Rapid rise in stimulants related deaths alarming and worrisome: JAMA Medha Baranwal2 Feb 2021 10:01 PM ISTUSA: The deaths associated with the use of stimulants (cocaine, methamphetamine, and amphetamine) are although lower than opioid-related...
Novel combination therapy for methamphetamine- use disorder shows promise. Dr. Shivi Kataria31 Jan 2021 3:30 PM ISTA study published by M.H. Trivedi and colleagues, in the NEJM, has shown that in moderate to severe methamphetamine use disorder, treatment with the...
LSD may offer viable treatment for certain mental disorders Hina Zahid29 Jan 2021 8:00 PM ISTResearchers from McGill University have discovered, for the first time, one of the possible mechanisms that contributes to the ability of lysergic...
Antibiotic with anti-inflammatory properties may improve symptoms in resistant depression Hina Zahid28 Jan 2021 3:00 PM ISTKing's College London researchers have found evidence that minocycline, a widely used antibiotic with anti-inflammatory properties, gave greater...
Brain imaging may predict PTSD after traumatic brain injury Hina Zahid28 Jan 2021 8:45 AM ISTPhiladelphia, - Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or psychological trauma. How its...
Comparison of naltrexone vs other drugs for alcohol dependence Dr. Shivi Kataria26 Jan 2021 11:15 PM ISTA recent study published in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry, conducted by Arun Kumar et al compared the 3 drugs, namely: acamprosate, baclofen, and...
New test may accurately predict depression and bipolar disorder Hina Zahid25 Jan 2021 6:15 PM ISTUniversity of South Australia scientists have developed the world's first test to accurately predict mood disorders in people, based on the levels of...
Treating moms with postpartum depression tied to healthy changes in babies' brains Hina Zahid22 Jan 2021 8:45 PM ISTNew research from McMaster University has found that psychiatric help for mothers with postpartum depression results in healthy changes in the brains...
Antidepressants largely ineffective in musculoskeletal pain, finds BMJ study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Jan 2021 7:21 AM ISTAntidepressants are being widely used for chronic back pain and hip and knee osteoarthritis.When first-line pain medications such as paracetamol and...
Personalized brain stimulation alleviates severe depression symptoms Hina Zahid20 Jan 2021 6:45 PM ISTTargeted neuromodulation tailored to individual patients' distinctive symptoms is an increasingly common way of correcting misfiring brain circuits in...
Maternal opioid-related diagnoses and neonatal abstinence syndrome on the rise: JAMA Medha Baranwal20 Jan 2021 11:00 AM ISTUSA: The rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and maternal opioid-related diagnoses (MOD) has increased significantly from 2010 to 2017 in the...
Melatonin effectively reduces preoperative anxiety: Cochrane Medha Baranwal20 Jan 2021 6:45 AM ISTDelhi: Melatonin, when given before surgery helps in effective anxiety reduction compared to placebo, according to a recent Cochrane review. However,...
