Mental stress can potentially trigger an episode of myocardial ischemia, a decrease in the flow of oxygen-enriched blood to the heart muscle caused by the narrowing of coronary arteries, resulting in chest pain and more serious events such as heart… Read More ›
Strict conflict-of-interest policies in academic medical centers may help resident physicians resist pharmaceutical company persuasion to prescribe expensive brand-name medications, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine analyzed data from 2009 about… Read More ›
Patients with depression are less likely to drop out of therapy for psychiatric conditions that is administered over the phone than therapy delivered face-to-face, according to a study published in JAMA today. Many patients with depression report a preference for… Read More ›
More US adults sleepwalk, at least occasionally, than previously thought, according to findings of a study reported today in Neurology. The study, described by researchers as the first to use a large, representative sample of the US general population to… Read More ›
Providing individualized, multidisciplinary care to individuals with both depression and diabetes improves outcomes for these patients and cuts the cost of their care, according to findings reported today in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Many patients with diabetes struggle with… Read More ›
People recovering from a potentially fatal lung condition often develop long-lasting symptoms of depression and physical impairments after they leave the intensive care unit (ICU), new findings show. The study, published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical… Read More ›
Most US medical schools report dedicating only 5 hours to educate physicians-to-be about the health needs of patients who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT), according to the results of a survey published today in JAMA. And about one-third… Read More ›
With the approach of the 10-year anniversaries of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the anthrax attacks that began 1 week later, researchers and public health officials report on the lasting effects of these events on individuals involved… Read More ›
Marriage before the age of 18 years, often termed child marriage, increases a woman’s chance of developing a psychiatric condition in her lifetime and also increases the likelihood she will receive care for such a disorder, according to a study… Read More ›
Patients taking certain psychiatric drugs may experience serious neurological problems if they are given the antibacterial medication linezolid (sold under the brand name Zyvox) or methylene blue, a drug that is also used as a dye in some diagnostic procedures… Read More ›
