The annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association was held from May 21 to 25 in New Orleans and attracted participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in psychiatry. The conference highlighted recent advances in the prevention, detection, and treatment of psychiatric conditions. In one presentation, Kiara Alvarez,
NEW ORLEANS - Mixed martial arts sparring was associated with increased white matter hyperintensity volume and a large caudate region, suggesting some protective function, a researcher said at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting. Aaron I. Esagoff, BS, a medical student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and intern with the FDA, and colleagues assessed 92 active