Patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists face a greater risk for later being dispensed antidepressants, an Australian study shows. Researchers from the University of Notre Dame…
Psychotropic medications should only be prescribed as a “last resort” for behaviours of concern in patients with intellectual disability, according to a new clinical care…
Nearly half of all suicide attempts can be directly attributed to child abuse and neglect, researchers report in an Australian-first study. The University of Sydney–led…
Among people with hypothyroidism, the prevalence of type D personality — a vulnerability factor for general psychological distress — is high, according to a study…
Patients with undiagnosed ADHD are turning to cocaine and other illicit substances to self-manage their symptoms, a psychiatrist has warned. Dr Ashlea White, who is…
When a young mother, known only as ‘Ms S’, reported suicidal ideation, anxiety and insomnia to her GP, she was referred to ED for urgent…
Adults have overtaken children aged 6-12 as the biggest patient cohort treated with ADHD medications, PBS data show. Nearly 210,000 patients aged over 18 were…
Concomitant use of SSRIs and oral anticoagulants increases the risk of major bleeding by a third in older adults with AF compared with use of…
Treating anxiety and depression in adults with coronary artery disease or heart failure can reduce ED visits, rehospitalisations and death from any cause, according to…
It has been headline news but since last year psychiatrists with approval from the TGA can prescribe psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression and MDMA for patients…
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