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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 7, 20254 min read
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 6, 20252 min read
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 6, 20252 min read
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 meta-analysis and systematic review showed. Prevalence was also higher based on pain type, with higher rates of depression and anxiety among those with fibromyalgia than those with osteoarthritis, investigators found. “The surprising finding is the significant distribution of prevalence in different pain conditions people with certain types of pai
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 3, 20254 min read
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 2, 20253 min read
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 17, 20257 min read
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 17, 20253 min read
An Overview of Disaster Psychiatry
Key Takeaways Disasters cause widespread disruption, exceeding community coping capacities, and necessitate external assistance for...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Mar 3, 20256 min read
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 3, 20254 min read
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 28, 20254 min read
When Treating Obesity, Don’t Forget the Mental Health Angle
When the 42-year-old patient came to see Yarickza Lopez, MSN, FNP-C, the 5-ft woman weighed 260 lb and had severe depression and anxiety,...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 28, 20257 min read
What is the Link Between Cannabis and Psychiatric Diagnoses?
Mark Viner, MD, is a psychiatrist based in Reno, Nevada and has extensive experience in schizophrenia, Clozapine, psychopharmacology, and...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 24, 20252 min read
Who is the ‘bad guy’ of Health Care? Insurance? Clinicians? Or Something Else?
AFFIRMING PSYCHIATRY In the early morning hours of December 4, 2024, United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down on the streets...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 24, 20255 min read
Aggression as a Potential Target for Treatment
Key Takeaways Aggression is not a diagnostic feature of psychiatric disorders but is often linked to mental illness and emergency...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 19, 20255 min read
Guardians of Necessity: How Insurance Companies Enhance Psychiatric Care
Keypoint: In the psychiatric care continuum, insurance companies encourage a broader conversation about what constitutes best treatment...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 19, 20256 min read
The Stigma on Cannabis in Psychiatry
Cannabis has long been misunderstood and often mislabeled in psychiatric discourse. Mark Viner, MD, addressed the misconception in...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 19, 20252 min read
How Comfort Foods Affect Patients’ Mood and Stress Levels
When you’re feeling stressed, sometimes there’s nothing like picking up your favorite comfort food — chocolate, chips, fries, ice cream,...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 17, 20255 min read
Why You Need to Talk About Cannabis With Patients
A few years ago, UCLA Health began asking patients if they used cannabis as part of an electronic previsit questionnaire completed before...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 12, 20255 min read
Early Childhood Stress Linked to Increased Atopic Dermatitis Activity
TOPLINE: Common childhood stressful life events like starting a new school, moving homes, or having a new sibling are associated with an...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 5, 20252 min read
Has Legalized Cannabis Led to a Surge in Schizophrenia Cases?
Canada’s legalization of cannabis has been linked to an increase in schizophrenia cases, new research shows. Over a 16-year time period —...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 5, 20253 min read
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