Concurrent Treatment of Eating Disorders and PTSD Leads to Long-Term Recovery
Concurrent treatments targeting eating disorders and PTSD are needed to help these patients with complex conditions. Research shows an...
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- Nov 7
- 2 min
Risk for Depression Increases With Later Retirement Age
The risk for depression following retirement is higher in individuals who retire later in life, according to study findings published in...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Nov 7
- 2 min
Ketamine No Better for Depression Than Placebo?
Ketamine TOPLINE: Ketamine was no more effective than placebo in reducing depressive symptoms in surgical patients with major depressive...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Nov 7
- 4 min
Non-Psychiatric Medications With Potential to Worsen Symptoms in Major Depression
“Are my other medications making my depression worse?” Researchers investigated associations between medications with potential...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Nov 6
- 10 min
Stroke, Depression, and Self-harm in Later Life
Abstract and Introduction Abstract Purpose of the Review: To examine recently published results of randomized placebo-controlled trials...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 16
- 4 min
Cannabis Commercialization Linked to More Hospitalizations
The commercialization of cannabis that followed its legalization for nonmedical use was associated with an increase in hospitalizations...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 16
- 4 min
Confirmed: Intermittent Use of Benzodiazepines Is the Safest Option
Intermittent Use of Benzodiazepines BARCELONA — Intermittent benzodiazepine use significantly reduces the risk for falls, fractures, and...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 9
- 17 min
How to Advocate Effectively for Loved Ones Harmed by Psychiatric Drugs
The judge ordered me to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. I’d only been an attorney for just under five years and now a judge was...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 7
- 2 min
Study Compares Work Productivity Loss, Cost Savings in Esketamine Nasal Spray vs Quetiapine Extended
CONFERENCE REPORTER Investigators found in a recent study that esketamine nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) results in...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 7
- 26 min
The STAR*D Scandal: Scientific Misconduct on a Grand Scale
When the STAR*D study was launched more than two decades ago, the NIMH investigators promised that the results would be rapidly...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 7
- 5 min
The Making of Adult ADHD: The Rapid Rise of a Novel Psychiatric Diagnosis
"The history of psychiatry is a history of fads in theory, diagnosis, and treatment. Such rapid shifts in conceptualization—such as the...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 2
- 1 min
Fentanyl Laced Stimulants Fuel Opioid Crisis' Fourth Wave
The overdose crisis in the US has seen a significant increase in drug overdose deaths, with fentanyl-laced stimulants fueling the fourth...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 2
- 1 min
Gabapentin May Not Reduce Opioid Use in Chronic Opioid Users
A retrospective cohort study published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine found that off-label gabapentin prescriptions did not...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 2
- 2 min
Artificial Sweeteners in Processed Foods Tied to Increased Depression Risk
The Nurses Health Study II (NHS II) has found that a diet high in ultraprocessed food (UPF), particularly artificial sweeteners, has been...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 2
- 1 min
Alcohol Exclusion Laws Still on the Books in 18 States
A systematic legal analysis using the Alcohol Policy Information System identified 18 states with AELs, 15 with explicitly prohibited AE...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 1
- 2 min
Study Says Casual Pot Use Harmful to Teens
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that recreational marijuana use among teenagers is...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Sep 28
- 8 min
15 Celebrities Open Up About Their Mental Health Battles
There's no escaping mental health challenges—everyone has them. So, if you struggle with anxiety, depression, or substance abuse you've...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Sep 28
- 6 min
300 Famous Individuals with Mental Health issues, illnesses, and disorders
Whatever the cause of it is, mental illness can happen to anyone. Whether you're rich or poor, tall or short, black or white, famous or...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Sep 28
- 3 min
Which Factors Predict Primary Nonadherence to Medications?
Poor adherence to medication is a real challenge in healthcare. Despite evidence indicating therapeutic benefit from adhering to a...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Sep 26
- 6 min
The True Big Pharma Backers Show Themselves
Here is a hint – they are not psychiatrists or even physicians. They are Republicans. That may come as a shock to those of you who have...
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