Consider Psychologic Evaluation for Children With Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence (UI) minimally affected academic performance except in children with psychiatric disorders. Children with UI and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder had the worst academic outcomes versus reference groups. The authors recommended a psychiatric evaluation for children with UI before starting treatment. Pediatric urinary incontinence (UI) did not appear to substantially affect academic performance but the […]
Ketamine Clinics Diverge From APA Recommendations
The proliferation of ketamine clinics in the U.S. has veered far off course from the recommendations of the nation’s premier psychiatric association when it comes to using the anesthetic to treat mood disorders, experts say. In 2017, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) issued a consensus statement on the use of ketamine in treating mood disorders, […]
Opinion | Putting an End to the ‘Doctor-Nurse Game’
Libster is a psychiatric mental health clinical nurse specialist. In 1967, Leonard Stein, MD, coined the term “doctor-nurse game,” which he described as clear agreement between doctors and nurses that their relationship was hierarchical and that physicians were superior. Nurses were to “be bold, have initiative, and be responsible for making important recommendations, while at […]
Opinion | The Medical System Is Failing Black Kids With Severe Mental Illness
My Black patient spent most of February in a locked inpatient psychiatric ward. Well, he wasn’t my patient anymore, but he had been at one time. As a resident working with hospitalized children with severe mental illnesses, he was one of my very first patients. He helped me to become a better doctor. I wish […]
Natural Disasters During Pregnancy Have Big Implications For Kids’ Mental Health
When a child is diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, there often follows a wave of parental guilt: What caused the problem? Could it have somehow been prevented? Although doctors are not able to pinpoint the cause of an individual child’s ADHD, depression or anxiety, we do know that genetics and environment both play a role […]
APA Unveils Tool for Addressing Psych Bed Crisis
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) released a comprehensive report to address the shortage of hospital beds for inpatient psychiatric care during a press conference Tuesday. The report described a predictive modeling tool developed to help hospital groups and other community-based groups determine how many inpatient hospital beds might be needed at any given time. It […]
Anxiety Disorder: Symptoms, Treatment, Types & Medications
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Test, Symptoms, Treatment & Causes
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Medication treatment of pediatric psychiatric disorders reduces the later onset of substance use problems: Early and longer-lasting treatment reduces risk of substance use disorder most significantly
One half of psychiatric and substance use disorders start by the age of 18; three-quarters by age 24. While these are concerning statistics, a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that treating psychiatric disorders with psychotropic medications in children and adolescents does not increase the risk of developing substance use, misuse, or substance […]
Drug Abuse & Addiction Definition, Treatment, Causes, Symptoms
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