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Mental Health Studies | ‘Problematic internet use’ higher in people with ADHD

Problematic internet usage (PIU) was found to be higher in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to findings presented in a poster at the 2023 American Psychiatric Association annual meeting in San Francisco, California. 

“In this outpatient clinical sample, problematic internet use was higher in those with ADHD than those without,” authors noted in the abstract. “Predictors of PIU included younger age, greater symptom severity of depression, OCD, and impulsivity.”

Patients of an outpatient psychiatric clinic aged 18 and older were interviewed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) to assess for current psychiatric disorders. Participants then completed an online survey detailing their internet use, impulsivity and executive function, and symptoms of ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, and depression.

Personality Disorders occur in 80% of Adults w/ ADHD, study finds

Personality disorders (PDs) are common among adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to an observational study of Irish participants published in the Journal of Attention Disorders.

Mental Health | Psychotherapy for depression was shown to improve adult patients’ self-esteem, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

Mental Health | In adults with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), social support may protect against symptoms of depression and anxiety, according to study findings published in the Journal of Attention Disorders.

Mental Health | Saffron may enhance methylphenidate efficacy in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to study findings published in Advances in Integrative Medicine.

Mental Health | Ketamine could be an effective treatment for suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide risk in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), according to a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

Mental health matters | Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was found to be a more effective major depressive episode treatment than ketamine,...

...though each treatment has its own set of unique adverse effects, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Mental Health and how Television may impact those with Delirium

Daytime Television May Reduce Cases of Delirium in Patients With Cerebrovascular Disease

Mental Health | No Increased Risk of ADHD, ASD, Being Small for Gestational Age With Prenatal Exposure to Antipsychotics

Mental Health | Approximately 20% of asymptomatic people who test positive for COVID-19 will remain symptom-free over time,

according to two studies published September 22 in different journals. The researchers propose, therefore, that most asymptomatic patients should be considered pre-symptomatic.