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Legal and Ethical Issues in Emergency Psychiatry
Key Takeaways Emergency psychiatry involves complex legal and ethical issues, including patient privacy, autonomy, and safety, requiring...
Vilash Reddy, MD
3 hours ago7 min read
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2025 Is a Landmark Year for Emergency Psychiatry
Key Takeaways Emergency psychiatry is gaining recognition with the approval of a focused practice designation by the American Board of...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 224 min read
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Is Rural Living Better for Mental Health?
Key points In the past, social psychiatrists were interested in mental health in rural settings. Studies found that rates of mental...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 214 min read
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Living Alone With Depression, Anxiety May Up Suicide Risk
TOPLINE: Living alone and having both depression and anxiety was associated with a 558% increase in risk for suicide compared with living...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 142 min read
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Improving Sleep to Treat Resistant Depression in Older Adults
Key Takeaways Improved or sufficient sleep enhances antidepressant response in TRLLD, while persistent insufficient sleep predicts...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 105 min read
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Frequent Nightmares Linked to Faster Aging, Premature Death
SAN DIEGO — Frequent distressing dreams are linked to faster biologic aging and an increased risk for premature death, independent of...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 105 min read
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No, Your Patients Are Not Wrong: Sometimes Antidepressant Side Effects Do Not Get Better
Key Takeaways Antidepressant side effects often improve over time, but some patients experience worsening, leading to dropout. STAR*D...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 95 min read
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The Female Orgasm Should Be Considered the Twelfth Body System
When I spoke at the International Society of Cosmetic Gynecology 2025 World Congress on March 21, I did not mention "cosmetics". Despite...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 94 min read
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Do Weight-Loss Medications Affect Mental Health?
Key points GLP-1 receptor agonists have been associated with multiple adverse psychiatric events. The drugs have been associated with...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 74 min read
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ADHD Plus Comorbidities May Up Risk for Criminal Behavior
TOPLINE: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults was associated with a higher risk for criminal behavior, especially in...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 62 min read
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Esketamine Combo Bests SSRIs for Resistant Depression in Head-to-Head Trial
Esketamine combined with a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) was linked to...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 62 min read
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Remote Support Cut Risk for Relapse in Addiction Treatment
TOPLINE: Remote interventions for alcohol or drug use disorder led to a reduction in relapse rates by 39% and the mean number of days of...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 62 min read
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High Global Rates of Comorbid Depression, Anxiety in Chronic Pain
Rates of depression and anxiety were significantly higher in people with chronic pain than in those without pain, results of a new...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 34 min read
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Why Depression Hits Girls Harder Than Boys
Girls are twice as likely as boys to be diagnosed with depression, and researchers in London have now uncovered clues as to why. Girls'...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 23 min read
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New Study Tracks Shift in Adolescent Mental and Behavioral Health
TOPLINE: An analysis of high school students from 1999 to 2021 showed teens with low-risk behaviors grew from about 40% in 1999 to nearly...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Mar 232 min read
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How to Decide Whether Depressions Are Bipolar Depressions
Key-point: Although diagnostic criteria for a depressive episode are the same for unipolar major depression and bipolar depression, these...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Mar 177 min read
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Mental Health Decline Drives Rise in Deaths and Disability
Mental health in the United Kingdom has worsened significantly since COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were imposed, according to a new...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Mar 173 min read
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An Overview of Disaster Psychiatry
Key Takeaways Disasters cause widespread disruption, exceeding community coping capacities, and necessitate external assistance for...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Mar 36 min read
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What Works for Adults With ADHD?
Medications demonstrated effectiveness for core symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults without evidence...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Mar 34 min read
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Who Are the Youth With Undiagnosed ADHD Symptoms?
Key Takeaways Children with higher cognitive abilities and social skills often face delayed or missed ADHD diagnoses, especially females,...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 284 min read
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