Psych Update

Psych Update is a publication for physicians highlighting current trends in psychiatry and psychology at Mayo Clinic.

To contact the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for a patient referral or physician consultation, please call 507-266-5100.

2016 Issues

Vol. 8, No. 3, 2016 (PDF)

  • Misconceptions Hinder Good Psychiatric Management of BPD
  • Biobank Research Identifies Bipolar-Obesity Link
  • Epigenetic Gene Regulation May Play Role in Psychiatric Disorders

Vol. 8, No. 2, 2016 (PDF)

  • Integrated Program Helps Treatment-Resistant Pediatric Mood Disorders
  • Study to Evaluate Pharmacogenomic Testing for Adolescent Depression
  • App Helps Teens Manage Chronic Pain

Vol. 8, No. 1, 2016 (PDF)

  • Study Finds Potential Biomarkers for Bipolar Disorders
  • Collaborative Care Model Significantly Improves Patient Outcomes
  • Longer Term Adjunctive Benzodiazepines May Not Improve Outcomes in Bipolar Disorder

2015 Issues

Vol. 7, No. 4, 2015 (PDF)

  • Tobacco Cessation Interventions Target Pregnant Alaska Native Women
  • Exposure Therapy Successful for Pediatric Anxiety and OCD
  • Gastric Bypass-Associated AUD: Progression and Clinical Implications

Vol. 7, No. 3, 2015 (PDF)

  • Mayo Provides Integrated Care for People With Gender Dysphoria
  • Lamotrigine Normalizes NAA in Bipolar Depression
  • Extended ADHD Age Criterion Captures More Minority, Low-Income and Inattentive Children

Vol. 7, No. 2, 2015 (PDF)

  • HABIT Program Aims to Delay MCI Progression, Ease Caregiver Burden
  • Serotonin Transporter Genotypes May Be Associated With Bone Loss
  • Wellness Coaching Improves Quality of Life, Depression, Perceived Stress

Vol. 7, No. 1, 2015 (PDF)

  • Family-Based Therapy Highly Effective for Most Anorexia Patients
  • Adult ADHD Presents Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges
  • Expanding the Collaborative Care Model

2014 Issues

Vol. 6, No. 3, 2014 (PDF)

  • Searching Beyond the Genome: SSRI Pharmacogenomics
  • Implementing Drug-Gene Rules
  • Right Drug, Right Dose, Right Patient

Vol. 6, No. 2, 2014 (PDF)

  • Environmental and Psychosocial Interventions Help Manage Dementia Behavior
  • Ketamine Research Focuses on Mechanisms of Action and Biomarker Development
  • Varenicline May Be Safe and Effective for Smoking Cessation in Bipolar Disorder

Vol. 6, No. 1, 2014 (PDF)

  • Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech a Distinct Neurodegenerative Syndrome
  • CONNECT Trial Tests Effectiveness, Feasibility of Remote TBI Care
  • New Trial Evaluates rTMS for Adolescent Depression