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- In SSRI withdrawal, brain zaps go from overlooked symptom to center stage (2023) https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/brain-zaps-go-from-overlooked-symptom-to-center-stage-in-ssri-withdrawal/ 157 comments
- Politics May Trump Medicine In Shaping Doctors' COVID https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/45555/ 6 comments science
- One Month of Cannabis Abstinence in Adolescents and Young Adults Is Associated With Improved Memory https://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/article/pages/2018/v79/17m11977.aspx 25 comments science
- Brain stimulation reduces suicidal thinking in people with hard-to-treat depression. Forty per cent of people in the study reported that they no longer experienced suicidal thoughts after receiving bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation http://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/article/pages/2018/v79n03/17m11692.aspx 5 comments science
- Primary care doctors may be unsure when kids' bad moods are serious or not. Primary care providers and pediatricians were also more likely to prescribe medications when they thought there was a problem, while psychiatrists were more likely to start with behavioral therapy. http://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/article/pages/2018/v20n02/17m02227.aspx 5 comments science
- Yogic breathing shows promise as adjunctive treatment for patients suffering from depression with inadequate response to antidepressants. http://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/article/pages/2016/aheadofprint/16m10819.aspx 43 comments science
- In a randomized trial of the antidepressant fluoxetine, adults with MDD who slept 8 hours per night were ~2x more likely to have their depression remit, compared to those who slept 6 hours. This is contrary to research suggesting that one night of sleep deprivation improves mood in people with MDD. http://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/article/pages/2016/aheadofprint/15m09879.aspx 8 comments science
- Synthetic cannabinoid use associated with higher severity of psychotic symptoms compared to cannabis use http://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/article/pages/2016/aheadofprint/15m09938.aspx 108 comments science
- Among antidepressant users, 69% never met criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD); and 38% never met criteria for MDD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, or generalized anxiety disorder in their lifetime. http://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/article/pages/2015/v76n01/v76n0106.aspx 19 comments science
- Marijuana Use Is Associated With Worse Outcomes and Violent Behavior When Used by those being treated for PTSD http://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/article/pages/2015/v76n09/v76n0925.aspx 40 comments science