Psychiatrist’s Alleged Fraud Scheme; ‘Girl Dinner’ Harmful? More PPD Zuranolone Data

An Arkansas psychiatrist allegedly held at least 26 former patients imprisoned as part of a Medicaid fraud scheme, according to a lawsuit. (NBC News)

Children living in food-insecure households had a 55% higher frequency of physician visits for mental health reasons in a Canadian study. (CMAJ)

Could the “girl dinner” trend sweeping TikTok actually be encouraging disordered eating behaviors? (New York Post)

U.S. clinicians are still reluctant to prescribe buprenorphine despite recent changes meant to expand access to the drug, according to a study in JAMA Health Forum.

Overdose deaths involving both opioids and cocaine or methamphetamines have spiked over the last decade, a CDC study found.

There was a high prevalence of psychotropic medicines or potential intoxication involved in both poisoning- and non-poisoning-related suicide deaths seen in a toxicology analysis of over 13,000 suicide decedents. (JAMA Psychiatry)

Mothers and fathers with psychiatric diagnoses were more likely to have a baby born preterm. (PLoS Medicine)

Following on positive trial findings from a few years back, phase III trial data on zuranolone for postpartum depression (PPD) were published in the American Journal of Psychiatry; FDA’s regulatory decision for the drug is expected next week.

The Biden administration announced a proposal to push insurers to improve access to mental health treatment. (Reuters)

A move the American Medical Association (AMA) applauded. In a statement, AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, urged the administration “to take action to remove barriers to evidence-based mental health and substance use disorder care in all health insurance programs.”

A psychiatric facility in Florida was fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for safety violations after a worker was kicked in the face by a patient, said the U.S. Department of Labor.