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Concerning Content: TikTok’s Effect on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
TikTok has over 1 billion users and dominates youth culture. But is it damaging their mental health?
The Relationship Between MDD and Lower Vitamin D Levels in Women
Are lower vitamin D levels in women related to depressive mood?
Before the Toils of War: Mental Health in Ukraine
The mental health of Ukrainians is essential, now more than ever.
Acknowledging the Great Women in Our Lives
What woman inspires you?
Study Intends to Find New Ways to Treat or Prevent Major Depression
Investigators have launched a 3-year study to develop predictive models that will help identify better treatment plans for patients with depression.
Need Your Sleep: DTx for Treating Comorbid Insomnia and Psychiatric Disorders
Digital therapeutics may be poised to step up as the next CBT.
Spotlight on Issues in ADHD
Catch up on all the latest in ADHD from the APSARD virtual 2022 Annual Meeting.
The Heart of Psychiatry
For American Heart Month, catch up on all the latest in psychocardiology.
Improving Depression Symptoms: Study Meets Endpoints
A new study showed zuranolone treatment in patients with major depressive disorder demonstrates a rapid and statistically significant reduction in depressive symptoms.
Goldwater Rule: Change or Stay?
The conversation on the Goldwater Rule is taking place now. Don't miss out on the latest in the debate.
Levounis Named APA President Elect
Petros Levounis, MD, MA, has been chosen to lead the APA by his fellow members.
Antipsychotics and Weight Gain: Positive Study Results
Alkermes announced positive results from their phase 3b ENLIGHTEN-Early study.
Sleepy Link: Sleep, Depression, & Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Sleep, depression, and bipolar disorder: what's the connection?
First of Its Kind Study of Antidepressant Use in Comorbid Depression and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Effective treatment of depression in individuals with comorbid depression and type 2 diabetes mellitus is important for both conditions.
Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Pressing Question of Ethics and Humanity
Physician-assisted suicide: the debate continues.
Did You Miss It? Adult ADHD Diagnosis
Is ADHD underdiagnosed or overdiagnosed? One doctor emphatically says the former.
The Variable You Can’t Touch: Advances in Mental Health Measurements
You cannot touch mental health impairments, so how best can we measure them? Adaptive testing may be the answer.
ADHD in Sexual and Gender Minority College Students
College students who identify as a sexual and gender minority who also have ADHD may be at higher risk of functional impairments, substance use, and psychiatric comorbidities.
Helicopter Parenting & Adolescents With ADHD: Associations and Conclusions
Helicopter parenting in teens with ADHD: What are the types and how do they affect children?
Investigational New Drug Clearance Given to R-Ketamine
The FDA has given Investigational New Drug clearance for a clinical drug-drug interaction study of R-ketamine (PCN-101).
Daridorexant: Improvement on Measures of Sleep Onset and Sleep Maintenance
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new medication for the treatment of insomnia.
First Colombian With Nonterminal Illness Legally Dies via Euthanasia
In the face of opposition from doctors, clinics, and courts, Victor Escobar became the first Colombian to die via euthanasia on Friday January 7, 2022.
New Northwestern Student Studio Lab Focuses on Mental Health Portrayals in Media
The new Studio Lab at Northwestern University School of Communication aims to fight stigma by providing positive depictions of mental health in media.
Pennsylvania Legislators Push to Increase Awareness of Eating Disorders in Children
Representative Jason Ortitay and Senator Steve Santarsiero have introduced legislation to help increase awareness of eating disorders in children.
“A Viable Option” for Treating Schizophrenia Receives FDA Approval
The supplemental new drug application of brexpiprazole for the treatment of schizophrenia in pediatric patients aged 13 to 17 received FDA approval.
“Helps You Smoke Less”: First Combusted Cigarettes Authorized as Modified Risk Tobacco Products
The FDA authorized the marketing of these tobacco products that help reduce exposure to and consumption of nicotine for smokers.
Exploring the Link Between Migraine and PTSD
Are common genes and signaling pathways involved in PTSD and migraine?
APA, AMA, and Others Go To Bat for Vaccination Requirements
Leading medical organizations support policies requiring COVID-19 vaccination.
Zuranolone: New Data Presented at American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress
Data from a clinical program evaluating the efficacy and safety of zuranolone was presented at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress. What new developments did they share?
Conference Presents Clinical Reviews and Updates
Psychiatric Times, your go-to source for what is relevant and important in the field, is pleased to share the following highlights from the 2021 Neuroscience Education Institute Congress.