Heather R. Johnson, Author at Dermatology Advisor

Pain Threshold Is a Potential Biomarker for Self-Harm Risk in Adolescents

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November 24, 2021

A team of investigators conducted a cross-sectional study to explore the association between an increased pain threshold and risk of self-harm in youth.

For patients with severe melancholic forms of depression or treatment-resistant depression, clinicians may consider electroconvulsive therapy, which consists of administering electric charges to create a controlled seizure in unconscious patients.

General Medicine

Study Confirms Benefit of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Suicide Prevention

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Heather R. Johnson

November 23, 2021

Investigators conducted a cohort study to assess the impact of electroconvulsive therapy on suicide risk in patients with major depressive disorder.

General Medicine

Exercise of Limited Benefit for Anxiety in Patients With Heart Disease

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Heather R. Johnson

November 18, 2021

Investigators report findings from UNWIND that assessed the effects of escitalopram and exercise on anxiety symptoms in patients with heart disease.

General Medicine

Lyme Disease May Be Linked to Mental Disorders

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Heather R. Johnson

November 15, 2021

A Danish study compared the rate of new-onset mental disorders among people diagnosed with Lyme disease vs the rate in people without Lyme disease.

Practice Management

Temporary Involuntary Commitment Spike in Massachusetts Due to Law Tweak

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Heather R. Johnson

November 4, 2021

A more relaxed version of a Massachusetts law makes it easier for physicians and police officers to order temporary involuntary commitment.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists recommends using prescription painkillers sparingly, if at all, after surgery. If the pain is extreme, opioids should only be taken for a day or two. Prescribing a month’s supply only contributes to the epidemic.

General Medicine

Slight Decline Seen in Opioid Prescription Rates

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Heather R. Johnson

September 24, 2021

Investigators assessed the impact of physician clinical knowledge on opioid prescribing habits following the shift in guideline recommendations away from opioid prescribing.

General Medicine

Driving Habits May Help Identify Preclinical Alzheimer Disease

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Heather R. Johnson

September 7, 2021

Investigators installed GPS data loggers with custom software in participants’ vehicles to see if driving performance could predict preclinical Alzheimer disease.

General Medicine

Longer Duration of Menses May Be Associated With Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers

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Heather R. Johnson

September 3, 2021

Researchers studied how the length of the female reproductive period, which is an indicator of endogenous estrogen, is related to levels of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer disease.