PTSD
Pearls
Childbirth-related PTSD: How it differs and who’s at risk
Childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) is a form of PTSD that can develop related to trauma surrounding the events of giving...
From the Journals
PTSD symptoms in women tied to worse heart, brain health
Outcomes of interest were associations of PTSD symptoms with carotid intima media thickness, brain white matter hyperintensity volume, and...
News
Mental health characteristics of refugee children
Refugees are at greater risks for PTSD and affective and psychotic disorders, presumably due to increased traumatic life events before, during,...
Commentary
Perinatal depression rarely stands alone
Major depressive disorder is the most common mental health condition during the perinatal period and is often comorbid.
From the Journals
Psychedelic therapy tied to reduced depression, anxiety
Study participants reported significant increases in psychological flexibility, cognitive functioning, and postconcussive symptoms.
Conference Coverage
Antidepressants ‘don’t blunt’ semaglutide and weight loss
“Semaglutide 2.4 mg provides an effective treatment option for weight management, regardless of antidepressant use at baseline.”
From the Journals
MDMA effective in diverse patients with PTSD
About 86.5% of participants treated with MDMA-AT achieved a clinically meaningful benefit.
Feature
Service dogs help veterans with PTSD lead better lives
“These dogs pick up on PTSD symptoms and come over and press themselves against you, push their faces into yours, and give you those big puppy dog...
From the Journals
Pandemic tied to significant drop in residents’ PTSD rates
Residents training during the pandemic, compared with prepandemic, also reported higher workload satisfaction.
Hard Talk
The cult of the suicide risk assessment
The rising fascination with repeated suicide risk assessment is misguided in its current form.
From the Editor
A toxic and fractured political system can breed angst and PTSD
As psychiatrists know, many of our severely traumatized adult patients were victims of abuse during childhood.