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Vilash Reddy, MD
Dec 2, 20244 min read
With So Many Depression Treatments, Why Are Some Suffering?
Key points Getting a depression diagnosis with little explanation, reassurance, or monitoring can lead to poor results. Integrative...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 26, 20242 min read
Postpartum Exercise Reduces Depression and Anxiety Symptoms
TOPLINE: Postpartum exercise reduces the severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms. Initiating exercise within 12 weeks postpartum is...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 26, 20245 min read
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Two Sides of the Street
COMMENTARY For those of us who grew up in Chicago, as I did, it was virtually impossible to ignore University of Chicago’s Orthogenic...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 25, 20244 min read
Exploring the Antisuicidal Effects of Lithium
Key Takeaways Lithium showed a trend towards reducing suicide risk, but results were not statistically significant in the meta-analysis...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 25, 20243 min read
Interventions for Burnout and Depression Among Doctors
The well-being of doctors is under significant strain, with acute and chronic stress, psychological trauma, ethical dilemmas, and...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 24, 20242 min read
Daytime Sleepiness May Flag Predementia Risk
TOPLINE: Sleep-related daytime dysfunction is associated with an almost threefold higher risk for motoric cognitive risk (MCR) syndrome,...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 24, 20242 min read
US Alcohol-Related Deaths Double Over Two Decades, With Notable Age and Gender Disparities
TOPLINE: US alcohol-related mortality rates increased from 10.7 to 21.6 per 100,000 between 1999 and 2020, with the largest rise of...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 20, 20242 min read
Two Brain Stim Methods Better Than One for Depression?
TOPLINE: Combining transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) was associated...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 19, 20242 min read
Telehealth Shows Promise in Reducing Suicide Attempts
TOPLINE: Brief cognitive behavioral therapy (BCBT) even when delivered remotely via video telehealth effectively reduces suicide attempts...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 18, 20242 min read
Public Health and Psychiatry: Two Ways to Treat Mental Illness
Two different approaches can work in tandem to help those with mental disorders. Key points Major neuroscientific advances are leading to...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 17, 20244 min read
A New and Early Predictor of Dementia?
Signs of frailty may signal future dementia more than a decade before cognitive symptoms occur, in new findings that may provide a...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 13, 20243 min read
Newly FDA-Cleared TMS for Major Depressive Disorder
Key Takeaways Magstim's Horizon Inspire TMS system is FDA-cleared for MDD, OCD, and anxious depression, offering a nonpharmacological...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 12, 20243 min read
The Use of Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease in Primary Care
In our previous case-based review, I teased the opportunity to use biomarkers to increase the accuracy and expediency of the diagnosis of...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 8, 20243 min read
It’s Time for Social Psychiatry’s Comeback
Neglecting the impact of social determinants of health has come at a big cost. Key points Social psychiatry strives to combat the social...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 6, 20243 min read
Family Medicine and Geriatric Psychiatry Topics Highlighted at Annual Conference
Key Takeaways GLP-1 receptor agonists effectively manage obesity, reducing appetite and achieving weight loss in patients with BMI ≥30 or...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 4, 20247 min read
Effective Care Fosters True Resilience
This concluding article in the 5-part series presents 2 examples of how the kind of treatment provided may affect the potential...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 3, 20242 min read
US Autism Diagnoses Rose 175% From 2011 to 2022
TOPLINE: US diagnosis rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) increased by 175% from 2011 to 2022, a new study shows. Prevalence was...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 1, 20243 min read
Growing Awareness of Allergy Anxieties Spur Mental Health Visits
The rising incidence of food allergies among children over the past decade appears to have been accompanied by a growing awareness among...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Oct 31, 20243 min read
Can Weight Loss Drugs Also Treat Addiction?
A new study provides more evidence that glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) used to treat diabetes and obesity could be...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Oct 31, 20242 min read
Benzodiazepine Overprescribing Remains a Problem Post-Stroke
TOPLINE: About 5% of people older than 65 years in the United States are prescribed benzodiazepine after acute ischemic stroke (AIS)...
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