Mental Health

In addition to improving working conditions for current employees, burnout must be addressed in order to recruit and retain new employees and alleviate understaffing.

New access laws allow pharmacists to establish standing orders with specific physicians or follow blanket, statewide protocols.

The COVID-19 pandemic marginally affected the negative mental health of women more than men, according to a new study.

Emotional support greatly improved symptoms of psychological distress from the pandemic among pregnant women.

Perceived stress and cognitive performance are independently associated. Stress can also increase the risk of worsening cognition.

The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in rural-urban telemedicine divide across the Veteran Affairs health care system.

Persistently pursuing valued goals and adjusting those goals in response to setbacks or obstacles may help explain how some individuals with chronic pain maintain their mental wellbeing.

Pharmacy programs are implementing new practices into their curriculum and research is being focused on mental health care.

The study clarifies why serotonin-based therapeutics, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, do not promote neuroplasticity in the same ways as psychedelics and other psychoplastogenic therapeutics.

Substance use disorder is a significant social, economic, and public health crisis, with far too few individuals receiving the treatment they need, particularly among communities of color.

Current treatment options for depression lead to discontinuation because they are slower to work and have worse adverse event profiles.

Managing understaffing and increasingly demanding workflows is an ongoing challenge in pharmacy.

Austedo XR will be available in 3 extended-release tablet strengths, which provides an updated regimen that may result in a lower pill count for patients.

Those seeking abortion were found to have triple the risk of a psychiatric disorder compared to the general population.

Physician outlines the process developed at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center to help manage patient pain before, during, and after surgery without the use of opioids.

On February 6, 2023, Pharmacy Times also learned that the FDA just accepted a new drug application (NDA) for this treatment.

Data show pharmacist-led clinical consultations can improve patient adherence to medication plans.

The economic burden of symptoms of major depressive disorder were estimated to cost $326 billion for the United States in 2018 alone.

Tracey McGrath, PharmD, pharmacy manager at Sam’s Club, shares strategies to continue exploring art and play as an adult with a busy professional life to help maintain mental and emotional wellbeing.

This is the largest known study to consider medical and recreational cannabis policies with US psychosis-related health care claims.

Alcohol-related disorders were the most expensive substance type that contributed to total estimated medical cost.

Relatively higher suicide risks were observed for cancer types with a poor prognosis and high symptom burden in the first 2 years after diagnosis.

In younger children, emotional maltreatment led primarily to behavioral problems, whereas in older children it was more likely to lead to depression and anxiety disorders.

Study highlights the impact of individual expectations for positive and negative outcomes.

Patients on an SSRI were reportedly less likely to use positive or negative feedback to guide learning.

The findings suggest that reduced gray matter is not the cause of psychiatric illness, although it is found in regions of the brain associated with it.

A recent study shows that heart patients who learn to cope with stress in group therapy are nearly 2 times less anxious and depressed.

Researchers noted no significant changes in anxiety or depression between patients who were positive or negative for amyloid deposition.

Pharmacists can use behavioral and natural tools to assist patients suffering from chronic, daily stressors and other ailments.

There is a lack of funding for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and coinciding psychological research compared to the funds generated for autism research.