Depression
From the Journals
Machine learning flags key risk factors for suicide attempts
“We identified functional impairment, such as doing activities less carefully ... as a new important risk,” said Angel Garcia de la Garza.
From the Journals
Pandemic packed a year of distress into 1 month
Survey: Past-month psychological distress in May 2020 equaled past-year distress in February 2019.
Feature
New resilience center targets traumatized health care workers
“It’s been grueling but we learned how to care of ourselves so we can take care of our patients,” said Joe Ciavarro, a PA at Mount Sinai.
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New coalition demands urgent action on COVID-19 mental health crisis
Since the pandemic began, the prevalence of depression symptoms has jumped threefold and overdose deaths have increased in 40 states, the group...
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PTSD, depression combo tied to high risk for early death in women
“We ignore our emotional well-being at our peril,” according to senior author Karestan Koenen, PhD.
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Kennedy, NIMH demand urgent action on COVID-19 mental health toll
“We also have to identify how to mitigate the mental health impacts” of the pandemic, said Dr. Joshua Gordon, director of the NIMH.
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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.
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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.
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.