Tag: Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.
Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Up for Spouses of Patients With Cancer
Most prominent increase seen for spouses of patients diagnosed with cancer with poor prognosis, at advanced stage
One in Three Veterans Live in Areas With Psychiatrist Shortages
Psychiatric capacity structurally inequitable along both income gradient and rurality
Mental Health Apps Offer Basic Features
Privacy challenges identified for apps, including metrics such as star ratings
Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits With Prolonged LOS Up During 2021
Pediatric mental health visits with length of stay >12 and >24 hours accounted for 20.9 and 7.3 percent of all visits
Factors Linked to Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Revisits Identified
Psychiatric comorbidities, chemical restraint use, public insurance tied to emergency revisits; substance use disorders associated with lower likelihood of revisits
Black Race, Male Sex Tied to Use of Pharmacological Restraint in Pediatric Emergency Visits
No significant association observed between average annual emergency department volume and restraint use
Aerobic Exercise Tied to Better Sleep, Mental Health in Perimenopausal Women
Higher frequency of practice tied to greater impact on self-reported symptoms
Most Older Adults With COPD Are Doing Well Mentally
Being married, having a confidant associated with better mental health with COPD
Fully Online College Classes Tied to Greater Psychological Distress
Findings seen among U.S. undergraduate students during 2021 spring semester
988 Mental Health Hotline Back in Business After Daylong Outage
Hotline started in July with mental health counselors working around the country and has answered about 8,000 calls a day since then
