FDA: Vyvanse Approved for Binge-Eating Disorder
Patients taking Vyvanse experienced a decrease in the number of binge eating days per week
Patient Engagement Can Cut Costs, Improve Outcomes
Initiatives can decrease hospital visits, cut morbidity and mortality, up treatment adherence
Non-Pharmacological Options Efficacious in Treating Delirium
Simply reminding patient each morning of date, place can help, researchers found
January 2015 Briefing – Psychiatry
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Psychiatry for January 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Anxiety Moderates Amyloid-β Association With Cognition
Correlation moderated by elevated anxiety symptoms; greater decline in high-anxiety group
Cost of Meds Contributes to Placebo Effect in Parkinson’s
Parkinson's patients given fake drugs fared better on 'more expensive' medication
Liberals, Independents Found to Have Greater Longevity
But researchers can't pinpoint why they outlive Republicans, Democrats over 30 years
CDC: ~8 Percent of U.S. Adults Nonadherent Due to Rx Costs
Patients skipping doses, taking less medication or delaying filling prescriptions
Sleeping Well in Middle Age May Pay Off Later in Life
Better functioning reported decades afterward, researchers find
Cumulative Use of Anticholinergic Medication Tied to Dementia
Class of drugs interferes with a key brain chemical, but study doesn't prove cause and effect
