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EHR Designs Left Behavioral Health in the Dust. Will AI Help Leapfrog Traditional Issues?
This is an exclusive BHB+ story. Behavioral health was left out of conversations when the healthcare industry began developing electronic health records (EHRs). But in the new era of rapid artificial intelligence advancements, the field may finally reach a solution it has spent decades trying…
Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatric Clinical Trials: Opportunities and Limitations
New AI methods investigate clearer depression and schizophrenia subgroups from small, noisy trials, using model abstention to boost interpretability and improve patient stratification. — From Psychiatric Times articles Read More
DEA issues first medical marijuana registrations in 7 states
The Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing its first federal registrations to state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries, the Justice Department announced Oct. 30. The initial registrations cover more than 900 dispensaries in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The registrations are the first…
Benzodiazepine detections more than double in Maryland drug supply
Benzodiazepine detections in Maryland’s illicit drug supply more than doubled from April through July compared with the same period last year, prompting a warning from the Baltimore City Health Department, The Baltimore Sun reported Nov. 2. The sedatives appeared in 31 drug samples tested across…
Snap last of 4 social media defendants to settle teen addiction suit
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, settled a social media addiction lawsuit brought by two teenagers Nov. 2, resolving the claims days before the case was scheduled to go to trial, CBS News reported Nov. 2. The plaintiffs, identified in court filings as S.J. and…
Titrating ADHD Medication to an Optimal Dose
Titration is not a formality; it is where treatment succeeds or quietly fails. The panel discusses how to titrate assertively while rebuilding trust with previously discouraged patients. — From Psychiatric Times articles Read More
Matching ADHD Medication to the Individual Patient
Not all ADHD medications behave the same way in the same patient. The panel details how to match formulation to individual context and read the earliest signs of a suboptimal fit. — From Psychiatric Times articles Read More
Expanding Behavioral Health Access in Underserved Communities
Transformations Care Network shows how sustained investment in clinicians, supervision, and infrastructure can expand behavioral health access in underserved markets. The post Expanding Behavioral Health Access in Underserved Communities appeared first on Behavioral Health News. The United States faces a persistent behavioral health access gap…
Nephophobia: A Case of Specific Phobia of White Clouds Coexisting With Acrophobia
Original Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, all rights reserved. — Specific phobia is among the most prevalent anxiety disorders in epidemiological surveys.1 The DSM-5 classifies specific phobias into 5 subtypes: animal, natural environment, blood-injection-injury, situational, and other. Within the natural environment subtype, acrophobia (fear of…
Efficacy of Lumateperone 42 mg in Major Depressive Disorder: Subgroup Analysis of a Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Original Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, all rights reserved. — Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly burdensome disorder characterized by heterogeneous symptoms and variable disease progression, with variations in age of onset, duration of depressive episodes, and number of lifetime episodes.1 The lifetime prevalence…
Treating Alzheimer’s Agitation, Not Just Quieting It with Pierre N. Tariot, MD
Original Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, all rights reserved. — Listen on your favorite platform Episode Overview In this episode of The JCP Podcast, host Dr. Ben Everett speaks with Dr. Pierre N. Tariot, director of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and research professor of psychiatry…
Talkspace Might Not Be UHS’ Last Outpatient Deal
Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) leadership left the door open to potential tuck-in acquisitions in the outpatient space. UHS CFO Steve Filton said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call that expanding the outpatient behavioral health division is a priority for the company. It will continue…
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