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JCP
Infant Distress to Limitation and Postpartum Depression Treatment Response
Brief Report

March 19, 2025

Higher infant distress to limitation predicted higher postpartum depression symptoms following CBT, both at posttreatment and 3 months later.
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PCC
Substance Use in Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Brief Report

March 6, 2025

This study calculated the prevalence of substance use disorder diagnosis among pregnant and postpartum visits in 2020 using inpatient and ED data from the National Hospital Care Survey.
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JCP
Ketamine vs ECT in the Management of Treatment-Resistant Depression: Do We Need More Data?
Brief Report

January 27, 2025

Data suggest the difference between ketamine and ECT in efficacy for treatment-resistant depression may be smaller than previously thought.
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JCP
Suicides by Sodium Nitrite Reported to US Poison Centers
Brief Report

January 22, 2025

During 2020-2023, the number of sodium nitrate exposure cases peaked at 39 in 2022, with a drop to 29 in 2023. Case fatality was 41.5%.
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JCP
Sex Differences in PTSD among US Military Veterans
Brief Report

December 16, 2024

Sex differences in PTSD were attributable to differential exposure to traumatic events such as childhood sexual assault and military sexual trauma and to social factors such as greater loneliness.
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JCP
Cannabis and Attention Deficit Disorder in Community Mental Health
Brief Report

October 14, 2024

The finding that 73% of patients with both ADHD and cannabis use were prescribed stimulant medications necessitates enhanced training and education for clinicians on appropriate prescription of stimulants.
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PCC
ED Visit Trends in Children and Youth With Autism
Brief Report

October 8, 2024

Approximately 38.7% of children and youth presented to the emergency department with a concurrent psychiatric diagnosis, highlighting the importance of a holistic psychiatric care approach, irrespective of the primary...
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PCC
NIH Funding Trends in Psychiatry by Gender
Brief Report

September 19, 2024

The authors examined NIH funding patterns in the distribution of R01 grants for gender-specific psychiatry research.
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PCC
Camptocormia and Antipsychotic Medications
Brief Report

May 23, 2024

Camptocormia, or “bent spine syndrome,” is an often-overlooked adverse effect of antipsychotics; early diagnosis and treatment is essential to prevent severe consequences.
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PCC
Emerging Trends in Opioid Use Disorder Management
Brief Report

April 2, 2024

This report examines trends in opioid use disorder and associated ED visits from 2016 to 2021 and evaluates buprenorphine and naloxone prescribing patterns within these visits.
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PCC
Brief Cognitive Screener Detects Early Signs of Cognitive Decline in Anglo and Hispanic Patients
Brief Report

December 12, 2023

The South Florida Cognitive Screener is an 8-item self-report instrument developed to capture the most common cognitive, functional, and behavioral complaints typically reported early in the process of cognitive...
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PCC
Benzodiazepines Prescribed With and Without Opioids
Brief Report

December 5, 2023

This study analyzed the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to calculate recent changes in rates of benzodiazepine prescription after the release of the CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for...
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JCP
Pimavanserin for Insomnia in Veterans With PTSD
Brief Report

November 6, 2023

Patients in this pilot study reported significantly improved sleep quality with pimavanserin.
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PCC
Benzodiazepines Prescribed With and Without Opioids
Brief Report

October 3, 2023

Thirty percent of prescription opioid overdose deaths involve benzodiazepines. This study analyzed ED visits with benzodiazepines prescribed at discharge, with and without opioids.
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PCC
Therapeutic Approaches for Long COVID Neuropsychiatric Sequelae
Brief Report

October 3, 2023

While the literature on therapeutic agents for long COVID is limited, several psychopharmacologic options have shown potential in managing its neuropsychiatric sequelae.
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JCP
Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonists and Suicide Risk
Brief Report

September 27, 2023

According to the WHO pharmacovigilance database, suicidal behavior was 1.3 times more frequent than expected with dual orexin receptor antagonists and 4.7 times more frequent for Z-drugs; data on...
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Perceived Stress Associated With COVID-19 in Neuro-Behcet’s Disease
Brief Report

September 5, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of healthy individuals as well as people with chronic diseases due to associated stress.
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PCC
Valproate Prescriptions to Reproductive-Age Women in Ambulatory Care
Brief Report

August 22, 2023

With the increased awareness about its teratogenicity, several countries have decreased prescriptions of valproate to reproductive-age women.
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JCP
Nitrous Oxide Reduced Suicidal Ideation in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
Brief Report

August 16, 2023

In this exploratory analysis, 54% of TRD patients receiving nitrous oxide had a reduction in suicidal ideation, compared with 12% in the placebo group.
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PCC
Association of Ulcerative Colitis and Bipolar Disorder
Brief Report

August 10, 2023

This study explored the link between ulcerative colitis and bipolar disorder in an inpatient setting.
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PCC
Impact of World Mental Health Day on Online Mental Health Information Seeking
Brief Report

August 8, 2023

This study explored changes in Google Trends mental health data after World Mental Health Day.
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PCC
New-Onset Psychosis Secondary to COVID-19 Infection
Brief Report

July 13, 2023

Neuropsychiatric complications can develop within weeks of COVID-19 infection and thus should be considered a causative agent of sudden and new-onset psychotic disorders.
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PCC
Management of COVID-19 in a Psychiatric Long-Term Care Rehabilitation Facility
Brief Report

July 11, 2023

This report provides an update on the evolution of the clinical and organizational management of COVID-19 in a psychiatric facility in Italy and its outcomes.
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PCC
Bullying Among Children With Mental, Emotional, Developmental, or Behavioral Problems
Brief Report

July 6, 2023

This study assessed the prevalence and odds of bullying victimization among US children with 1 or more mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral problems.
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