“Suicide risk screening in primary care results in very high false positive rates, according to previous research,” explains Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP. “More than 95% of patients who screen positive on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) do...
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Among sexual and gender-minority people, recall of conversion practice exposure is associated with a range of mental health symptoms, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in The Lancet Psychiatry.Nguyen K. Tran,...
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Women's menstrual cycles are affected after an earthquake, with an increased risk for irregularities seen in association with posttraumatic stress symptoms, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Brain and...
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Implementation of population-based suicide care (SC) in primary care yields an increase in the rates of safety planning and a reduction in suicide attempts, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in the Annals of...
The following is a summary of “Real-world effectiveness of Menopausal Hormone Therapy in preventing relapse in women with Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective disorder,” published in the September 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Brand et al. Antipsychotics tend to be less...
The following is a summary of ”High burden of Ileus and Pneumonia in Clozapine-treated individuals With Schizophrenia: A Finnish 25-year follow-up register study,” published in the September 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Partanen et al. Researchers conducted a...
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Among sexual and gender-minority people, recall of conversion practice exposure is associated with a range of mental health symptoms, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in The Lancet Psychiatry.Nguyen K. Tran,...
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Women's menstrual cycles are affected after an earthquake, with an increased risk for irregularities seen in association with posttraumatic stress symptoms, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Brain and...
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Implementation of population-based suicide care (SC) in primary care yields an increase in the rates of safety planning and a reduction in suicide attempts, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in the Annals of...
The following is a summary of “Real-world effectiveness of Menopausal Hormone Therapy in preventing relapse in women with Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective disorder,” published in the September 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Brand et al. Antipsychotics tend to be less...
The following is a summary of ”High burden of Ileus and Pneumonia in Clozapine-treated individuals With Schizophrenia: A Finnish 25-year follow-up register study,” published in the September 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Partanen et al. Researchers conducted a...
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