Tag: Mental Illness / Retardation
Survey Highlights Difficulties of Living With Bipolar Disorder
Struggles include finding the right medication and medication side effects
Public Stigma Toward Depression Decreased From 2006 to 2018
In general, change was inconsistent and sometimes regressive -- for example, for dangerousness for schizophrenia
Severe Mental Illness Tied to Poorer COVID-19 Outcomes
Findings seen for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality
COVID-19 Positivity Lower for Some With Psychiatric Disorders
Patients with schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders have increased odds of COVID-19 mortality
Smartphone Intervention Feasible for Severe Mental Illness
Large effect sizes seen for Beck Depression Inventory, Recovery Assessment Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test Result Linked to Psychiatric Morbidity
However, risk for incident psychiatric morbidity was similar for those with negative SARS-CoV-2 test result and was higher with influenza
In 2020, More Than One in Five Adults Received Mental Health Treatment
16.5 percent had taken prescription medication and 10.1 percent received counseling or therapy in previous 12 months
Exposure to Prenatal Antipsychotics Seems Safe
No increased risk seen for ADHD, ASD, small for gestational age with prenatal antipsychotics exposure
Distorted Perception in Late Teens Tied to Later Psychosis
Nonpsychotic perceptual disturbance at age 18 years linked to increases in midlife hallucinations, delusions, and total psychotic symptoms
Querying Firearm Access on Mental Health Questionnaire Feasible
Most patients who saw primary care clinician, mental health specialty clinician answered question about firearm access
