In This Case: Chronic Pain Editor: Alyson J. McGregor MD, MA Co-Editor: Rebecca Barron, MD, MPH Case Overview Chronic pain is a condition that is increasingly common in the aging population and exhibits a marked prevalence in women. However, the etiology of this condition is not well understood and its diagnosis and treatment is often […]
arthritis, Case Study, Chronic Pain, Depression, Women
Smartphone-Based Conversational Agents and Responses to Questions About Mental Health, Interpersonal Violence, and Physical Health AUTHORS: Adam S. Miner, PsyD; Arnold Milstein, MD; Stephen Schueller, PhD; Roshini Hegde; Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS; Eleni Linos, MD, DrPH This March 2016 article by San Francisco authors was designed to describe responses of four widely used technological conversational […]
Depression, Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Psychology, Smart Phone Technology, Technology
Gender Differences in Intervention Effects for High-Impact Conditions among Women Veterans Interesting research from the VA Health Services Research and Development Division which studied what gender differences exist in veterans who have depression, diabetes, and chronic pain syndromes. The VA specifically wanted to better understand sex differences in intervention effects for high-impact medical conditions […]
chronic pain syndromes, Depression, diabetes, fibromyalgia, orthopedics, osteoarthritis, sex differences, Veterans
Treatment preferences among men attending outpatient psychiatric services Authors: Sierra Hernandez CA1, Oliffe JL, Joyce AS, Söchting I, Ogrodniczuk JS. Gender differences are particularly interesting when it comes to mental health. A lot of research suggests women are more likely to suffer from psychiatric disorders than men, particularly depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Many factors, like social inequality and a […]
Depression, psychiatry, Psychology, Psychotherapy, suicide