Search results for "Mental Health"
Phone calls ease isolation during COVID-19
A trial measuring the effect of phone calls to homebound adults early in the pandemic found improvements in loneliness, depression, and anxiety.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/phone-calls-ease-isolation-during-covid-19.htm
1 Feb 2022
Mental health diagnoses in veterans associated with increased risk of opioid use
Military veterans who have received a mental health diagnosis, in particular post-traumatic stress disorder, are more likely to be prescribed opioids, have high-risk opioid use, and experience adverse outcomes, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/13/2.htm
13 Mar 2012
New guide offers recommendations on caring for transgender patients
The guide provides information for clinicians on common terminology and initial evaluation, medical management, transgender-specific surgical options, medicolegal and societal issues, and practice improvement.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/02/4.htm
2 Jul 2019
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination the following candidates for College governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2023
USPSTF newly recommends screening adults for anxiety
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) states that patients who screen positive should be examined further for a diagnosis and receive evidence-based care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/27/1.htm
27 Jun 2023
Mental health issues, addiction concerns of legal marijuana
Physicians in states that have legalized marijuana should begin to educate and prepare themselves for discussing the perils of recreational use and related illnesses, some of which can be severely debilitating.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/marijuana.htm
1 May 2015
Big barrier to buprenorphine removed
The U.S. government no longer requires an X waiver to treat patients with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/03/big-barrier-to-buprenorphine-removed.htm
1 Mar 2023
Extreme risk protection orders show potential for reducing firearms-related injury
A descriptive study in Washington State, where an extreme risk protection order law went into effect in December 2016, examined the circumstances in which such orders were filed, as well as characteristics of the respondents.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/30/4.htm
30 Jun 2020
Supporting grieving patients after a loss
There are ways to talk to patients after the death of a loved one, recognize tips for diagnosing and managing prolonged grief disorder, and access grief counselors for referral.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/supporting-grieving-patients-after-a-loss.htm
1 Jan 2023
NJ licensure during COVID-19 offers example of how to meet workforce demand
Temporary licensure of out-of-state practitioners, along with telehealth waivers, may be a valuable, short-term solution to mitigating health care workforce shortages during public health emergencies, researchers said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/09/4.htm
9 Aug 2022