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Hearing aids could delay or prevent dementia onset, according to a population-based cohort study recently published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery.

Children and adolescents with ADHD and psychiatric comorbidities had a 2-fold higher risk of a subsequent schizophrenia diagnosis compared with those with ADHD and no comorbidities, according to a retrospective cohort study published online in JAMA Network Open.

Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC, professor of psychiatry and pharmacology, University of Toronto, offers insight into some of the challenges associated with diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder.

Young adults and teenagers who presented to the hospital with self-harm were found to be more likely to receive a psychotic disorder diagnosis later in life, according to recent findings from a cohort study published in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin.

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In a pair of phase 3 trials, gantenerumab failed to ease clinical decline in patients with early Alzheimer disease compared with placebo. The medication did lower amyloid plaque burden, however. Researchers published their findings in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A new systematic review published online in the journal Cureus found an association between increased serum parathyroid levels in patients with hyperparathyroidism and major depressive disorder (MDD).

Pop quiz!

In a recent press release, the US Department of Veterans Affairs announced it would award $52.5 million in grants to community-based organizations that provide or coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans and their families.