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<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in psychiatry.

A photo of a billboard offering help for opioid addiction

<乌鸦传媒>Commission on Opioid Crisis Warns of 1M Overdose Deaths in Call to Action

Stanford-Lancet Commission report recommends extensive reforms

A computer rendering of the oxytocin hormone.

<乌鸦传媒>Higher Oxytocin Levels Seen in Men With Hypersexual Disorder

Cognitive behavioral therapy lessened those hormone levels

A pile of white tablets next to a bottle of Melatonin supplements laying on its side.

<乌鸦传媒>Taking Melatonin? You're Not Alone

More Americans are using melatonin supplements, and in bigger doses

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<乌鸦传媒>ICU Nurse Walked Out in the Middle of His Shift, Found Dead 2 Days Later

Death of travel nurse Michael Odell shines spotlight on clinicians' mental health

A blue rubber gloved hand holds a test tube of blood in front of a brain MRI

<乌鸦传媒>Blood Biomarkers May Distinguish Dementia Disorders

Plasma levels show diagnostic, prognostic performance in varying dementia types

A blood pressure cuff, a stethoscope and a spilled prescription bottle of green pills.

<乌鸦传媒>Mixing and Matching BP Meds? Consider the Implications for Dementia

SPRINT analysis favors certain classes of antihypertensives

A close up of a blue rubber gloved hand holding a fentanyl patch

<乌鸦传媒>Prescription Drug Misuse High Among Nurses During Pandemic

Home health RNs have highest rates, but those working at hospitals most likely to have an SUD

A young male medical intern sitting on an empty patients bed in a hospital and looking out the window

<乌鸦传媒>For Many Interns, Depressive Symptoms Are Impairing Their Lives

Some depressive symptoms hard to pinpoint because they've become the norm, researchers suggested

A photo of a mature man with his hands up in a no thanks gesture

<乌鸦传媒>Can Patients Just Say 'No' to Treatment?

Psychiatrist weighs in on how to approach misinformed beliefs

A close up of a female therapist taking notes with her out of focus male patient in the background

<乌鸦传媒>More Docs Turn to Mental Health Support During COVID

Sharp uptick in outpatient mental health and substance use visits, Canadian study finds

A woman in a straitjacket sitting on a chair in a darkened room of a psychiatric hospital

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Forcibly Medicate Psychiatric Patient?

You make the call

A computer rendering of a man dissolving into black particles on a bluff overlooking a town.

<乌鸦传媒>Is There a Case for Anaphylactic Suicide?

Copelan explores whether suicide could be motivated by a genetically predisposed process

<乌鸦传媒>False Positive COVID Tests; Cannabis and Car Accidents

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes risk among kids with COVID

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<乌鸦传媒>Warning on Dissolving Buprenorphine; FDA OKs Rexulti in Teens; Psychiatrist Salaries

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

A photo of Robert Malone, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Just What Is Mass Formation Psychosis?

One doctor is pushing controversial theory on how the public is being coerced into getting vaxxed

An underwater view of a mans hand reaching towards a life ring on the surface

<乌鸦传媒>We Must Start Looking for Drowning Colleagues

Too many of us are struggling

The packaging and vial of Aduhelm over a close up of a Medicare card

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Plans to Restrict Coverage of New Alzheimer's Drug

Proposal would cover aducanumab (Aduhelm) in patients on qualifying clinical trials

A little boy sitting on his father鈥檚 lap crying and holding a piece of an apple

<乌鸦传媒>Moms' Thyroid Hormones Tied to Behaviors in Preschool Boys

Study looked at effects of TSH and FT4 levels in pregnancy

A close up of a woman wearing a wrist brace and holding a prescription bottle.

<乌鸦传媒>Does Teen Prescription Drug Misuse Predict Later Substance Abuse?

Misusing prescriptions linked to substance use disorder symptoms by midlife

An illustration depicting Alzheimer鈥檚 disease with amyloid plaques forming between neurons

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Drugs Race to FDA

After aducanumab, drug companies pivot to use the accelerated approval pathway

A close up shot of a nurse鈥檚 blue rubber gloved hand about to drop two red pills into a pocket of their scrubs

<乌鸦传媒>How to Help Nurses With Substance Use Problems Get Help

One of the "worst things" a colleague can do is to say nothing

A close up shot of a nurse鈥檚 blue rubber gloved hand about to drop a vial of morphine sulfate into a pocket of their scrubs

<乌鸦传媒>'Pending Wave' of Nurse Substance Use Problems?

Signs point to deepening issue with alcohol, drugs as nurses battle through the pandemic

A close up of a male healthcare worker wearing a protective mask with his rubber gloved hands on his head

<乌鸦传媒>Burnout, Violence: How Much More Can Healthcare Workers Take?

As COVID rages on, attention turns to healthcare worker mental health. Will help arrive in time?

A female physician takes notes across from a little girl wearing a nebulizer mask in a hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>What Conditions Are Sending Kids to the Hospital?

Analysis from 2016 showed respiratory problems dominated, but depression was already on the rise

FDA APPROVED lumateperone (Caplyta) over a conceptual illustration of bipolar disorder

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Greenlights New Drug for Bipolar Depression

Caplyta gained indications as monotherapy and adjunctive treatment

An unhappy looking male physician covers his ears with his hands.

<乌鸦传媒>It's Loud and Clear: Unwanted Noise in Medical Facilities Is a Hazard

The right soundscape can benefit patients and providers alike

A bag of counterfeit fentanyl pills seized by the DEA.

<乌鸦传媒>DEA Chief Warns About Fake Prescription Drugs Containing Fentanyl

More than 8.4 million fake pills seized since end of September

A blue rubber gloved hand holds a beaker of psilocybin mushroom and a mushroom held in tweezers.

<乌鸦传媒>Researchers to Study Psilocybin's Effects on Strained Healthcare Workers

Psychedelic-assisted therapy to be examined on pandemic-afflicted frontline workers

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<乌鸦传媒>Can Viagra Prevent Alzheimer's?

Sildenafil shows potential for drug repurposing

A photo of an ampule, patch, powder, pills, and vial of Fentanyl Citrate.

<乌鸦传媒>House Members Debate Cracking Down More on Fentanyl

Committee criticizes Justice Department for not appearing at hearing

An illustration of a heartbeat over a silhouette of a senior woman.

<乌鸦传媒>Dementia Tied to Resting Heart Rate

Findings persist even after accounting for cardiovascular disease

A photo of the Indianapolis FedEx shooter, Brandon Scott Hole.

<乌鸦传媒>Tracing a Killer's Path to Mass Shooting

Mental health system reform is one tool in a broader playbook against gun violence

RSNA over a photo of McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.

<乌鸦传媒>Brain Changes Found in Fetuses of Alcohol-Using Moms

Differences seen in two areas when compared with brains of non-drinking mothers

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<乌鸦传媒>Psychiatry and Sexism: Gender Bias in BPD Diagnosis?

Why women are disproportionately diagnosed with borderline personality disorder

Cover art featuring Michael Keaton for the show Dopesick.

<乌鸦传媒>Should Doctors Be Embarrassed by TV's 'Dopesick'?

No, but the Hulu series holds lessons for physicians about trusting pharma messaging

A colorful collage of the cosmos with a large eye in the center.

<乌鸦传媒>Academic Centers Start to Take Psychedelics Seriously

"You're not sticking your neck out as much as you would 10 years ago," one director says

A colorful abstract illustration of a human brain and head silhouette and the cosmos.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Psychedelic Research Funding Starting to Shift?

Once the province of philanthropy, industry and government sources show interest

The vial and packaging of Aduhelm (aducanumab) over a close up of a man鈥檚 hand with IV attached.

<乌鸦传媒>Let Ethics Guide Aducanumab Prescribing, AAN Says

Don't rely on FDA approval alone to make best choices for Alzheimer's patients

A single dose of Suboxone lies next to a spoon and syringes

<乌鸦传媒>Buprenorphine Misuse: What's the Reality?

New study highlights need to expand access to buprenorphine for OUD

A man wearing fatigue pants and dog tags sits on the couch with his head in his hands

<乌鸦传媒>Jury Still Out on Lithium's Antisuicidal Effects

Adjunct lithium offered no additional suicide protection for bipolar, depressed vets

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