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Major Depressive Disorder Linked to Increased Recurrence Risk in Breast Cancer Patients
3+ week, 6+ day ago (521+ words) Women with breast cancer who also have major depressive disorder (MDD) have an increased risk of cancer recurrence compared to those who do not have MDD, according to research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Among breast cancer…...
Medical Cross-Training for Psychiatric Nurses Improves Patient Outcomes
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (395+ words) At APNA 2025, researchers present a literature review that assesses the value of medical skills cross-training for psychiatric nurses. The aim of the authors" leadership review was to demonstrate the. .. The inpatient psychiatric unit at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical…...
Dual Parental Schizophrenia Increases Risk for Autism and ADHD in Offspring
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (309+ words) A total of 1, 770, 192 singleton offspring (47% girls) with SMDs and with parents (family triad) were stratified into 16 parental SMD combinations. All offspring risks with distinct parent-of-origin and cross-disorder effects were increased with parental SMD. In offspring with unaffected vs dual parental…...
TNF Inhibitors May Reduce Depression Incidence in Ankylosing Spondylitis
2+ week, 2+ day ago (267+ words) Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor therapy is associated with a significantly lower incidence of new onset depression among patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), according to study findings published in Rheumatology (Oxford). Patients were followed from treatment initiation or matched index…...
Teens' Self-Reported Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Risk for New Psychiatric Diagnosis
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (263+ words) Findings show doubled odds for psychotic and bipolar disorders. Health Day News " Self-reported adolescent cannabis use is associated with an increased risk for incident psychiatric disorders, according to a study published in JAMA Health Forum. Kelly C. Young-Wolff, Ph D, from…...
Intimate Partner Violence Head Injury Linked to Functional Impairment
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (364+ words) Individuals with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV), particularly those who sustained IPV-related head injury (IPV-HI), report significantly worse psychiatric, cognitive, neurobehavioral, and general health problems compared with individuals without IPV exposure. These findings were published in Brain Injury....
FDA Clears At-Home Cranial Electrotherapy for Depression
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Flow, a prescription home-based cranial electrotherapy stimulator, for the treatment of moderate to severe major depressive disorder (MDD) in the current episode, either as monotherapy or as an adjunctive treatment, in patients 18 years…...
Counseling to Support Medication Adherence and Adjustments in Schizophrenia
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1202+ words) Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder characterized by psychosis, cognitive impairment, and functional decline. In this article, Stephanie C. Sky, DNP, with Tanner Medical Center in Cartersville, Georgia, discusses counseling to support medication adherence and adjustments in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia…...
FDA Denies Approval of Brexpiprazole Plus Sertraline for PTSD
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (241+ words) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) to Otsuka and Lundbeck regarding the supplemental New Drug Application (s NDA) for brexpiprazole in combination with sertraline for the treatment of adults with posttraumatic stress disorder…...
Mental Health Disorders Associated With Risk for CVD
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (345+ words) Patients with mental health disorders (MHDs) without known cardiovascular disease (CVD) may have an increased risk for future cardiovascular conditions, particularly incident heart failure (HF), according to a study in the American Journal of Cardiology. Researchers analyzed data from the National…...