Anxiety Disorders News

• Fewer Teens Giving Birth, but Cases Are More Complex Rates of obesity, mental health conditions, diabetes, and delivery complications have increased among teens giving birth.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Adolescents With Food Allergies Share Common Concerns Adolescents with food allergies have allergy-related beliefs and concerns that involve five themes that may influence how they manage their condition, researchers report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Multiple Mental Health Woes? Blame It on Genetics A genetic analysis of 11 major psychiatric disorders offers new insight into why comorbid mental illnesses are the norm, not the exception.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
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• APA 2022 Anxiety in America: COVID 'Takes a Backseat' to Global Events Recent events, including the war in Ukraine, racially motivated mass shootings, or the effects of climate change, are weighing more heavily on Americans' minds this year than the pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Mental Health of Most Kids With Autism Declined in Pandemic Researchers identified parents' mental health difficulties, loss of academic and health services, and material deprivation as risk factors for impaired mental health among children with autism.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
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• ATS 2022 COVID Burnout? Turn Off Your Mind, Relax, and Float Downstream A randomized trial showed that transcendental meditation can relieve burnout-related stress and emotional exhaustion.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
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• The Anxious Patient Needs Psychosomatic Primary Care Anxiety can result from a patient's disposition and from environmental stimuli such as the internet. Because anxiety can worsen compliance and outcomes, clinicians should work to counteract it.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
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• Youth Mental Health Hospitalization Rates Rose in 2020 Girls accounted for a greater proportion of hospitalizations than boys, and girls were more than twice as likely to be prescribed mood and anxiety medication than boys.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Our Brains Learn From Mistakes and Can Track Performance Our ability to try new things and learn from successes and failures depends a lot on cells in the brain's frontal lobe behind the forehead, report researchers who learned more from new lab tests.
  WebMD Health News, May 16, 2022
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• AGS 2022 Cannabis-Related ED Visits Up 18-fold for Older Californians Researchers say more work needs to be done to explain why the rate of marijuana-related emergencies skyrocketed among older adults from 2005 to 2019.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
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• Cannabinoids in Medicine: Limitless Hope or Hype? A large meta-analysis provides moderate evidence for the use of cannabis in the treatment of chronic pain and spasms. Other data indicate a link between cannabis use and risk for psychotic disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
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• Neuropsychiatric Risks of COVID: New Data The risk of new-onset neuropsychiatric illness after severe COVID-19 is substantial but appears similar to other severe respiratory infections.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2022
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• Can Sensitivity to Common Smells Sniff Out Depression, Anxiety? Heightened awareness of common odors like floral scents or kitchen smells is linked to anxiety, while increased sensitivity to "social odors" is an indicator of depression, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022
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• Mechanical Touch Therapy Device Promising for Anxiety An at-home investigational device improves anxiety and depression symptoms, boosts mindfulness, and impacts brainwave activity.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
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• What's the Magic Number for Sleep? Consistently sleeping seven hours per night was associated with optimal cognitive function and mental health for middle-aged people, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
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• Psychiatrists With Scalpels: the History and Future of Psychosurgery Surgery for mental illness missed the mark a century ago, but the basic idea still holds.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
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• New HIV Care Guidelines From the European AIDS Clinical Society The revised 2021 European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) Guidelines contain extensive updates, guidance on COVID-19 management, and offer a broader range of preferred choices than US guidelines.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
• New Toolkit Offers Help for Climate Change Anxiety Climate change concerns can deepen mental health problems and lead to anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicide.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
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• More Anxiety Ups Peripheral Neuropathy Risk in Breast Cancer Depression, however, does not appear to affect chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy risk. The study was published on as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.
  First Look, May 04, 2022
• Adherence to ADHD Meds May Lower Unemployment Risk Although taking ADHD medication may reduce symptoms that can be detrimental in employment settings, does it translate into less long-term unemployment? Yes, say investigators -- especially in women.
  Medscape Medical News, May 03, 2022
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