Medscape (6/3, Lowry, Subscription Publication) reports that after examining survey responses from 256 women, researchers “found that rates of suicidal ideation concurrent with” premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) “ranged from 11% to 32% for passive and from 9% to 23% for active suicidal ideation.” Currently, “suicidal ideation (SI) is not included in the fifth edition of the” American Psychiatric Association’s “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for PMDD,” Medscape adds. The findings were presented at the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2019 annual meeting.

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— “Suicidal Thoughts Common in Women With PMDD, “Fran Lowry, Medscape, June 3, 2019

In a video segment for Healio (6/3) recorded at the American Psychiatric Association’s recent annual meeting, Rashi Aggarwal, MD, “associate professor and program director of residency training, department of psychiatry, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, discussed” the importance of resilience, happiness, and well-being in the prevention of burnout in physicians and medical students. Dr. Aggarwal emphasized, “Physician burnout is a widespread, systemic problem that needs a systemic organizational response to solve.” While “resiliency and well-being is not yoga and broccoli alone, and it is not a solution to burnout…it is definitely something we should all know more about,” she said.

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— “Resiliency, well-being alone are not solutions to burnout, Healio, June 3, 2019

The San Diego Union-Tribune (5/31, Fikes) reported a new study conducted by Scripps Research found that drug rebates may be contributing to “soaring” drug prices. Researchers who “used proprietary data from Blue Cross/Blue Shield on insurance claims by more than 35 million Americans” found that the “median price of 49 top-selling brand name drugs rose 76 percent over six years,” and 48 increased in price. The study indicates the “lack of transparency on actual drug prices, along with American patent law, enable these price increases,” and while rebates “give the appearance of price reductions, they are based on ever-increasing list prices.” The findings appear “in JAMA Network Open, published by the American Medical Association.”

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— “Price of top prescription drugs rises 76% over 6 years, Scripps Research study finds, “Bradley J. Fikes, The San Diego Union-Tribune, May 31, 2019

Reuters (5/31, Crist) reported that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) “may be more common in elite athletes,” researchers concluded after conducting a medical literature review. The findings were published online May 16 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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— “ADHD may be more common among elite athletes, “Carolyn Crist, Reuters, May 31, 2019

Reuters (5/30, Carroll) reports researchers found that “seniors with declining vision are more likely than peers with good eyesight to experience discrimination as well as depression that may result from this bias.” The findings of the 7,677-adult study were published online in JAMA Ophthalmology.

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— “Seniors with vision loss experience discrimination, depression, “Linda Carroll, Reuters, May 31, 2019