FDA Requires Boxed Warning Update for Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are widely used to treat a variety of conditions including anxiety disorders, insomnia and seizures.
General Psychiatry
Addressing Dual Public Health Epidemics: Suicide and Opioid Addiction
Traditionally, suicide and overdose prevention in opioid use disorder involve stratifying risk based on certain demographic and clinical factors.
AMA Vows to Improve Access for Docs Seeking Mental Health Care
The American Medical Association recently adopted a policy aimed at improving physician access to mental health care in response to physician depression, burnout, and suicide.
Mixing Sedative-Hypnotics, Prescription Opioids Associated With Suicidal Ideation in Serious Mental Illness
Concurrent use of sedative-hypnotic and prescription opioid medications may increase the risk for suicidal ideation in individuals with serious mental illness.
Addressing Psychiatric Comorbidities in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Rheuatology Advisor speaks with a psychologist about addressing mental health in patients with inflammatory arthritis.
Opioid Receipt Up for Teens With Mental Health Conditions
Adolescents with pre-existing mental health conditions and treatments are more likely to receive any opioid and to transition to long-term opioid therapy.
Risk for Suicide in Patients With Migraine and Psychiatric Comorbidities
Although patients with migraine appear to be at a higher risk for suicide than the general population, migraineurs diagnosed with depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder do not show a suicide association.
Chronic Back, Neck Pain Linked to Prior Mental Disorders
Mental disorders are positively associated with subsequent self-reported chronic back and/or neck pain, with a clear dose-response relationship between the number of mental disorders and subsequent pain.
Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Benefits Mental Health, Insomnia
Researchers found that insomnia is a causal factor in the occurrence of psychotic experiences and other mental health problems, and that online cognitive behavioral therapy was effective in reducing symptoms for university students.
Preemptive Analgesia With Acetaminophen Reduces Headaches Associated With Electroconvulsive Therapy
A significant reduction in the incidence and severity of headaches associated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was observed in patients receiving preemptive analgesia with acetaminophen.
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