Telepsychiatry: Way of the Future
Does psychiatry’s future lean towards online practice? FROM OUR READERS This article is a response to the article “Putting an Unhappy...
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- Oct 9
- 2 min
Study Supports Efficacy of 9-Item Depression Screening in Identifying Patients at Risk for Suicide
The investigators also concluded that depression screening alone may not be sufficient to effectively identify suicide risk. October 5 is...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 9
- 2 min
Study Finds Esketamine Nasal Spray More Likely to Induce Remission in Treatment-Resistant MDD Than Q
“Over 32 weeks of follow-up, the percentage of patients with remission, the percentage of patients with a treatment response, and the...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 9
- 5 min
Single-Dose Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
Is psilocybin a viable treatment for MDD? Researchers performed a phase 2, double blind trial of single-dose psilocybin in patients with...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 9
- 19 min
Real Psychiatry The reality of psychiatry rather than the perception
Are there potential problems in the latest study on antipsychotic medication reduction and discontinuation? Psychiatry A study on...
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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
- 14 min
The Suicide Police: Harm Disguised As Help
I wiped away tears and stared down at a deep gash in my arm as I typed. What I wrote would eventually become a blog post about my...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 7
- 3 min
SSRI Use During Pregnancy Alters the Child’s Brain Development
In a new study in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers found that children born to mothers who used SSRIs during pregnancy had reduced brain...
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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
- 2 min
No Link Between Most Cancers and Depression/Anxiety: Study
Depression and anxiety were not associated with outcomes for most cancer types, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, and...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 7
- 3 min
Heading Off Suicidality at the Pass
PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” -Benjamin Franklin Next week is National Suicide...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 7
- 4 min
Psilocybin Plus SSRIs for Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
Do SSRIs impact on the antidepressant efficacy of psilocybin? Researchers performed an open-label trial of single-dose psilocybin in...
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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 7
- 4 min
Providing Hope During National Suicide Prevention Month
National Suicide Prevention Month is upon us again. This month represents hope: hope as we create more awareness around suicide; hope...
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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
- 1 min
FDA Approves First Oral Selective 5HT1A Receptor Agonist for MDD
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gepirone hydrochloride extended-release tablets (Exxua) as the first oral...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 2
- 2 min
“Talk. They Hear You.” Celebrates 10 Years of Preventing Underage Substance Use
"Talk. They Hear You."® is a national prevention campaign by SAMHSA that aims to increase parents' awareness of underage substance use...
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chrisviesumalinog
- Oct 2
- 2 min
Lethal Means Safety for Suicide Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Month is a time to remember the lives lost to suicide, support those experiencing suicidal thoughts, and...
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