'm aware of any family in America that's more evil than yours"

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<乌鸦传媒>Trazodone-Sildenafil Mix-Up; Ibogaine Minus Hallucinations; Facebook Flags Distress

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Childhood Abuse Leaves 'Devastating Impact' on Adults

Sicker, poorer, less educated, and likely to die sooner

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<乌鸦传媒>Youth Not Immune to Rising Overdose Rates

Overdoses with stimulants on the rise, while those involving heroin have declined

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<乌鸦传媒>Overdose Calls Slam EMS in Pandemic

Trends correspond with social distancing measured through cell phone data

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<乌鸦传媒>Docs Can Prescribe Opioids Via Telemedicine, for Now

CMS will eventually revisit emergency guidance

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<乌鸦传媒>California Medical Board to Revise Dreaded Death Certificate Project

2019 death data suggest frightful consequence: doubling of fatal overdoses versus earlier years

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA Must Work Harder to End Racism in Medicine, Delegates Say

"It's time for our AMA to recognize that Black lives matter"

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