Psychiatry

Alberta study compares the rate of injurious falls, major osteoporotic fractures and all-cause mortality with first prescription of zopiclone versus trazodone.

A new international meta-analysis says yes, but that same exercise appears to have little affect on suicidal ideation.

Researchers reviewed 137 studies from around the world that measured people’s overall mental health, as well as depression and anxiety levels, before the pandemic and then again during 2020.

Test takes only a few minutes and measures how fixated toddlers are to voice.

Domperidone is approved in Canada for gastrointestinal symptoms but is frequently prescribed off-label to increase breastmilk supply.

Are your patients feeling gloomy in these dark days of winter? Maybe they have seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a condition with a prevalence ranging from 1.5% to 9%, depending on latitude. Test your knowledge here.

Some antidepressants appear to be more linked to withdrawal syndrome than others. 

Canadian researchers recently developed the Antidepressant Decision Support Tool to assist primary care practitioners in individualizing first-line pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder.