Psychiatry MOC Lawsuit Dismissed; Cannabis vs Alcohol Use; Diagnosing Adult ADHD

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May 23, 2024
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A U.S. District Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by two psychiatrists against the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology over its maintenance of certification (MOC) program. (Cook County Record)

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug shortages may be easing, but the struggle for patients may not be over. (NBC News)

A third of participants treated with LSD for anxiety achieved symptom remission at the end of a 50-week study, the Swiss Medical Society for Psycholytic Therapy reported.

A former college football player shook up the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting with his tale of forcible restraint. (New York Times)

Technoference — when parents are distracted by their screens — significantly impaired the quality of parent-child interactions in a short experiment; non-digital distractions also affected interactions. (Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Equipping primary care practitioners with validated tools including eye-tracking measures may help young children with autism be diagnosed sooner. (JAMA Network Open)

Self-reported daily cannabis use outpaced alcohol use in the U.S. for the first time in 2022, survey data showed. (Addiction)

Compared with no cannabis use, using cannabis was linked with an 11-fold higher risk of psychotic disorders in adolescence, but not in young adulthood. (Psychological Medicine)

Changes in gender identity among sexual and gender minority youth were not tied to significant changes in depressive symptoms. (JAMA Network Open)

Why is it hard for doctors to diagnose adult ADHD? (New York Times)

More people on varenicline (Chantix) quit smoking e-cigarettes than on placebo (45% vs 30%) in a small 8-week preliminary randomized trial. (American Journal of Preventive Medicine)

The highest firearm suicide rates among young adults in 2016 to 2021 were in Alaska, Wyoming, and Montana. (JAMA Pediatrics)

More than half of JAMA Psychiatry editorial board members who disclosed their gender were women and nearly two-thirds endorsed white race. Editors acknowledged there’s “much work to do to ensure the advancement of those underrepresented in academic psychiatry.”

Kristen Monaco is a senior staff writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City office, she’s worked at the company since 2015.

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