Tag: Mental Illness / Retardation
Considerable Mental Health Burden Linked to Childhood Trauma
Trauma associated with increased odds of anxiety disorders and any psychiatric disorder at age 6 years
Psychotic Disorders May Raise Risk for Later Dementia
Dementia risk more than doubled compared with people without psychotic disorders
Telehealth May Increase Use of Specialty Care for Serious Mental Illness
However, no association seen with substantive changes in medication adherence
New 988 Suicide Hotline Sees Increase in Calls for Help
Lifeline call center received a total of 361,140 calls, chats, and texts last month
Hot, Humid Weather Linked to Mental Disorder-Related ED Visits
Association strongest for those with psychoactive substance use, mood disorders, adult behavior disorders
Psychiatric Advance Directives Effective for Mental Disorders
Peer worker-facilitated PADs are effective for reducing compulsory hospital admissions, improving some mental health outcomes
Too Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists’ Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis
Having enough inpatient beds would cut down on overcrowding in emergency departments
Immune-Inflammatory Biomarkers Higher in Severe Mental Illness, T2DM
Increased peripheral levels of inflammatory biomarkers and oxidative stress biomarkers seen in people with severe mental illness or T2DM
Survey Shows Self-Injury Linked to Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Survey of patients reporting prospective diagnosis of PMDD shows high rates of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors
Risk for Psychiatric Illness Up in Early Postacute COVID-19 Phase
Risks for new-onset psychiatric diagnoses and anxiety disorders, but not mood disorders, increased in early postacute phase
