Fewer School Shootings in States With Tighter Gun Laws
Study also found that states that spent more money on mental health care, education saw less violence
Resistance Band Exercise Aids Nursing Home Residents
Less depression, behavioral problems seen among wheelchair-bound participants
Colonic Diverticular Disease May Increase Dementia Risk
In large Taiwanese cohort, overall rate of dementia higher in group with disease than in controls
Potentially Unsafe Med Scripts Up for Dual Users With Dementia
Rates of PUM are higher among veterans with dementia using VA-Medicare Part D system
Depression, Suicide Ideation Prevalent in Medical Students
Prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms is 27.2 percent; suicide ideation, 11.1 percent
Many With Postconcussion Syndrome Don’t Recover
Only 27 percent of population recovered; 67 percent of those who recovered did so in first year
Attempted Suicide Rates, Risk Groups Mostly Unchanged
Men more often resort to violent means, while women turn to poisoning, drowning
Psychotherapy for Depression Offers Teens Long-Term Benefits
Early treatment of depression may lower risk of future episodes of mood disorder
Augmented Reality, Gaming May Help Relieve Phantom Limb Pain
Study finds exercising virtual limb can cut pain by as much as half
November 2016 Briefing – Psychiatry
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Psychiatry for November 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
