Past Trauma Tied to Worse Mental Health During Pandemic for Aging Women
History of childhood abuse or intimate partner violence linked to greater depression, anxiety, and sleep problems during COVID-19 pandemic
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Adverse Childhood Experiences More Likely for Neurology Patients
High adverse childhood experience scores linked to increased ED utilization, hospitalizations, and telephone encounters
Insulin Resistance Linked to Risk for Major Depressive Disorder
Three surrogate measures of insulin resistance linked to increased risk for incident major depression
Emergency Help for Suicide-Related Issues Up During Pandemic for Some Youth
Rates higher for female youth, those with no psychiatric history, and individuals with existing psychiatric diagnoses at time of encounter
Better Attitudes Seen When ‘People With Schizophrenia’ Phrase Used
More authoritarian, more socially restrictive, less benevolent attitudes seen when patients are referred to as 'schizophrenic'
Traumatic Brain Injury Tied to Later Opioid Use, Misuse
History of TBI tied to 52 percent increased odds of prescription opioid use, 65 percent increased odds of prescription opioid misuse
Women Report Using Cannabis to Relieve Menopause Symptoms
Survey reveals that some women believe cannabis helps with symptoms that overlap with menopause, such as sleep issues and anxiety
Precedent Needed for FDA Approval Decisions When Evidence Lacking
In seven of 22 cases, approval used new interpretations of original evidence and did not require new evidence
Suicide Rates Rising Among Black Youth
Largest annual percentage change seen among Black girls
