3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (216+ words) A growing proportion of antipsychotic prescriptions for older adults are being written by nonphysician clinicians, reflecting shifts in the mental health care workforce and prescribing practices, according to a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open. For the analysis, Youngran…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (216+ words) Is it Bipolar II Disorder or Depression? "Clinically differentiating BD-II from MDD remains a significant challenge in modern psychiatry. These two conditions share substantial clinical symptomatology, making accurate diagnosis difficult in routine clinical practice," wrote lead author Yuan-Zi Zou and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (294+ words) Clozapine may be considered a preferred subsequent treatment option for patients who are experiencing their first psychosis episode and do not respond to an initial antipsychotic therapy. The findings were published in JAMA Psychiatry. "There is an urgent need for…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (889+ words) Q&A: How Clinicians Can Differentiate Bipolar Disorder From Other Conditions Samuel R. Weber, MD Rates of bipolar disorder diagnoses have been rising for decades, causing concern among experts that the condition is overdiagnosed. Because bipolar disorder overlaps with other illnesses, differentiating…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (369+ words) Remote delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy for high-impact chronic pain produced modest but sustained improvements in pain severity and function. The post Remote CBT Offers Modest, Sustained Chronic Pain Relief first appeared on Physician's Weekly. Remote delivery of cognitive behavioral…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (389+ words) MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) " Remote-scalable cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based chronic pain (CP) treatments yield modest improvements in high-impact chronic pain compared with usual care, according to a study published online July 23 in the Journal of the American Medical Association....

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (208+ words) Alzheimer disease and diverse non-Alzheimer tau pathologies may contribute to late-life mood disorders, according to a study in Alzheimer's & Dementia. The post Dementia May Contribute to Late-Life Mood Disorders first appeared on Physician's Weekly. Alzheimer's disease and diverse non-Alzheimer tau…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (328+ words) TUESDAY, July 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) " The prevalence of depressive symptoms is high among women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), according to a study published online July 16 in'Menopause. Charissa van Zwol-Janssens, M.D., from the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and colleagues conducted…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (349+ words) MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) " Older adults with insomnia are more vulnerable to depressive mood and symptoms in response to inflammatory exposure, according to a study published online July 16 in JAMA Psychiatry. Michael R. Irwin, M.D., from the Jane and Terry Semel Institute…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (460+ words) Previous research suggests that individuals with schizophrenia may exhibit impairments in sensory attenuation. This neurocognitive process is defined as reduced neural responses in sensory cortices to self-generated actions compared with externally triggered sensory inputs. However, the specific neuroimaging association between…...