Mental Health
Commentary
Puerto Rico after Maria: Trauma team returns
The aim of the team is to “train the trainers” with the goal of fostering resilience among the children.
From the Journals
Social media use linked to 10% increase in risk of new ADHD symptoms among teens
More research is needed to see if association is causal, researchers say.
Opinion
Preventing suicide: What should clinicians do differently?
Dr. Igor Galynker urges clinicians to view factors such as patients’ sense of being entrapped as more sensitive measures of elevated risk.
News from the FDA/CDC
Fentanyl analogs nearly double their overdose death toll
From 2016 to 2017, carfentanil-related deaths were up 98%.
From the Journals
Prenatal depression tracked through multiple generations shows increase
These findings may not be generalizable to older women or other ethnic groups.
Commentary
PNPs integrate behavioral, mental health in PC practice
Pediatric nurse practitioners who have additional training and expertise in assessing, diagnosing, and managing mental health care provide an...
From the Journals
Technology use by parents may worsen children’s behavior
Technoference was associated with lower coparenting quality in fathers only, and greater parent depressive symptoms in mothers only.
Opinion
Looking at study results with a critical eye
Replicating landmark studies sometimes reveals new answers.
From the Journals
Depression screening rates remain low for undiagnosed adults
New study recommends training for other health care providers in an effort to increase depression screening rates.
Opinion
Family separations and the intergenerational transmission of trauma
Dr. Sarah Reinstein says the Kindertransport separations of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Germany are a model for understanding the impact of...
Conference Coverage
Study profiles sleep disruption in depression
BALTIMORE – Disruption of slow-wave activity during sleep reduces next-day theta activity far more in people with major depression than in healthy...