Being Well to Make Others Well: Addressing Burnout Among PAs
While experienced individually, burnout is a workplace issue. Research presented at AAPA offers insight into how to address clinician burnout.
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Using Nutrition as Medicine for Mental Health
Expert discusses identifying and managing nutrient deficiencies or eating habits that can contribute to mental health conditions including depression and anxiety
What Impact Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Have on Mental Health?
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, to raise awareness of the various ways mental health disorders can affect people around the world. How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected mental health over the last few years, and who was particularly affected?
A Fifth of Young Patients With ADHD Take Tolerance Breaks From Their Medication
Investigators surveyed adolescents and young adults with self-reported ADHD to determine what proportion already engage in tolerance breaks from their medication, and how often.
Disrupted Rest-Wakeful Rhythms Tied to Greater Schizophrenia Severity
Both residential and outpatient individuals with schizophrenia tended to have fewer active hours during the day.
ADHD in Teenagers: Age of Stimulant Medication Initiation, Duration May Impact Drug Misuse
Investigators assessed the impact of age at initiation of prescription stimulant medication and duration of stimulant therapy in adolescents with ADHD on rates of misuse of prescription stimulants, methamphetamine, or cocaine.
Black Mothers Trapped in Unsafe Neighborhoods Signal the Stressful Health Toll of Gun Violence in the US
Chronic stress from living with systemic racism and gun violence can lead to increased symptoms of PTSD and depression among Black mothers living in the US.
Proportion of Pediatric Mental Health-Related ED Visits Increasing
Researchers saw that from 2011 to 2020 there was an increase in all mental health-related visits, with greatest increase seen for suicide-related visits.
Injection Drug Use-Associated HIV, HCV Risk Higher in Women, Younger Individuals
Researchers evaluated global data on HIV infection and primary hepatic C virus infection incidence among injections drug users.
New DEA Training Requirement Coming in June for Opioid Use Disorder
All DEA-registered clinicians must meet a one-time, 8-hour training requirement for opioid or other substance use disorder. Learn whether your past training meets the requirement.
ADHD Tied to Higher Fracture Risk in Children
Researchers found that overall fracture incidence rate was 334 per 10,000 patient-years (PY) in the ADHD group versus 284 per 10,000 PY in the control group
Telemedicine Aided Depression Care During Pandemic
The researchers found that antidepressant medication orders declined modestly but significantly in 2 of the 3 systems during the peak-pandemic period but rebounded during the recovery period.
Insomnia Treatment in Primary Care: Expert Panel Recommendations
Insomnia treatment should be personalized based on presentation and comorbid physical and mental illnesses among other variables.
FDA Clears Monitoring Device That Detects Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
Using a tetherless, adhesive fingertip sensor, the device monitors several physiological markers to detect the impairment of oxygenation due to opioid use.
Trends in Facial Emotion Recognition in ADHD Are Conflicting
Investigators searched publication database for studies concerning facial emotion recognition among individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Brief Peer-Led CBT-Based Intervention Improves Postpartum Depression
Investigators designed this study to evaluate the feasibility and potential utility of a peer-led CBT-based workshop for PPD.
Untreated Adults With ADHD Spend Longer in Slow Wave Sleep Than Controls
Participants were evaluated by multiple sleep scale instruments and underwent polysomnography and multiple sleep latency tests following a 1-week actigraphy sleep assessment.
Youth With Bipolar Disorder Rate Their QoL Worse Than Healthy Youth
However, no significant difference seen in quality-of-life rating for youth with bipolar disorder, those with unipolar depression.
Childhood ADHD, Internalizing Difficulties Contribute to QOL in Early Adulthood
Study participants underwent neuropsychology and executive function testing at baseline and 2- and 10-year follow-ups.
CBT-Based Program Decreases Adolescent Depression Severity in Primary Care
The CBT-based COPE program decreased depression severity among adolescents at a primary care clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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