Fri.Apr 11, 2025

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Kaine & Banks Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Recovery

Mad in America

“Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jim Banks (R-IN), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery (PEER) Support Act , bipartisan legislation to support mental health care and substance use disorder recovery. Specifically, the bill would elevate peer support specialistsindividuals with lived experience with a mental health condition or substance use disorder who are certified to assist indiv

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Examining a Case of Acute Late-Pregnancy Psychosis: How Best to Coordinate Care

Psychiatric Times

Peripartum psychosis is considered a psychiatric emergency. Here is how an interdisciplinary team can provide the best care.

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10 Ways to Regulate Your Nervous System and Restore Calm (Gently, Day by Day)

The Anxiety Guy

Your nervous system didnt become dysregulated overnightand its not going to regulate overnight either. But here’s what I’ve seen over and over again in the incredible people whove walked through my guidance: once they commit to gently showing up for themselves daily, they begin to heal for good. The anxiety, the fear, the wired feelingsthey soften.

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Why Do I Constantly Fear That My Partner Will Cheat on Me?

Very Well Mind

A relationship coach shares where the fear of infidelity comes from, even when your partner is completely loyal to you, and coping strategies to manage anxiety and heal.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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A Psychiatrist-Nutritionist Partnership: Overlooked, but Important

Psychiatric Times

Psychiatrists and nutritionists can work together to generate better outcomes for patients.

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“What are hallucinations?” I need to know | 3

Chipur

Her daughter was struggling, but she gathered the insight and will to tell her mother she wanted to learn about the voices and get help. When they began researching treatment, they realized What are hallucinations? was the easy part. On they went. The post What are hallucinations? I need to know | 3 appeared first on Chipur.

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Essential Reads: Melatonin and Pregnancy

MGH Center for Women's Mental Health

Sleep disturbance is common during pregnancy. Melatonin is a commonly used over-the-counter sleep aid. It is a natural remedy, but is it safe to use during pregnancy?

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A Clinical Challenge: Transitioning Patients to Cobenfy

Psychiatric Times

How can you best transition patients to Cobenfy if they are already taking an antipsychotic medication?

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Psychiatrist vs Psychologist: Understanding the Key Differences

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

When it comes to mental health, finding the right professional can be confusing. Many people ask, “Whats the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?” While both help individuals manage mental health challenges, their training, treatment approaches, and roles are quite different. Understanding these differences is essential for making informed decisions about mental health care.

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APNA Position: Youth Suicide Prevention

American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)

PMH nurses at all levels of practice can reduce suicide mortality by intervening with children, adolescents, and families across levels of care.

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Holding on to Mental Health in a Time of Being Unmoored, With Siblings Day and Passover!

Psychiatric Times

In this time of crisis, it can be easy to feel unmoored. Here are a few celebrations to help keep us grounded.

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College elects Dr Karen O’Connor as new Vice President

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

We are delighted to announce that Dr Karen OConnor been elected Vice President of the College. Dr O’Connor is a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist and National Clinical Lead of the National Clinical Programme for Early Intervention in Psychosis. At the College Spring Conference AGM on Thursday, 10 th April, the election was ratified and all in attendance congratulated Dr OConnor with a warm a round of applause.

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"Bad Debts"

Psychiatric Times

"$240. 47-year-old insurance salesman, depressed, alcoholic came in eight times, once with his wife.

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Toxic Echo Chambers—A Perspective on the ‘Manosphere’ and Youth Violence in Adolescence

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 10 April 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Sheila Ramaswamy, Saurabh Shashi Ashok, Shekhar Seshadri

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The Tech Bros Want to Replace Your Teachers and Doctors

Real Psychiatry

Just last week I was contacted by an acquaintance about Viagra. He was not a physician and got the prescription through an online business that specializes in dispensing hair loss, erectile dysfunction, anxiety, and depression medications. When I see these businesses advertising that combination of medications it always piques my interest. Why these medications?

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Akathisia After a Five-Year Taper: Chained to an Antidepressant Forever

Mad in America

I n my article, What I learned as a Moderator for an Antidepressant Taper Support Group, I described working alongside psychiatrists as a licensed clinical social worker in a psychiatric hospital for 18 years and never hearing one word about withdrawal. Then I tried to go off Cymbalta and all hell broke loose. I described doing an eight-month taper off 60 mg in 2019 and getting SLAMMED with delayed akathisia so severe that I had a plan to end my life if reinstatement of the drug didnt work.

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MAHA Commission Means Fear, Stigma, Health Threats for Two-Thirds of ADDitude Readers

ADDitude

April 11, 2025 In 44 days, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission says it will deliver to President Trump a report based on existing research, public hearings, roundtables, and meetings but not new studies on the scope, causes, and treatments related to childhood chronic disease. In its founding documents, the MAHA Commission, chaired by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.