Treatment and vaccine options for COVID-19 have been aggressively investigated this year as the world grapples with the pandemic. Several new publications in the medical journal JAMA have provided data that support the idea that corticosteroids may increase the chances of survival in people who become critically ill with COVID-19. In one of the … [Read more...]
Several Studies Corroborate Value of Corticosteroids for Fighting COVID-19
Escitalopram – an SSRI – Shows Promise for Treating GAD in Young People
Nearly 4.5 million youths suffer from anxiety - the most common mental illness in the United States. While psychotherapy and pharmaceuticals are often used with success to treat anxiety in children and adolescents, it can be difficult to predict which therapeutic strategies will be effective. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors - or SSRIs - … [Read more...]
Asymptomatic Kids Testing Positive for COVID-19 at Rates Less than 1 Percent
As kids head back to school - in-person or virtually - debate continues about how safe it is for children to interact with one another and with adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. While there is now a consensus that children are at relatively low risk for severe illness resulting from COVID-19, how likely they are to be infected but asymptomatic … [Read more...]
Which Children Should Be Tested for COVID-19?
The role that children play in the spread of COVID-19 remains unclear. While it is largely consensus amongst the medical community that children are unlikely to become severely ill after infection with the virus, their infection rates and their likelihood of transmitting the virus to others is still not well understood. As schools slowly reopen, … [Read more...]
New Information on How Childhood Sleep Quality Affects Mental Health
There is an abundance of evidence pointing to the importance of sleep for our overall health and well-being. While lack of sleep has been linked to mental health disorders, there are several outstanding questions regarding the specific relationships between sleep and psychiatric diseases. One new study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, has helped … [Read more...]