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Preventing suicide in primary care | ACP Internist
... all patients (83%) had a health care visit in the year prior to death, and about half did not have a documented mental health diagnosis, according to ...
At least 1 year of antidepressant therapy for patients with ...
Discontinuation of antidepressants within a year increased the odds of relapse, and time to relapse was shorter when antidepressants were discontinued ...
Managing depression is worth the effort | ACP Internist
... there is a therapist available, a patient's health insurance plan may restrict the number of visits, and plans can have mental health carveouts that ...
Communication of individual risk factors to patients shows ...
Adult primary care patients in Spain received usual care or an intervention in which the primary care clinician communicated individual risk for depression ...
Study underscores prevalence of PTSD, comorbid depression ...
... “These findings underscore the need for mental health services for many decades for veterans with PTSD symptoms,” the study's authors wrote. ...
Facing depression in medical residency | ACP Internist
... To that end, residency programs adopt policies that separate trainees' mental health issues from their medical education. ...
Integrate mental health into medical practice | ACP Internist
Partnerships between internists and mental health professionals are rare but proving their worth. ... Integrate mental health into medical practice. ...
Two-step screening appears effective for anxiety, depression ...
A two-step screening process appears to be effective for detecting generalized anxiety disorder and depression in hospitalized patients with cardiac ...
Autoimmune disorders, infections associated with mood ...
Autoimmune disorders and infections may increase patients' risk for mood disorders, according to a new study.
Antidepressants no easy fix in primary care | ACP Internist
Primary care is poised to play a bigger role in mental health care, and that puts an educational burden on internists to learn the proper role of ...