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For Medicare beneficiaries with mild cognitive impairment or dementia of uncertain etiology

Amyloid PET Linked to Changes in Management for MCI, Dementia

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Change in management between pre-, post-PET visits for 60.2 and 63.5 percent with MCI, dementia
About one in eight Americans borrowed a total of $88 billion in the past year to pay for health care

Americans Borrowed $88 Billion in Past Year to Pay for Health Care

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Many do not seek treatment for health issues due to cost or reduce spending to pay for health care

March 2019 Briefing – Psychiatry

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Psychiatry for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Practicing physicians might not understand their legal responsibilities when caring for people with disability

Doctors Unclear on Legal Obligations in Caring for Patients With Disability

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Doctors report having little formal training, have incorrect understanding of care for patients with disability
Recommendations have been developed for the use of genetic testing in psychiatric care

Recommendations Presented on Genetic Testing in Psychiatry

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Guidelines emphasize that common genetic variants are not sufficient to cause psychiatric disorders
A higher prenatal omega-6:omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio in cord plasma is associated with a higher attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder index score for the child at age 7 years

High Prenatal Omega-6:Omega-3 Ratio Linked to ADHD at Age 7

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Higher prenatal n-6:n-3 ratio in cord plasma linked to a higher ADHD score at age 7 years, but not at age 4
There are many unanswered questions about the safety and effectiveness of a drug used to combat hallucinations and delusions in Parkinson disease patients

Questions Remain About Safety of Parkinson Disease Psychosis Drug

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Federal government has received high number of reports about deaths among patients taking Nuplazid
Physicians with one or more paid malpractice claims are more likely to leave practice or shift into smaller practice settings

Doctors With Malpractice Claims More Likely to Leave Medicine

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Physicians with five or more malpractice claims more than twice as likely to go into solo practice
Nonsurgical brain stimulation techniques seem effective for acute treatment of major depressive episodes in adults

Nonsurgical Brain Stimulation Beneficial in Major Depressive Episodes

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Ten of 18 reviewed treatment strategies linked to higher response versus sham therapy
Early life stress caused by childhood maltreatment can alter brain structure

Maltreatment in Childhood May Affect Course of Adult Depression

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Links found among childhood maltreatment, relapse of depression as an adult, and altered brain structure