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Outpatients with bipolar disorder often have familial psychiatric history

Familial Psychiatric History Common in Bipolar Disorder

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Patients with versus without familial history tend to need more treatment but have similar response
Obese patients are reporting physical and mental health challenges during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders

Stay-at-Home Orders Challenging Obese Patients

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Survey respondents report difficulty in achieving weight loss goals, deteriorating mental health
For adults older than 50 years

Volunteering Linked to Reduced Risk for Mortality in Seniors

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Volunteering for ≥100 hours/year also tied to greater physical activity, better psychosocial outcomes
For children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Worsened ADHD Behaviors Reported for Children During COVID-19

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Significant predictors of ADHD behaviors included children's, parents' overall mood, children's study time
The prevalence of reported symptoms of psychological distress among U.S. adults was higher in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic than in 2018

Psychological Distress Up Among U.S. Adults During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Young adults, low-income adults, and Hispanic adults have highest prevalence of distress
Modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for suicide have been identified among health care professionals

Risk Factors for Suicide ID’d in Health Care Professionals

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Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry, job problems, legal problems, physical health problems increase risk
Depressive symptoms are associated with an increased risk for incident cardiovascular disease and mortality in economically diverse settings

Depressive Symptoms Linked to CVD Risk, Mortality

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Associations stronger in urban versus rural communities and in men versus women
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that primary care clinicians ask adults about drug use and connect them to services for treatment and appropriate care. These recommendations form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the June 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF Urges Primary Care Docs to Ask Adults About Drug Use

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Evidence inadequate to assess benefits and harms of screening for unhealthy drug use in teens
Without substantial changes in drinking

High-Risk Drinking Could Further Increase Liver Disease

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Interventions to address high-risk drinking needed to cut cirrhosis, mortality
Filling an opioid prescription in the postpartum period is associated with an increased risk for serious opioid-related events

Filling Opioid Rx Postpartum Ups Serious Opioid-Related Events

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Serious opioid-related event rate increased with increasing number of postpartum opioid prescriptions