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New Study Tracks Shift in Adolescent Mental and Behavioral Health
TOPLINE: An analysis of high school students from 1999 to 2021 showed teens with low-risk behaviors grew from about 40% in 1999 to nearly...
Vilash Reddy, MD
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How to Decide Whether Depressions Are Bipolar Depressions
Key-point: Although diagnostic criteria for a depressive episode are the same for unipolar major depression and bipolar depression, these...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Mar 177 min read
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Mental Health Decline Drives Rise in Deaths and Disability
Mental health in the United Kingdom has worsened significantly since COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were imposed, according to a new...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Mar 173 min read
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An Overview of Disaster Psychiatry
Key Takeaways Disasters cause widespread disruption, exceeding community coping capacities, and necessitate external assistance for...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Mar 36 min read
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What Works for Adults With ADHD?
Medications demonstrated effectiveness for core symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults without evidence...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Mar 34 min read
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Who Are the Youth With Undiagnosed ADHD Symptoms?
Key Takeaways Children with higher cognitive abilities and social skills often face delayed or missed ADHD diagnoses, especially females,...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 284 min read
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When Treating Obesity, Don’t Forget the Mental Health Angle
When the 42-year-old patient came to see Yarickza Lopez, MSN, FNP-C, the 5-ft woman weighed 260 lb and had severe depression and anxiety,...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 287 min read
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What is the Link Between Cannabis and Psychiatric Diagnoses?
Mark Viner, MD, is a psychiatrist based in Reno, Nevada and has extensive experience in schizophrenia, Clozapine, psychopharmacology, and...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 242 min read
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Who is the ‘bad guy’ of Health Care? Insurance? Clinicians? Or Something Else?
AFFIRMING PSYCHIATRY In the early morning hours of December 4, 2024, United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down on the streets...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 245 min read
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Unlimited Access to Mass Media Causing More Mental Health Issues?
Key Takeaways Major depressive disorder and anxiety rates have increased, with media saturation and negativity contributing significantly...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 245 min read
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Aggression as a Potential Target for Treatment
Key Takeaways Aggression is not a diagnostic feature of psychiatric disorders but is often linked to mental illness and emergency...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 195 min read
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Guardians of Necessity: How Insurance Companies Enhance Psychiatric Care
Keypoint: In the psychiatric care continuum, insurance companies encourage a broader conversation about what constitutes best treatment...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 196 min read
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The Stigma on Cannabis in Psychiatry
Cannabis has long been misunderstood and often mislabeled in psychiatric discourse. Mark Viner, MD, addressed the misconception in...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 192 min read
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How Comfort Foods Affect Patients’ Mood and Stress Levels
When you’re feeling stressed, sometimes there’s nothing like picking up your favorite comfort food — chocolate, chips, fries, ice cream,...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 175 min read
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Why You Need to Talk About Cannabis With Patients
A few years ago, UCLA Health began asking patients if they used cannabis as part of an electronic previsit questionnaire completed before...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 125 min read
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Early Childhood Stress Linked to Increased Atopic Dermatitis Activity
TOPLINE: Common childhood stressful life events like starting a new school, moving homes, or having a new sibling are associated with an...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 52 min read
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Has Legalized Cannabis Led to a Surge in Schizophrenia Cases?
Canada’s legalization of cannabis has been linked to an increase in schizophrenia cases, new research shows. Over a 16-year time period —...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 53 min read
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Virtual Reality Meditation for Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Key Takeaways Immersive VR meditation offers personalized experiences, enhancing symptom relief for MDD and GAD compared to traditional...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Feb 33 min read
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Loneliness During Adolescence Linked to Health Outcomes in Adulthood
TOPLINE: Increased loneliness during adolescence is associated with various health and well-being outcomes, including an increased risk...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jan 282 min read
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Adult ADHD Diagnosis Linked to Earlier Death
A diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults was associated with a 7-year reduction in life expectancy, on...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jan 274 min read
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