I am a third-generation New Yorker. Until I moved to the minicity of Manhattan Beach, CA., in the south bay of Los Angeles, the only other place I called home was the Trastevere section of Rome — often compared to the closest thing the Italians have to Greenwich Village. I [...]
By Julie A. Jacob, MA Try nonpharmacologic and nonopioid therapies first, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended in a recently published opioid prescribing guideline for primary care clinicians in outpatient settings (Dowell D et al. JAMA. 2016;315[15]:1624-1645). The CDC’s call for nonpharmacologic approaches may serve to heighten clinician interest in [...]
May 17, 2016. Los Angeles, CA. My head still throbbing this morning from last night’s late arrival from Atlanta, I sought solace in the quietude of the Science Section of The New York Times. I was in Atlanta to cover the yearly convocation of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) , [...]
Pharmaceutical heavyweight, Shire, best known in the US for its ADHD medications, presented new research on Binge Eating Disorder (B.E.D.) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in Atlanta, GA, "demonstrating its ongoing commitment to furthering the understanding and management of psychiatric disorders," the company said in a [...]
Monday, May 16, 2016. APA Meeting, Atlanta, GA. #APAAM16 For both men and women being married is associated with significantly reduced risk for alcohol use disorder compared to unmarried individuals. The protective effects of marriage are even stronger for people with a high family risk of alcoholism, according to a study [...]
By Domenico Giacco and Stefan Priebe Abstract Background Psychiatric patients showing risk to themselves or others can be involuntarily hospitalised. No data is available on whether following hospitalisation there is a reduction in psychopathological indicators of risk such as suicidality and hostility. This study aimed to assess changes in suicidality and [...]
Sunday, May 15, 2016. APA Meeting, Atlanta GA. Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD, the Leonard M. Miller Professor & Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director, Center on Aging at the University of Miami Health System, addressed areas of future research at the APA convocation today. "Micro RNA is [...]
Sunday, May 15, 2016. APA Meeting, Atlanta GA. Nearly two-thirds of Americans say untreated mental illness has a significant negative impact on the U.S. economy and more than 75 percent believe mental health reform is important in addressing societal challenges like high suicide rates and access to care, but only [...]
A UK Population-Based Electronic Health Records Study Joseph F. Hayes, MSc, MBChB; Alexandra Pitman, PhD; Louise Marston, PhD; Kate Walters, PhD; John R. Geddes, MD; Michael King, PhD; David P. J. Osborn, PhD (JAMA Psychiatry. Published online May 11, 2016. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0432) ABSTRACT Importance Self-harm is a prominent cause of morbidity in patients with bipolar disease and is strongly associated with suicide. There is evolving [...]
Saturday, May 14, 2016. APA Meeting, Atlanta GA. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) convocation, which began today, highlighted initial findings in a number of key and unique mental diseases. Adopting a Dog May Help Veterans with PTSD Adopting a pet dog may prove a useful addition to treatment for veterans [...]