# Missed ADHD Symptom; Nursing Home Antipsychotic Regulations; Rising Temps and Mood

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-03-12-missed-adhd-symptom-nursing-home-antipsychotic-regulations-rising-temps-and-mood-cc8d15/
- Published: 2026-03-12
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: medpagetoday
- Original report: https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/generalpsychiatry/120258
- Topics: mental-health
- Publisher: TheraNews, operated by AdvancedCare USA Inc.
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> (MedPage Today) -- A psychiatrist detailed how emotional dysregulation is often an overlooked symptom of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in women, leading to delays in diagnosis. (TODAY) In related news, ADHD diagnoses are on the...

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Emotional dysregulation is often an overlooked symptom of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in women, leading to delays in diagnosis, according to a psychiatrist's detailed explanation. ADHD diagnoses are also on the rise among menopausal women, and stimulant prescriptions for ADHD surged in adults during the COVID pandemic, according to a Canadian study published in CMAJ.

While the majority of patients with first-episode psychosis respond to initial treatment with oral risperidone or amisulpride, clozapine appeared to be the best next step for non-responders in a sequential trial, according to research in JAMA Psychiatry. The Trump administration is weighing a rollback of regulations designed to limit the use of antipsychotics in nursing home residents, according to the Washington Post.

## Mental Health and Environmental Factors

A meta-analysis of children and teens found social media use was tied to higher rates of depression, behavioral problems, self-injury, and substance use, according to JAMA Pediatrics. Active theta-burst stimulation beat sham stimulation at reducing depression scores by week 12 in people with late-life depression, a randomized clinical trial showed in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Rising temperatures could trigger over a billion additional "symptom-days" of anxiety and depression annually in the U.S., researchers projected in the Lancet Planetary Health. Helus Pharma's HLP004, an investigational injectable, significantly improved symptoms in a phase II trial of people with symptomatic moderate-to-severe generalized anxiety despite ongoing antidepressant or anxiolytic therapy.

Genetics play a role in risk of suicide attempt but do not fully explain sex differences in incidence, a Swedish cohort study found in BMJ Mental Health. Singer Lady Gaga donated $100,000 to an Atlanta nonprofit supporting youth mental health and education, according to CBS News. Paula Doress-Worters, an author and postpartum depression advocate, died at age 87; she had pancreatic cancer and dementia, according to the Washington Post.

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*This article is an AI-assisted summary. All facts and figures are drawn from the original report: [https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/generalpsychiatry/120258](https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/generalpsychiatry/120258)*