Mental Health
Commentary
Whole-person care: Our foundation, our future
We can no longer go “halfway” into whole-person care.
Opinion
Advocate for legislation to improve, protect LGBTQ lives
Also advocate to prevent legislation that will put you in jail for providing gender-affirming care for adolescents under age 18.
From the Journals
Major depression linked to insulin resistance
The findings suggest that [insulin resistance] “is a state, rather than a trait, biomarker of depression,” the study authors noted.
From the Journals
Rap music mention of mental health topics more than doubles
References to mental health issues such as suicide and depression in rap music may help reduce stigma for adolescents suffering from these issues...
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COVID-19 fuels surge in overdose-related cardiac arrests
“We need to invest heavily in ... the structural drivers of overdose as core elements of the COVID-19 response,” said Joseph Friedman, MPH, a...
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COVID-19: Hand sanitizer poisonings soar, psych patients at high risk
More needs to be done to protect those at risk of unintentional and intentional swallowing of alcohol-based hand sanitizer, said Georgia Richards...
Commentary
Several strategies can prevent pandemic-related weight gain
Keeping a food journal will help keep you accountable for what you eat, two experts contend.
Opinion
Treating insomnia, anxiety in a pandemic
We have unequivocally seen a worsening of complaints of sleep disruption including insomnia and midcycle awakening during the pandemic.
Feature
Patient health suffers amid pandemic health care shortages
More than half of clinician respondents to a survey said they saw a decline in patient health because of delayed or inaccessible care.
Commentary
What the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Advisory Board is missing
Not having a single behavioral health provider on the advisory board will prove to be a mistake, said Dr. Ranna Parekh and Dr. Kali Cyrus.
From the Journals
Immunodeficiency strongly linked to mental illness, suicidal behavior
Clinicians managing patients with primary humoral immunodeficiency “should ... perhaps screen for them,” said Dr. Josef Isung.