Anxiety

Taking pharmacists out of the dispensing setting and placing them in communities as educators on drug safety is reaping rewards.

Latinx teens suffering with mental health issues are at risk of developing cardiovascular conditions in their future.

Mental health treatment may be necessary when SAEs occur.

Adolescents with mental health conditions must be monitored as they are at a higher demand for the need of mental health care.

Patients under the care of psychiatric facilities, particularly those taking antipsychotic and antidepressant medications, face the risk of prolonged QTc intervals.

The use of psilocybin, repeated at a low dose, could offer a new form of treatment for individuals with differing forms of mental disorders.

Ketamine topical cream may alleviate symptoms of PTSD without causing the adverse effects and abuse potential often associated with other forms of ketamine administration.

An overview of antidepressant medications and their indications to inform health care professionals of their wide use and to better understand which antidepressant to recommend based on patient-specific characteristics.

Study results could lead to an FDA approval for MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder by the end of 2023.

Although findings indicate a relationship between vitamin D and mood disorders, further research is needed to clarify efficacy of specific vitamin D levels, as well as supplement dose and form.

Though an association was found between depression and anxiety and lung cancers, there were no connections found to overall, breast, prostate, colorectal, and alcohol-related cancers.

Pharmacists working with patients with mental health conditions are able to optimize medication use and improve adherence.

Major pharmacogenomics organizations continue to recognize the potential relevance of pharmacogenomics for psychiatric medication management, mainly due to its effects on pharmacokinetics.

Further research and regulatory changes are needed, but psychedelic medicines may be able to treat or even cure mental illness in the future.

The benefits of the survey can stretch beyond assessing the parental acceptability of mental health screenings in children and can suggest areas of optimization in providing these screenings more widely and effectively in the future.

The study will assess the use of the drug to treat impaired social motivation, or asociality, which is a difficult-to-treat symptom of schizophrenia that can cause significant functional impairment.

Pharmacogenomic testing in combination with therapeutic drug monitoring can be a cost effective and efficient way to advance psychiatric drug therapy.

Anxiety disorders create social and economic burdens as the availability of effective anxiolytic treatments are low.

As psychedelic medicine comes further into cancer care, pharmacists will be an important part of the interdisciplinary team in screening and evaluating patients for suitability for psychedelic medicine.

The risk is particularly high in the first 2 years after an HIV diagnosis.

Pharmacists are cited as one of the most stressed professions and a creative habit can help to improve focus, enhance productivity, and reduce stress.

Investigators suggest that sleep interventions may help to reduce the risk of self-harm in female adolescents with depression and anxiety.

The COVID-19 pandemic marginally affected the negative mental health of women more than men, according to a new study.

Emotional support greatly improved symptoms of psychological distress from the pandemic among pregnant women.

Perceived stress and cognitive performance are independently associated. Stress can also increase the risk of worsening cognition.