Anxiety Disorders
Conference Coverage
CBSM phone app eases anxiety, depression in cancer patients
Few patients with cancer have access to psycho-oncologic support.
From the Journals
Final USPSTF recommendations on anxiety, depression, suicide risk
The authors of an accompanying editorial note that a positive screen result for anxiety “should be immediately followed with clinical evaluation...
Feature
Tips for addressing uptick in mental health visits: Primary care providers collaborate, innovate
Clinical psychologist recommends primary care providers screen all adult patients for depression and anxiety.
From the Journals
Probiotics an effective adjunct to antidepressants for major depression
When compared with the placebo group, the probiotic group also experienced greater improvements in anxiety symptoms.
Commentary
PTSD: Children, adolescents, and all of us may be at risk
Many mental health interventions need not be long in duration but client-centered, focused, and short term.
From the Journals
Anxiety, your brain, and long COVID: What the research says
Anxiety, depression, and COVID-19 can be a bad combination for your brain and your long-term health.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Optimizing benzodiazepine treatment of anxiety disorders
Understanding the pharmacology of these agents can help guide medication selection and dosing.
From the Journals
PTSD, anxiety linked to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
“Awareness of the higher risks of OHCA in patients with stress-related disorders and anxiety is important when treating these patients.”
Latest News
Serious mental illness not a factor in most mass school shootings
More than three-quarters of all perpetrators of mass murders in academic settings had no recorded history of psychotic symptoms.
Hard Talk
Overcoming death anxiety: Understanding our lives and legacies
The modern psychiatrist should not forget fundamental truths of behavior and humanity that were once the staple of psychiatry.
Latest News
Anxiety high among Americans, national poll shows
“There is a lot of worry in the world right now about economic uncertainty, about violence, about how we’re going to come out of this period of...