Mental Health
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Mental Health Worsens in Trans, Gender-Nonconforming Adults
“Mental health and primary care providers must be prepared to address the unique psychosocial needs of gender minority adults.”
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Whites Not the Predominant Victims of ‘Deaths of Despair’ Need to Address Inequality
Native Americans had more than double the rate of both their Black and White counterparts in 2022.
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Most Homeless People Have Mental Health Disorders
The current prevalence of mental health disorders among people experiencing homelessness was 67% and the lifetime prevalence was 77%.
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Childhood Weight-Related Trauma Can Last into Adulthood
‘Internalised weight stigma’ happens when a person adopts negative obesity-related stereotypes.
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Dramatic Increase in College Student Suicide Rates
Stressors on collegiate athletes have resulted in a rise in suicide rates over the last two decades, and reported suicide incidence rates may be...
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Girls Catching Up With Boys in Substance Use
Substance use remains “a crucial public health problem among adolescents” despite overall declines in smoking, alcohol, and cannabis use.
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Device Uses Sleep Data to Pinpoint Stress Risk
A device worn during sleep linked self-reported stress and sleep time, changes in heart rate, and respiration rate, study finds.
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Menopause, RSV, and More: 4 New Meds to Know
New treatments have been approved to treat conditions including GERD, depression, RSV vaccines, and hot flashes with menopause.
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Childhood Loneliness Predictive of Subsequent Psychosis?
In those who did not have objective social isolation in childhood, loneliness was associated with a significantly increased risk for first-episode...
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First Consensus Statement on Improving Healthcare for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Without better access to safe and appropriate care, people with NDDs experience more seclusion, accidents, restraints, and injury in healthcare...
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Early Evidence Supports Ketogenic Diet for Mental Illness
New research indicates psychiatric illness may be linked to brain metabolism, and a keto diet may offer protection.