Psychiatry
Home Psychiatry
Reviews Assess Tools to Identify, Diagnose, Treat Alzheimer Dementia
Many cognitive tests can differentiate clinical Alzheimer-type dementia from normal cognition
Major Depression Reduced for Those Reared in Adoptive Homes
Protective rearing effect found for adopted compared with home-reared full and half siblings
Low Vitamin D, Smoking Predict Worse Cognitive Function in MS
Higher vitamin D predicted better cognitive performance, while smoking predicted worse performance
David Shulkin, M.D., on COVID-19 Financial Consequences for Health Care System
Shulkin, ninth secretary for Veterans Affairs, estimates health care provider revenue down about $500 billion
Job Strain Linked to Increase in Risk for PAD Hospitalization
Estimates varied in magnitude but were consistent by sex, socioeconomic status, baseline smoking status
Upward Income Mobility Tied to Worse Cardiometabolic Health
Worse outcomes on all health indicators predicted by downward mobility
Neurologic Features Tied to ARDS in Severe COVID-19 Described
Unclear whether critical illness, medication, infection itself may cause encephalopathy, agitation, confusion
David Shulkin, M.D., on COVID-19 Financial Consequences for Health Care System
Shulkin, ninth secretary for Veterans Affairs, estimates health care provider revenue down about $500 billion
Former Footballers Report Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Symptoms
Although a postmortem diagnosis, clinician-diagnosed CTE reported by 2.8 percent of American football players
More Than One in Five Children in Home Confinement Report Depression
22.6, 18.9 percent of students in COVID-19-linked home confinement report depressive, anxiety symptoms
