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Tag: Psychiatry

Glutamatergic Medications Show Promise for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Glutamatergic Medications Show Promise for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

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Psychiatry > > General Psychiatry-- Treatments resulted in lower seriousness ratings, meta-analysis recommends by Paul Smyth, MD January 2, 2025 Glutamatergic medications revealed pledge in dealing with obsessive-compulsive and associated conditions (OCRDs), particularly obsessive-compulsive condition (OCD), a methodical evaluation and meta-analysis revealed. Throughout 27 trials, glutamatergic medications as monotherapy or contributed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) revealed a big impact size in enhancing OCRD signs (Cohen d -0.80, 95% CI -1.13 to -0.47) when the interventi...
Suicide Risk Lower for Veterans With PTSD Who Start Evidence-Based Therapy

Suicide Risk Lower for Veterans With PTSD Who Start Evidence-Based Therapy

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Psychiatry > > General Psychiatry-- Completing 8 sessions was not related to reduced threat, nevertheless by Paul Smyth, MD December 27, 2024 Starting cognitive processing treatment or extended direct exposure (CPT/PE) sessions for trauma (PTSD) was connected with lower suicide danger in military veterans in an observational research study, however finishing a sufficient course of CPT/PE sessions was not. Amongst almost 850,000 veterans freshly identified with PTSD, beginning CPT/PE treatment was related to a 23% lower suicide danger compared to not beginning treatment (HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.59-0....
Doc Suspected in Mass Killing; Vaccine Injury Claims Spike; Iowa Has First H5N1 Case

Doc Suspected in Mass Killing; Vaccine Injury Claims Spike; Iowa Has First H5N1 Case

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Psychiatry > > General Psychiatry-- Health news and commentary collected by MedPage Today personnel by MedPage Today Staff December 23, 2024 Keep in mind that some links might need registration or membership. A Saudi psychiatrist is presumed of intentionally bulldozing a vehicle through a German Christmas market, eliminating 5 individuals and hurting more than 200. (CNN Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleaded innocent to state murder and fear charges. (CNN The New York City Times takes a look at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s strategy to prohibit d...