SUICIDE
New research suggests high school students who have had a sports-related concussion may be at increased risk of dying by suicide.
Physicians and other providers in Massachusetts have access to telephone consultation to assist with complex questions around pain and substance use disorders.
Chuck Ingoglia, MSW, joins the BHE Podcast to discuss how he has settled into his role as president and CEO of the National Council for Behavioral Health since taking the position on June 1, polling data showing both Republican and Democratic…
Depression
Approximately 20% of people with major depressive disorder (MDD) experienced high or fluctuating suicidal ideation over 12 weeks of treatment with antidepressants, researchers found in a study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Depression
Compared with US adults who have never used electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), those who have used e-cigarettes had higher odds of reporting a history of a clinical diagnosis of depression, according to a study of nearly 900,000 people.
Schizophrenia & Psychotic Disorders
Pimavanserin, currently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease psychosis, reduced the risk of psychosis relapse 2.8-fold in patients with dementia.
Schizophrenia & Psychotic Disorders
In patients with schizophrenia and viral hepatitis, the second-generation antipsychotic paliperidone was associated with a reduced risk of liver damage.
