Psychiatry

Study found pregnant women and new moms got as much benefit from receiving behavioural activation therapy from nurses, midwives and doulas trained to provide it as they did from a psychologist or psychiatrist.

The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) recently published comprehensive guidelines for the management of mood, anxiety and related disorders in pregnancy and postpartum.

But most not getting psychotherapy or alternatives to medication.

A population-based study in the U.K. suggests that people with attention deficit disorder, with or without hyperactivity, die earlier than others.

Ontario study finds that individuals who require hospital-based care for a cannabis use disorder are at elevated risk of early death compared to the general population.

Pharmacists should familiarize themselves with the EPS risk profile of the various antipsychotic agents to help inform management recommendations.

CANMAT releases comprehensive clinical guidance for the management of mood, anxiety and related disorders in pregnancy and postpartum.

Physicians and pharmacists should work together to understand interactions that can happen between the many potential treatments depression patients can benefit from, said Dr. Thea Moore.