June 2020 Briefing – Psychiatry
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Psychiatry for June 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Early Childhood Sleep Problems Tied to Later Mental Health Issues
Specifically, sleep problems tied to onset of psychosis and borderline personality disorder in adolescence
Post-Vaxx Febrile Seizures Not Linked to Child Development Outcomes
Risk of developmental, behavioral problems not up in young children with febrile seizures after vaccination
Brain Iron Concentrations Increased in Alzheimer Disease
Increased iron concentration seen in deep gray matter, neocortical regions versus healthy controls
Suicide Rate Up for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Predictors of suicide death include male sex, later age at first diagnosis, prior mood disorder diagnosis
NY Health Care Workers Report Distress Related to COVID-19 Care
Higher percentage of nurses/advanced practice providers screened positive versus attending physicians
Altered Mental Status Not Uncommon in Severe COVID-19
Altered mental status includes encephalopathy or encephalitis and primary psychiatric diagnosis
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Affordable Care Act
Oral arguments in the ACA case are scheduled for the Supreme Court's next term
Sex, Ethnic Differential Patterns of COVID-19 Unexplained
Increase in COVID-19 for men, BAME not due to cardiometabolic, sociodemographic, behavioral factors
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Subsequent Dementia
Risk for developing Alzheimer dementia showed the greatest increase among dementia types
