SAN FRANCISCO – Changes to the psychosis section of the long-awaited fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual... »

SAN FRANCISCO – A simple, low-cost intervention reduces the rate of suicide intent by about one-third among veterans at... »

SAN FRANCISCO – A pilot randomized study of 30 patients with treatment-resistant depression suggests that helping them cope... »

Tourette syndrome may get a higher profile in Congress now that a congressional caucus has been formed to highlight the... »

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is the most prevalent mental disorder in children under aged 18 years in the United... »

Use of smokeless tobacco products has declined among middle-school students, but increased use by high schoolers leaves... »

Preclinical beta-amyloid deposition in the brains of cognitively normal volunteers was associated with poor sleep quality... »

Self-reported rates of confusion or memory loss and of related functional difficulties in adults aged 60 years and older... »

Depression in late life can accelerate cognitive decline. A new study shows that depression in older adults significantly... »

Valproate sodium and related drugs should never be used to prevent migraines in pregnant women, according to a Food and Drug... »

HONOLULU – Poststroke depression is a common condition that is underdiagnosed and inadequately treated, according to Dr.... »

SAN DIEGO – Robust behavioral changes are not common in presymptomatic familial Alzheimer’s disease, but increases in... »

WASHINGTON – Regular cannabis smokers are no more likely to develop lung cancer than are people who indulge... »

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – Opioids aren’t always appropriate for treating pain, and if they have to be prescribed, they must be... »

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – An evaluation of 222 pain-related smartphone apps showed that many were developed without the input... »

Nonpharmacologic interventions such as psychotherapy, hypnosis, and meditation can offer significant benefits to patients... »

LOS ANGELES – The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treating combat posttraumatic stress disorder in... »

SAN DIEGO – Patients who have been newly diagnosed with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures probably benefit from counseling... »

HONOLULU– What if you could scan your patients for stroke-susceptibility loci or implant a device in their brains to repair... »

WASHINGTON – Regular cannabis smokers are no more likely to develop lung cancer than are people who indulge... »

Plan B One-Step can now be purchased without a prescription by young women aged 15-16 years so long as they can verify their... »

DSM-5 launches, digital version planned

The controversial fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has launched in print, and a... »

Will the SGR ever be fixed? The Policy & Practice Podcast

For the second week in a row, congressional committees took up the exasperating problem of the Medicare Sustainable Growth... »

Got a better way to deliver and pay for health care? If so, the feds have a billion dollars worth of grants you can apply... »