Mental Health
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Tanning use disorder should be added to the DSM-5
Inclusion would increase awareness of the condition and standardize approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
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Teenagers with epilepsy may benefit from depression screening
NEW ORLEANS – As much as 8% of patients with pediatric epilepsy may have moderately severe depressive symptoms, and...
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Depression is linked to seizure frequency in patients with epilepsy
NEW ORLEANS – Screen patients with epilepsy for psychiatric comorbidities.
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U.S. life expectancy down; drug overdose, suicide up sharply
Adults in their working years – especially men and those in rural areas – are hardest hit.
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Most perpetrators in school shootings brought guns from home
Researchers found that mental illness or a developmental disability were factors in 20% of 61 cases analyzed.
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USPSTF advises primary care to screen for unhealthy alcohol use
Evidence supports alcohol screening for adults, but data are insufficient for adolescents.
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Atopic dermatitis hits mental health, quality of life
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Physical activity tied to lower depression risk among older adults
“Meeting WHO recommended [physical activity] levels could be recommended ... to prevent the onset of depression.”
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Identifying and stopping a likely mass shooter: A case study
AUSTIN, TEX. – Potential mass shootings that get disrupted offer lessons for prevention.
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Robin Williams’ widow recounts ‘terror’ of late husband’s Lewy body dementia
ATLANTA – Susan Schneider Williams shares “three overlooked ideas in this disease space.”