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Half of US Teens With Depression Lack Access to Care

TOPLINE: Less than half of US adolescents with major depressive episode (MDE) received treatment for the condition, with Black, male, and...

Depression Disorders

Vilash Reddy, MD

Sep 11, 20252 min read

Cannabis Use Is Booming in Older Adults: Are We Ready?

Key Takeaways Cannabis use in older adults has increased significantly, with many seeking relief for pain, insomnia, and anxiety, despite...

Vilash Reddy, MD

Sep 8, 20255 min read

The Shifting Rates of Youth Psychiatric Diagnoses

Key points Rates of psychiatric disorders can vary considerably across time. A new study tracked the relative rates of various...

Vilash Reddy, MD

Sep 8, 20253 min read

Energy Drinks May Triple Suicide Risk, Coffee Does the Opposite

A meta-analysis of more than 1.5 million participants has suggested that coffee and energy drinks have opposing effects on suicide risk....

Suicide

Vilash Reddy, MD

Sep 7, 20255 min read

Sugar Substitutes Not So Sweet for Brain Health

Consuming low- and no-calorie artificial sweeteners may harm cognitive function, results of a longitudinal study of middle-aged and older...

Vilash Reddy, MD

Sep 7, 20254 min read

Psychiatrists Call for Action on NHS Disability Bias

The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has urged mental health employers in England to adopt 15 measures to reduce disability...

Vilash Reddy, MD

Aug 26, 20252 min read

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...

Psychotherapy

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jul 21, 20252 min read

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,...

Mindfulness

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 30, 20253 min read

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 30, 20253 min read

Introducing the Borderline Personality Disorder Inventory

Key Takeaways The BPD-I™ is a 25-item questionnaire designed to screen for core features of BPD, reflecting a psychodynamic...

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 27, 20252 min read

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...

ADHD

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 27, 20252 min read

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...

Suicide

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 27, 20252 min read

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 22, 20253 min read

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 22, 20253 min read

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 16, 20253 min read

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...

ADHD

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 16, 20254 min read

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 15, 20257 min read

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 delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) , initial results of a new pilot study suggested. However, the results showed that AI performed well in providing a structured therapeutic approach. “While AI may offer structured CBT components and serve as a supplementary or triage tool, it lacks the nuance and flexibility to serve as a stand-alone

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Vilash Reddy, MD

Jun 13, 20254 min read