this week, Psychiatric Times® discussed a wide range of psychiatric issues and industry updates, from research updates on home ketamine use to the impact of comorbid depression and anxiety on insomnia treatment. Here are some highlights from the week.
Self-treatment: More than half of home ketamine users mis-treat
All Points North (APN) has released The Future of Mental Health 2023: The Ketamine Therapy Report, which explores opinions and experiences with ketamine therapy, including home ketamine treatment.
Researchers surveyed 2,000 adults and found that 64% of those taking ketamine said it helped with mental health symptoms. However, 55% of all Americans and 58% of millennials who tried ketamine therapy at home reported accidentally or intentionally using more than recommended doses of ketamine. Additionally, 26% agreed to use ketamine over antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications. keep reading
Coexistence of depression and anxiety affects treatment of insomnia
A new study finds that comorbid depression and anxiety symptoms can affect the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBTi) for insomnia.
The researchers conducted a single-arm clinical trial. A total of 280 community participants volunteered for the screening, but only his 194 participants met the inclusion criteria for (1) insomnia criteria according to the DSM-5; (2) Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score of 8 or higher. (3) Insomnia lasting less than 1 month. (4) Age is 18 years or older. keep reading
Pregnancy Complications, Newborn Characteristics, Bipolar Disorder in Offspring
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There is some evidence that prenatal and perinatal factors are associated with the risk of bipolar disorder, including preterm birth. However, findings regarding other factors such as elective caesarean delivery, small gestational age (SGA), and small head circumference are mixed.
The impact of pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia is similarly unknown. Previous studies have used obstetric complication scores, making inferences about specific individual risk factors impossible. keep reading
Reflecting on Our Values: Reflecting on Medical School Commencement
Graduating from medical school is a joyful and festive rite of passage. In recognition of their achievements, graduates are awarded the title of “Doctor”. This is a magical pause in a young doctor’s emerging career, and all graduates should be able to participate in it equally.
My mentor, a gifted and inquisitive fourth-year medical student heading off to a psychiatric residency, recently told me about the “hoodie ceremony” at her upcoming graduation. When she told me about her own experience, memories of me and her daughter graduating from her husband’s alma mater came to mind. keep reading
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