President Trump issued an Executive Order yesterday establishing a commission on health to address childhood disease—in part by putting psychotropic treatments for youth under scrutiny. The order comes as Congress is considering...
Individuals who have a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as a mini stroke, are likely to experience an annual rate of cognitive decline similar to that experienced by people with stroke, according to a report in JAMA Neurology...
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or both have higher rates of injury-related emergency department visits than children without either disorder, a study in JAMA Network Open...
APA members have chosen Mark Rapaport, M.D., as president-elect, subject to final approval at the March meeting of APA’s Board of Trustees. “I’m truly honored to step into the role as APA president-elect to use the convening power of the...
Many psychiatrists in states with regulations permitting them to treat patients who regularly move across state lines (such as college students) are unaware they can do so, according to a study in Psychiatric Services . The findings also...
For every $100 invested in an employer-sponsored mental health benefit, employers save $190 in medical claims costs, according to an analysis issued this week in JAMA Network Open . The study assessed the Spring Health program from...
Medicare patients who might benefit from long-acting injectable antipsychotic medications (LAIAPs) are not often subject to restrictions such as prior authorization or step therapy (which involves using less expensive medications first),...
Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists have discovered a crucial connection between gut microbes and anxiety-related behavior. Their research suggests that microbial metabolites -- specifically indoles -- play a...
Individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) who eat more calories at breakfast have a lower risk of depression compared with those who eat fewer calories at breakfast, according to a study issued in BMC Psychiatry . “[T]here is growing...
Researchers develop machine learning tools that screen for co-morbid anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder using acoustic voice signals. The team spoke to participants with and without co-morbid AD/MDD and recorded them using a...
Individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and comorbid depression still experience high levels of pleasure when drinking, according to a study appearing in the February issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry . These findings run...
Kindergarten-age children who have fathers with depression are more likely than children not exposed to paternal depression to have behavioral problems and poor social skills several years later, a study in the American Journal of...
Many women stop taking antidepressants during pregnancy but don’t substitute their depression management with psychotherapy, reports a study in JAMA Network Open. “Choosing whether to continue taking antidepressants during pregnancy can...
Stimulant dispensing to U.S. children being treated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) dropped significantly from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic through 2023, with adolescent boys bearing most of the brunt of the...
Patients with treatment-resistant depression may only receive a modest, short-term benefit from using intranasal esketamine as an add-on treatment, according to a meta-analysis published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry ....
Investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears to reduce anxiety without side effects. Their work suggests a new target for treating anxiety disorders and related conditions and...
Low-dose buprenorphine initiation among individuals who use fentanyl daily is often unsuccessful, suggesting that clinicians may need to provide more support for withdrawal symptoms in these individuals, according to a study issued in...
Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects around 1% of the world's population. Researchers have identified a deficit in contrast perception in people with schizophrenia. According to a review of more than 600 studies, these...
A motivational group-based sleep intervention with regular electronic text reminders may help sleep-deprived adolescents get more sleep on weeknights and improve their daytime alertness, a study in the Journal of Child Psychology and...
A brain rhythm working in tandem with the body's natural sleep-wake cycle may explain why bipolar patients alternate between mania and depression, according to new research. A new study marks a breakthrough in understanding what drives...
Among individuals with schizophrenia who experienced their first relapse while taking an oral antipsychotic, only those who switched to clozapine lowered their risk of a second relapse. These findings , based on Finnish population data,...
Although obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can be treated, research has shown that people with the disorder tend to have a lower quality of life than neurotypical people. Many struggle to achieve the same levels of education and...
Nearly 96% of patients with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) have at least one additional psychiatric diagnosis, according to a study issued yesterday in JAMA Psychiatry . IED is typically diagnosed when patients have clinically...
The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and anti-anxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to researchers. Their study examined diagnoses of...
Individuals being treated with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) who also received group mindfulness training experienced significantly less opioid craving compared with those receiving group recovery support, according to a...
As the Los Angeles wildfires continue to impact lives, homes, and communities, APA and the APA Foundation are collectively mobilizing their efforts and working with the Southern California Psychiatric Society (SCPS) to better understand...
Black adults who have a low level of mistrust toward medical professionals may be more willing to seek mental health services than those with no medical mistrust, reports a study published today in Psychiatric Services . Above a certain...
As part of a flurry of end-of-term activity, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) along with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized two rules that permanently expand some telehealth prescribing options...
Tourette syndrome is currently diagnosed about three times more frequently in males than in females. A new study finds that female individuals are less likely to be diagnosed with the syndrome, take longer to receive a diagnosis and are...
Seventh-grade students who received a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention matched to their personality type were less likely to use substances over the following five years of adolescence than students who did not receive the...
More than 40% of older adults in the United States today may develop dementia by the age of 95, with higher risk in women, Black adults, and carriers of the apolipoprotein ε4 (APOE ε4) gene variant, according to the results of a study...
Diagnoses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have risen among adults in recent years but remained stable among adolescents, according to a study published today in Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice . Margaret L....
New research identifies differing trends in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses among adolescents and adults, including an increase among adults from 2020 to 2023. The study found a significant downward trends in...
Although cannabidiol (CBD) is considered safe, it does come with side effects such as drowsiness that can pose risks—for example, when someone is driving. But a study published this week in Addiction suggests that CBD taken at standard...
Almost three quarters of adolescents in Australia experience clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms, with most being chronic, according to a new study. And preventive strategies outside our clinics are urgently required to...
Novel research shows that a reduced neural response to receiving rewards in teens predicts the first onset of depression, but not anxiety or suicidality. This is independent of pre-existing depressive or anxiety symptoms, as well as age...
A study analyzed data from nearly 500,000 Canadian patients who lived in nursing homes across Canada between 2000 and 2022. It found that residents who were given antipsychotic medications showed a significant worsening of their...
Exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas during childhood altered the balance of mental health in the U.S. population, making generations of Americans more depressed, anxious and inattentive or hyperactive, according to researchers. They...
Theta burst stimulation (TBS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique known for modifying human behavior and treating neurological diseases. A group of scientists conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis to determine...
People who have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) who have a family history of mental illness may have a higher risk of aggression in middle age, according to a new study.
The current standard of care for psychosis is a diagnostic interview, but what if it could be diagnosed before the first symptom emerged? Researchers are pointing toward a potential biomarker in the brain that could lead to more timely...
Investigators evaluated whether data collected from a fitness tracker could be used to accurately detect mood episodes in people with bipolar disorder.
Depressed individuals who reflexively attempt to dampen their initial emotional responses to reminders of their negative memories have a low tolerance for distressing emotional stimuli in general and may respond to stress in their daily...
Preschool children who struggle to control their emotions and behaviour have more symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- known as ADHD -- at age seven, a study suggests. Children aged between three and seven who are...
Scientists discovered a brain circuit that allows us to regulate voluntary breathing, which connects the brain's emotional and behavioral cortical area to its automatic breathing brainstem area. The findings provide a targetable area for...
Psychotic-like experiences, such as suspiciousness and unusual thoughts, are common among adolescents who are referred to adolescent psychiatric care. The symptoms are often associated with depression and self-destructive behavior....