A woman is evaluated by psychiatry on postpartum day 2 after staff noticed her talking to the mirror in her room and not showing affection to her newborn child. Case shows ethical decisions made when managing mental illness during pregnancy.
“We don’t need more police incarceration; we need a brand new mental health system with the accompanying resources required to make it work once and for all,” notes Jim Anderson, MSPAS, PA-C.
December FDA approvals include treatments for weight loss in adolescents, major depressive disorder, lung cancer detection, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, multiple sclerosis, and lymphoma.
Investigators sought to elucidate the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with pediatric psoriasis and advocate for psychological screening and intervention as needed.
Psychiatric comorbidities, chemical restraint use, public insurance tied to emergency revisits; substance use disorders associated with lower likelihood of revisits.
The trial compared Spravato (esketamine nasal spray) in the treatment of depression to quetiapine extended-release, both in combination with a continuing SSRI or SNRI.
A 22-year-old man presents to the outpatient office following an overdose of antihistamines and alcohol. He was feeling overwhelmed trying to transition to in-person classes at the university after taking online classes during the COVID-19 lockdown.