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Is Telepsychiatry Safe? Here's What You Should Know
Telepsychiatry, a branch of telemedicine focused to mental health care, has expanded rapidly in recent years. Especially since the...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 212 min read
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Mindfulness and Tai Chi Improve Mood in Cancer Survivors
TOPLINE: Both Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) and Tai Chi/Qigong (TCQ) significantly improved mood in survivors of cancer,...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 303 min read
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The Overlap in Sleep Problems and Psychiatric Disorders
Key Takeaways Sleep disturbances exacerbate psychiatric symptoms and are common in psychiatric disorders, complicating treatment and...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 303 min read
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Introducing the Borderline Personality Disorder Inventory
Key Takeaways The BPD-Iâ„¢ is a 25-item questionnaire designed to screen for core features of BPD, reflecting a psychodynamic...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 272 min read
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Diminishing Returns With Broader Use of ADHD Meds?
It’s well known that medications used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do more than address the core symptoms of...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 272 min read
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Domestic Violence Linked to Risk for Suicide in Mental Illness
TOPLINE: Among women under mental health care in the UK who died by suicide between 2015 and 2021, 26% had experienced domestic...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 272 min read
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One Psilocybin Dose Eases Cancer Depression Over Long Term
A single dose of psilocybin combined with psychological support can provide lasting relief from depression and anxiety in patients with...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 223 min read
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Can Digital Therapy Improve Mental Health Among Teens?
TOPLINE: In a randomised trial of adolescents with mental health issues, the use of a 6-week online emotion-regulation therapy was found...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 223 min read
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Do You Know Your Brain Care Score?
Despite most strokes being preventable, someone in the US experiences a stroke every 40 seconds. Could a new risk score focused on the...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 163 min read
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5 Surprising Signs of ADHD You Might Not Know About
Key points Outside of its major symptoms—impulsivity, distractibility, hyperactivity—ADHD comes with surprising traits. Rather than...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 164 min read
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Tardive Dyskinesia: Treat Functional Impairment, Not the AIMS Score
Key Takeaways TD is often underreported and misdiagnosed, despite being a well-known adverse effect of antipsychotic medications, leading...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 157 min read
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Human vs AI: Who’s Better at Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
LOS ANGELES — Artificial intelligence (AI) falls short of human therapists when it comes to empathy and emotional connection in the...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 134 min read
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Food Dyes to Fluoride: Is RFK Jr Making America Healthier?
The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is charged with overseeing the department’s mission: “to enhance the...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 135 min read
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Can Mindfulness Therapy Ease Resistant Depression?
TOPLINE: In patients with depression resistant to National Health Service (NHS) Talking Therapies, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 122 min read
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Incorporating Safety Plans in Outpatient Psychiatric Practice
Key Takeaways Structured safety plans, such as the Stanley-Brown model, significantly reduce suicide attempts by 43% compared to...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 1211 min read
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Up to 44% of Dementia Cases Preventable
Maintaining optimal vascular health throughout late life can significantly lower the risk of developing dementia before age 80 years, new...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 123 min read
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Make America Healthy Again and What About Psychiatry?
Key Takeaways: The antipsychiatry movement is experiencing a resurgence, challenging the legitimacy of psychiatric practices and...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 115 min read
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Facts Over Fiction: The Current State of Psychiatry
Keypoint: The government has always played an important role in health care. Recent changes, however, are actively altering the practice...
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Jun 1112 min read
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Supporting Patient-Centered Decisions in Tardive Dyskinesia Care
Martha Sajatovic, MD: Hello. I'm Dr Martha Sajatovic. I direct the Neurological and Behavioral Outcomes Center at University Hospitals...

Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 106 min read
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Vitamin D Especially Important for Brain Health in Women, but Not in Men?
LOS ANGELES — Vitamin D is important for brain health, but this might be particularly true for women but doesn’t appear to have this...

Vilash Reddy, MD
May 273 min read
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