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Naltrexone looks good for borderline personality disorder

07 Jun 2021 by

The opioid antagonist naltrexone helps reduce symptoms in patients with borderline personality disorder, with the effect dictated by dose and superior to all available psychoactive drugs, as shown in a study.

Naltrexone looks good for borderline personality disorder

07 Jun 2021

Obsessive-compulsive disorder carries increased stroke hazard

06 Jun 2021

Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are at heightened risk of developing new-onset ischaemic stroke later in life, a study reports.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder carries increased stroke hazard

06 Jun 2021

Using CCTVs, video in the fight against suicide

04 Jun 2021 by

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) and video systems have seen growing use in the prevention of suicide, particularly for the early detection of preattempts, according to a new study.

Using CCTVs, video in the fight against suicide

04 Jun 2021

Internet-delivered CBT effective for youths with social anxiety disorder

03 Jun 2021

A 10-week course of internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) is an efficacious and cost-effective intervention for children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder (SAD) compared with internet-delivered supportive therapy (ISUPPORT), results of a recent randomized clinical study have shown.

Internet-delivered CBT effective for youths with social anxiety disorder

03 Jun 2021

Mental health recovery slow during COVID-19 pandemic

03 Jun 2021

Mental health of most adults in the UK remained resilient or returned to around the same level prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, although around one in nine had deteriorating or consistently poor mental health, results of a recent latent class trajectory analysis have shown.

Mental health recovery slow during COVID-19 pandemic

03 Jun 2021

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 31 May 2021)

02 Jun 2021

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-31 May 2021 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 31 May 2021)

02 Jun 2021

Diabetes tied to behavioural changes in patients with mild cognitive impairment

01 Jun 2021 by

Persistent behavioural changes as an at-risk state for dementia appear to be relatively prevalent and associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) among individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a Singapore study.

Diabetes tied to behavioural changes in patients with mild cognitive impairment

01 Jun 2021

Psychological resilience, spirituality ease breast cancer survivors’ fears of recurrence amid COVID-19

01 Jun 2021

Despite missing medical follow-ups due to the COVID-19 pandemic, breast cancer survivors with high psychological resilience and spiritual wellbeing (SWB) show lower fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), a new study has found.

Psychological resilience, spirituality ease breast cancer survivors’ fears of recurrence amid COVID-19

01 Jun 2021

Irregular sleep timing tied to bad mood, depression

30 May 2021 by

Having irregular sleep timing can increase the risk of depression, as much as short sleep duration or frequently staying up late at night, suggests a recent study.

Irregular sleep timing tied to bad mood, depression

30 May 2021

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms moderate efficacy of prazosin

30 May 2021

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms significantly moderate prazosin treatment response for alcohol use outcomes and for associated symptoms of alcohol craving, anxiety, and mood symptoms, reveals a recent study.

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms moderate efficacy of prazosin

30 May 2021

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Naltrexone looks good for borderline personality disorder

Naltrexone looks good for borderline personality disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder carries increased stroke hazard

Obsessive-compulsive disorder carries increased stroke hazard

Using CCTVs, video in the fight against suicide

Using CCTVs, video in the fight against suicide

Internet-delivered CBT effective for youths with social anxiety disorder

Internet-delivered CBT effective for youths with social anxiety disorder

Mental health recovery slow during COVID-19 pandemic

Mental health recovery slow during COVID-19 pandemic

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 31 May 2021)

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16 - 31 May 2021)

Diabetes tied to behavioural changes in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Diabetes tied to behavioural changes in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Psychological resilience, spirituality ease breast cancer survivors’ fears of recurrence amid COVID-19

Psychological resilience, spirituality ease breast cancer survivors’ fears of recurrence amid COVID-19

Irregular sleep timing tied to bad mood, depression

Irregular sleep timing tied to bad mood, depression

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms moderate efficacy of prazosin

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms moderate efficacy of prazosin