Psychiatry

Black Americans are more likely to experience chronic insomnia than white Americans. This disparity may result from a lack of appropriate access to care, especially during the pandemic. Moreover, the gap in insomnia prevalence may be widened by additional stress caused by the pandemic as Black Americans also experience higher rates of infection and poorer...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with psychiatrist Dr. Edward Hallowell, we discuss how to improve diversity and inclusion in ADHD clinical trials and how to improve mental health stigma. MD Newsline: Moving forward, how do you think we can increase the recruitment and enrollment of diverse groups in ADHD clinical trials?  Dr. Edward Hallowell:...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with psychiatrist Dr. Edward Hallowell, we discuss challenges and disparities in treating adult ADHD during the pandemic. MD Newsline: What are the biggest challenges that psychiatrists treating adult ADHD are tasked with in the wake of the pandemic?   Dr. Edward Hallowell: “Since the start of the pandemic, we...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with psychiatrist Dr. Edward Hallowell, we discuss how to address ADHD disparities and psychiatrist implicit bias. MD Newsline: How would you recommend psychiatrists rectify disparities in ADHD diagnosis and treatment? Dr. Edward Hallowell: “We need to educate ourselves. And that’s not always easy because we tend to think we...

Replacing combustible cigarettes with vaping in one’s 30s may be associated with key markers of healthy and successful aging, according to a study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Rick Kosterman, Ph.D., from University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues used data from the Seattle Social Development Project to identify 156 individuals who used combustible...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with psychiatrist Dr. Edward Hallowell, we discuss how to provide culturally sensitive care. MD Newsline: How have you been able to implement culturally sensitive care in your practice? Dr. Edward Hallowell: “I hope I’m implementing culturally sensitive care in my practice. But I don’t doubt that I’m missing the...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with psychiatrist Dr. Edward Hallowell, we discuss how ADHD is underdiagnosed and undertreated in females and racial/ethnic minority groups. MD Newsline: Is ADHD underdiagnosed and undertreated in females?  Dr. Edward Hallowell: “ADHD is most definitely underdiagnosed and undertreated in girls and women. And this is because females tend not...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with psychiatrist Dr. Edward Hallowell, we discuss how commonly ADHD is diagnosed in adulthood. We also discuss why ADHD is underdiagnosed and undertreated. MD Newsline: How commonly is ADHD diagnosed in adulthood? Dr. Edward Hallowell: “ADHD is not diagnosed as commonly as it occurs. Probably 10% of the adult...

A low-burden point-of-care intervention, featuring an electronic health record-enabled smoking module and decision support tools (ELEVATE) is associated with increased reach and effectiveness of smoking cessation treatment, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Alex T. Ramsey, Ph.D., from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,...