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Depressed, acutely ill elders benefit from short-term CBT
Cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce depressive symptoms in geriatric patients with acute physical illness.
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APA Presidential Symposium will focus on trials in geriatric psychiatry
The symposium speakers at the annual meeting this year will explain how to set up clinical trials with geriatric patients within a practice.
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FDA approves Ingrezza for tardive dyskinesia in adults
The Food and Drug Administration has approved valbenazine capsules as the first drug for tardive dyskinesia.
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Lifetime headache, suicide attempts may be linked in older patients
In elderly patients, an association is found between a risk of lifetime headache and lifetime suicide attempts.
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Young patients with first-episode psychosis face far higher mortality risk
Insured young patients with first-episode psychosis have a mortality risk that is 24 times higher than that of their peers in the general...
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Childhood adversities tied to depressive symptoms in older homeless adults
A single exposure to a childhood adversity may increase the odds of moderate to severe depressive symptoms later in life.
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Unhealthy eating habits might precede depressive symptoms
Routinely skipping breakfast, eating 2 hours before bed, and engaging in other unhealthy eating behaviors may lead to depressive symptoms.
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ECT tied to better responses in late-onset depression in older patients
Electroconvulsive therapy may be more effective for older patients with late-onset depression than it is for older patients with early-onset...
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‘Anxiety sensitivity’ tied to psychodermatologic disorders
A study finds associations between “anxiety sensitivity” and certain dermatologic disorders.
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Ask service members and veterans about sexual health
Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie advises clinicians to ask service members and veterans about their sexual health.
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Older LGB veterans report less depression, PTSD than younger peers
A study shows that older veterans who are members of sexual minority groups report less lifetime depression and posttraumatic stress disorder than...
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Older adults with active, remitted MDD may miss positive facial expressions
Older adults with both active and remitted major depressive disorder may have a tougher time processing happy faces than do their counterparts...
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PTSD, eating disorders tied to suppressing negative emotions
Key clinical point: Older veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder might cope with their trauma symptoms by suppressing their emotions, and...
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PTSD, Eating Disorders Tied to Suppressing Negative Emotions
Key clinical point: Older veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder might cope with their trauma symptoms by suppressing their emotions, and...
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Tailor Alcoholics Anonymous principles for clinical practice, experts say
Encouraging alcoholic patients to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings can help them in the long run, but the role of the clinician only begins...