Tag: psychiatric
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Trial Indicates App Helps Treat Behavior Disorder
Results of a clinical trial suggest a smartphone app designed for use in a therapy program helps some people control their obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Depression Therapy Licensed for Online Distribution
A therapy program for depression designed to reduce spirals of repeated negative thinking is licensed to a digital mental health company for online use.
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Energy Employees Not Ready for Office Return
A survey shows a large majority of energy industry workers prefers to continue working remotely than return their regular offices during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Survey Tracking Covid-19 Mental Health Impact
A survey is underway in the U.S. to gauge the mental health impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, with data also collected with personal activity trackers.
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Psychiatric Drug Maker Raises $80M in Venture Funds
A developer of treatments for mental health disorders based on controlled hallucinogenic substances is raising $80 million in new venture financing.
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Prescription Insomnia App Okayed by FDA
A mobile app prescribed by physicians to treat chronic insomnia is cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for marketing in the U.S.
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Epilepsy Stimulation Device Detects Other Brain Disorders
An implanted device that stimulates areas of the brain associated with seizures can detect other neurological diseases in people with epilepsy.
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Small Biz Grant Funds PTSD Diagnostic, Treatment
A company creating diagnostics and a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is receiving initial funding to develop its products.
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Supermarkets to Offer Genetic Mental Health Test
A chain of supermarket pharmacies in Pennsylvania will begin offering genetic tests to help customers manage their mental health medications.
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Psychedelic Depression Drug Tested for Safety
Results from an early clinical trial testing an hallucinogenic drug to treat depression shows the therapy is largely safe and feasible to administer.