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This review found that eating disorders cause a large health and social burden. In 2017 eating disorders accounted for more than 3.3 million healthy years lost worldwide. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa show rising disability, higher death rates (especially after inpatient treatment for anorexia), lower quality of life, higher costs,…
This study followed a nationally representative group of U.S. children who started kindergarten in 1998–99 to track ADHD diagnosis from kindergarten through eighth grade. It found that racial and ethnic minority children were less likely than white children to be diagnosed by kindergarten and that these differences continued through eighth…
Researchers followed 100 outpatients (mean age 62) who kept having dizziness. They found that problems of the vestibular system (inner ear and balance) and psychiatric disorders were the most common causes. About half the patients had more than one factor making dizziness worse, and life‑threatening causes were rare.
This paper is a systematic review of 74 English-language studies from 1995–2019 that looked at how postpartum stress, including depressive and anxiety symptoms in mothers, is linked to infant outcomes. The review found consistent associations between higher postpartum stress and worse infant growth, development, feeding, attachment and sleep. The authors…
This small pilot randomized placebo‑controlled trial tested a cannabinoid spray (Sativex) in 30 adults with ADHD. The main test of cognition and activity (QbTest) showed no significant difference between Sativex and placebo in the intention‑to‑treat analysis (Estimate = -0.17, 95% CI -0.40 to 0.07, p = 0.16). Some secondary measures…
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common problem after childbirth. Most studies find rates around 10%–15% in high-income countries, and rates can be much higher in poorer settings. Untreated PPD is linked with problems in mother–baby bonding and with worse child development. Screening in routine obstetric, pediatric, or primary care visits…
In a study of 1,298,890 women in Quebec, 5,169 who had been hospitalized for anorexia nervosa were followed up to March 31, 2018. Women with hospital-treated anorexia had higher death rates over time than women without anorexia. The higher risk was strongest in the first 10 years after hospitalization and…
Researchers measured magnesium in 116 children with ADHD (ages 9–12). They checked magnesium in blood serum, red blood cells, and hair. They found many children had low magnesium and reported a link between magnesium levels and a measure of development and distractibility.
Self-reported history of iron-deficiency anemia was associated with self-reported history of depression. Furthermore, self-reported history of iron-deficiency anemia was associated with higher psychological distress.
Spontaneous reports of vertigo or dizziness, as side-effect of certain drugs, received at our Pharmacovigilance Center, represented the 5% of all reports in 2012. Considering the high incidence of such an ADR for several drugs' classes, it can be speculated that under-reporting also affect vertigo and dizziness. Despite the fact…
Many people have mood or anxiety problems during pregnancy and in the year after birth. About a quarter of people develop a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder, and these can include postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and, rarely, psychosis. These conditions are often not diagnosed, but studies and clinical guidance…
