Psych Hospitals Investigated; Internet & Well-Being; Trump’s Mental Institutions

The Department of Justice launched an investigation into whether adults with serious mental illness were unnecessarily institutionalized in Michigan state-run psychiatric hospitals. (CBS News)

In a phase II trial of major depressive disorder, five of seven participants experienced remission after two doses of an investigational psilocybin therapy (CYB003), said developer Cybin.

Less than half of U.S. psychiatric hospitals provide medications for opioid use disorder, a survey study found. (JAMA Network Open)

In a meta-analysis of five randomized trials, a moderate dose (200-400 mg or 6-8 mg/kg) of viloxazine (Qelbree) provided the best treatment outcomes in children and adolescents with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). (JAMA Network Open)

The Drug Enforcement Administration said healthcare providers can continue to prescribe drugs for opioid addiction and ADHD over telehealth for 1 more year. (Fierce Healthcare)

Internet use improved several markers of well-being in a global study of adults ages 50 and older. (Nature Human Behavior)

In an economic evaluation of patients with mild to moderate depression, adding computer-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy to usual treatment was deemed cost-effective. (JAMA Network Open)

Experts criticized Donald Trump’s idea of using mental institutions for homeless individuals struggling with mental illness and substance abuse. (NPR)

People with a hallucinogen-related emergency department visit had a 21-fold increased risk of developing a schizophrenia spectrum disorder within 3 years compared with the general population, according to a study of 9.2 million Canadians. (JAMA Psychiatry)

HHS announced a new nationwide campaign to raise public awareness of the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (1-833-TLC-MAMA).