Colorado Says Yes to Medical Use of ‘Magic Mushrooms’
Colorado voters approved a measure to make the medical use of ‘magic mushrooms’ legal, paving the way for its use in treating several mental health disorders
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Safe, Effective for Anxiety Disorders
In randomized study, mindfulness-based stress reduction is noninferior to escitalopram
Acupuncture May Ease Anxiety in Patients With Parkinson Disease
Patients randomly assigned to eight weeks of treatment with either real or sham acupuncture
In Utero Exposure to Natural Disaster Ups Child Psychopathology
Exposure to Hurricane Sandy in utero linked to increased risk for depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, attention-deficit/behavioral disorders
Intranasal Therapy Misses Endpoint in Social Anxiety Disorder Trial
Patients received PH94B or placebo intranasally 20 minutes before an induced public speaking challenge to relieve symptoms of anxiety.
TMS Device NeuroStar Cleared for Anxious Depression
NeuroStar Advanced Therapy for Mental Health is a transcranial magnetic stimulation system that uses magnetic fields to reignite dormant synapses in the brain.
TMS Device NeuroStar Cleared for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
NeuroStar Advanced Therapy is a transcranial magnetic stimulation system that uses magnetic fields to induce neural activity in the cerebral cortex.
Many Youth Overdosing on Benzos, Stimulants Have Recent Rx
Youth with intentional benzodiazepine and stimulant overdoses were more likely to have recent prescriptions
Study Compares Pharmacotherapies for Panic Disorder
The study aimed to identify medication classes and specific SSRIs that provide high rates of remission as well as a low risk of adverse events when used in the treatment of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia.
2019 to 2020 Saw Increase in Benzodiazepine Overdose ED Visits
Benzodiazepine deaths increased from April-June 2019 to April-June 2020, with larger increase for illicit benzodiazepine deaths
