Psychiatric Disorders

Behavioral strategies recommended as first-line treatment approach for children, teens with ASD

Reductions in anxiety, depression in cancer-related psychiatric distress sustained at 3.2 and 4.5 years.

The update was prompted by an FDA review of 10 cases of constipation in clozapine-treated patients that resulted in serious complications.

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians provide or refer counseling interventions for pregnant or postpartum women at increased risk for perinatal depression.

The researchers found that the mean Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire total score was 48.5 for ASD, 50.4 for DD w/ASD, 44.4 for DD w/o ASD, and 43.3 for the general population.

Certain opioids are less effective for postoperative pain in patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, according to a study published online February 6 in PLOS ONE.