Risk Factors for Poor Sleep Efficiency Among Elderly Patients
Previous studies have shown that sleep efficiency decreases with age, but additional factors may have an important role.
Anxiety Disorders
Benzodiazepines May Influence Suicide Risk in Anxiety Disorders
Benzodiazepines are considered a third-line treatment for the management of anxiety and sleep disorders, after antidepressant medications and psychotherapy.
A New Center at Johns Hopkins Builds the Case for Psychedelic Research
This newly established center at Johns Hopkins is reinvigorating research on the potential therapeutic applications of psychedelics.
Lavender-Based Interventions Evaluated for Anxiety Treatment
Analysis of the data revealed that 54 RCTs and 17 NRSs included in the qualitative synthesis “reported at least a significant result” favoring the use of lavender for anxiety.
Quality Evidence for Use of Cannabinoids to Treat Mental Disorders Lacking
There is little evidence to suggest that cannabinoids improve mental disorders.
Potential Presence of Foreign Substance Prompts Recall of Alprazolam Lot
Mylan Pharmaceuticals announced the voluntary recall of one lot of alprazolam 0.5mg tablets to the consumer/user level due to the potential presence of a foreign substance.
Music Relieves Anxiety Before Preoperative Peripheral Nerve Block
Patients undergoing preoperative peripheral nerve block placement have a similar change in anxiolytic scores when they receive music medicine versus midazolam.
An Expansion of the Cognition-Mood Relationship Model in Multiple Sclerosis
Specific cognitive functions, such as nonverbal memory and attention/processing speed, are linked to specific mood profiles, such as anxiety and depression, in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) according to a recent article published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal. A discovery and a replication cohort was utilized by researchers in this study. The discovery cohort, known…
App-Delivered Progressive Muscle Relaxation Widely Adopted for Migraine Prophylaxis
A smartphone application providing a progressive muscle relaxation intervention was adopted by approximately half of patients with migraine introduced to this option.
Clinically Significant Anxiety Tied to Subsequent Dementia Risk
Clinically significant anxiety in midlife is associated with increased subsequent dementia risk over an interval of at least 10 years.
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