AMA Moves to Ban Direct-To-Consumer Pharmaceutical Ads
According to the AMA, direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceuticals and medical devices drives up health care costs and should be banned. [More…]
Read MoreAmericans Say They View Mental and Physical Health As Equally Important
A recent Harris Poll survey about attitudes toward mental health was conducted on behalf of the Anxiety and Depression Associations of America, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the National Alliance for Suicide Prevention. Over 2,000 US adults over 18 responded. Results revealed that “ majority (65%) of U.S. adults has seen a primary care […]
Read MoreLong-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic To Prevent Relapse in First Episode Schizophrenia
Research published in JAMA Psychiatry demonstrated that long-acting, injectable, second-generation antipsychotic medication has tremendous potential to bring clinical stability to persons with first-episode schizophrenia. According to the authors, “long-acting medications are rarely used following a first episode of schizophrenia.” Patients with recent onset of schizophrenia (n=86) were randomized to receive long-acting injectable risperidone or oral […]
Read MorePrevalence of Mental Disorders in Mid-life and Older Adulthood Greater than Previous Reported
A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry evaluated retrospective and cross-sectional surveys of reported statistics of mental health disorders and compared those results with reports of physical disorders. Interviews of 1071 adults who participated in the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Survey which included a series of interviews that spanned a period of 24 years, revealed […]
Read MoreWhite House Conference on Mental Health
This week, the White House organized a conference on mental health with a particular emphasis on stigma and awareness. President Barack Obama opened the conference by calling for a more robust national discussion on mental illness, saying the time had come to bring the issue “out of the shadows.” He added, that his goal was […]
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