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.
Anxiety Disorders
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.
Frequency of Migraine Associated With Depression, Anxiety
Frequency of migraine with or without aura may be correlated with symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Alzheimer’s Not Linked to a History of Psychiatric Disorders
Patients previously diagnosed with depression or anxiety did not have a greater risk of Alzheimer’s.
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