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The number of Americans who attempted suicide and ended up in the emergency department has remained steady in the past decade

Attempted Suicide Rates, Risk Groups Mostly Unchanged

Men more often resort to violent means, while women turn to poisoning, drowning
For teens with depression

Psychotherapy for Depression Offers Teens Long-Term Benefits

Early treatment of depression may lower risk of future episodes of mood disorder
Amputees who experience phantom limb pain may benefit from playing a virtual reality game that simulates the movement of missing limbs

Augmented Reality, Gaming May Help Relieve Phantom Limb Pain

Study finds exercising virtual limb can cut pain by as much as half

November 2016 Briefing – Psychiatry

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Psychiatry for November 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
For adults with mild cognitive impairment

RSNA: Improved Brain Volume With Aerobic Intervention in MCI

Improvement noted in executive function in aerobic exercise group after six months
The number of people in families having problems paying medical bills fell by nearly 13 million from 2011 through the first six months of 2016

CDC: Fewer U.S. Families Struggling to Pay Medical Bills

More Americans are experiencing relief with medical bills, but gaps remain
A web-based interactive program can help chronically sleepless individuals get the sleep they need without taking medication or spending time in therapy

Web-Based Cognitive Therapy Program Effective for Insomnia

Interactive program aims to build better sleep habits, researchers say
A single dose of psilocybin quickly lifts the spirits of most cancer patients

Psilocybin Can Pull Cancer Patients Quickly Out of Despair

Hallucinogenic drug relieves depression, anxiety quickly; effect can last for months
Religious experiences appear to trigger the brain's reward system as evidenced by radiological findings

Spiritual Experiences Appear to Affect Neural Reward Circuits

Nucleus accumbens, ventromedial prefrontal cortex, and frontal attentional regions also affected
Reduced productivity and an increased mortality risk linked to lack of sleep among U.S. workers cost the nation's economy as much as $411 billion a year

Lack of Sleep Can Cost a Country’s Economy Dearly

More than $411 billion a year lost in U.S. due to lower productivity levels