October 2017 Briefing – Psychiatry
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Psychiatry for October 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Dry Mouth Common Medication Reaction in Older Adults
In intervention studies, greatest risk of dry mouth found with urological medications
CMS Launches Initiative to Examine Impact of Regulations
Officials set to travel country gathering information on impact of their regulations on physicians
Depressive Symptoms Increase During Internship Year
Significantly greater increase seen among women; sex disparity partly due to work-family conflict
Football Career Length, Position Affect White Matter Structure
Career duration, playing position may modify the effects of concussion history in ex-football players
Fentanyl or Analogs Tied to More Than Half of All Opioid Deaths
And 57 percent of fentanyl-related deaths also tested positive for other drugs, such as heroin
Retinal Sensitivity Linked to Cognitive Status in T2DM
Retinal sensitivity assessed by microperimetry is correlated with neurodegeneration parameters
Maternal Use of Acetaminophen Linked to ADHD in Offspring
Link seen after adjustment for maternal use before pregnancy, familial risk for ADHD
Gifts From Pharma Companies Influence Prescribing Behavior
Clinicians who receive gifts write more prescriptions per patient, more costly and branded prescriptions
Locus ID’d That Links Comorbid Alcohol Dependence, Depression
Robust association identified for SEMA3A locus in African American participants in two samples
