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Drug abuse, marijuana use up risk of readmission in gastroparesis patients

08 Oct 2020

Diabetes, hypertension, and older age are associated with lower hospital readmission in patients with gastroparesis, while higher length of stay (LOS), drug abuse, and marijuana use increase the 30-day readmission rate, a study has shown.

Drug abuse, marijuana use up risk of readmission in gastroparesis patients

08 Oct 2020

Fever dream: COVID-19 pandemic fuels nightmares

07 Oct 2020 by

Distressing dreams about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are relatively common under lockdown, according to a recent Finland study.

Fever dream: COVID-19 pandemic fuels nightmares

07 Oct 2020

The peer factor: Nonsuicidal self-harm may spur copycats among teens

06 Oct 2020 by

Adolescents who are aware of their friends’ self-injurious behaviours are at risk of the same tendencies and exhibit greater suicidality, according to a new study. Intervention efforts should also seek to target this peer influence effect in reducing suicidal behaviours among teens.

The peer factor: Nonsuicidal self-harm may spur copycats among teens

06 Oct 2020

Mental illness could worsen COVID-19 severity

05 Oct 2020 by

Diagnosis of mental illness is not associated with an increased likelihood of testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but of an increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared with patients without metal illness, results of a recent study in South Korea have shown.

Mental illness could worsen COVID-19 severity

05 Oct 2020

SSRI use tied to small increase in diabetes risk among children and adolescents

05 Oct 2020 by

Children and adolescents initiating selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment may have a small increase in risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), particularly among publicly insured patients, results of a recent study have shown.

SSRI use tied to small increase in diabetes risk among children and adolescents

05 Oct 2020

Major depression: Getting a little help from zinc

01 Oct 2020

In patients with major depressive disorder being treated with antidepressants, zinc supplementation contributes to a substantial reduction in depressive symptoms, a study has found.

Major depression: Getting a little help from zinc

01 Oct 2020

Pet death may be more traumatic than thought for children

01 Oct 2020 by

While the death of a family pet may be treated as part and parcel of growing up, children may develop a profound and prolonged sense of grief which, left untreated, may lead to subsequent mental health issues, reveals a new study.

Pet death may be more traumatic than thought for children

01 Oct 2020

Software as medicine? Need for digital therapeutics emerges amid pandemic

29 Sep 2020 by

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic appears to have quickened the acceptance of prescription digital therapeutics (PDT), or software that helps treat human disease, by clinicians and patients, particularly those suffering from mental health conditions, according to experts from one of the sessions at the 2020 Virtual Forum of the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed 2020).

Software as medicine? Need for digital therapeutics emerges amid pandemic

29 Sep 2020

Virtual cognitive behavioural therapy offers lasting benefits to kids with anxiety

29 Sep 2020 by

The benefits of internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) on children with anxiety can persist for at least up to a year after the end of treatment, according to a recent study.

Virtual cognitive behavioural therapy offers lasting benefits to kids with anxiety

29 Sep 2020

Anxiety, depression link to aortic stiffness suggests brain–gut–vascular axis in CD

25 Sep 2020

The associations of anxiety, depression, and chronic inflammation with aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) indicate the first evidence of a brain–gut–vascular axis and new potential targets for treatment in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD), reveals a study.

Anxiety, depression link to aortic stiffness suggests brain–gut–vascular axis in CD

25 Sep 2020

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Drug abuse, marijuana use up risk of readmission in gastroparesis patients

Drug abuse, marijuana use up risk of readmission in gastroparesis patients

Fever dream: COVID-19 pandemic fuels nightmares

Fever dream: COVID-19 pandemic fuels nightmares

The peer factor: Nonsuicidal self-harm may spur copycats among teens

The peer factor: Nonsuicidal self-harm may spur copycats among teens

Mental illness could worsen COVID-19 severity

Mental illness could worsen COVID-19 severity

SSRI use tied to small increase in diabetes risk among children and adolescents

SSRI use tied to small increase in diabetes risk among children and adolescents

Major depression: Getting a little help from zinc

Major depression: Getting a little help from zinc

Pet death may be more traumatic than thought for children

Pet death may be more traumatic than thought for children

Software as medicine? Need for digital therapeutics emerges amid pandemic

Software as medicine? Need for digital therapeutics emerges amid pandemic

Virtual cognitive behavioural therapy offers lasting benefits to kids with anxiety

Virtual cognitive behavioural therapy offers lasting benefits to kids with anxiety

Anxiety, depression link to aortic stiffness suggests brain–gut–vascular axis in CD

Anxiety, depression link to aortic stiffness suggests brain–gut–vascular axis in CD