Mental Health
Commentary
World Mental Health Day: Patients getting greater access
Outpatients are presenting with escalating numbers of depression and anxiety, said Dr. Amin Muhammad Gadit and Kiran Amin.
From the Journals
Survey explores mental health, services use in police officers
Concerns over confidentiality and stigma may prevent officers with mental illness from seeking treatment, the study showed.
Conference Coverage
Repurposing cardiovascular drugs for serious mental illness
What these agents have in common, the investigators observed, is that they act on inflammation and potentially on the stress response system.
From the Journals
Alcohol problems linked to legal performance-enhancement products
Adolescent alcohol use predicted use of PES in young men; young adult PES use in men predicted alcohol problems.
Conference Coverage
LSD microdosing to boost attention: Too soon to tell?
There have been fewer than 20 published placebo-controlled studies examining psychedelic microdosing in humans - and much of the current evidence...
Conference Coverage
Teen affective disorders raise risk for midlife acute MI
“Effective prevention might focus on behavior, lifestyle, and psychosocial stress in early life,” said Dr. Cecilia Bergh.
Commentary
Everything I want to tell my adult ADHD patients during the pandemic
Risk-taking behaviors, impulsivity, and carelessness make those with ADHD far more likely to test positive for COVID-19.
Commentary
Practicing cognitive techniques can help athletes reach optimal performance
Players normally practice physical skills but rarely practice cognitive techniques, say Dr. Richard W. Cohen and Julia A. Cohen.
Conference Coverage
Divergent COVID-19 mental health impacts seen in Spain and China
A tale of two pandemic epicenters with vastly different outcomes to date.
From the Journals
Use of e-cigarettes may be linked to sleep deprivation
Nicotine could affect “sleep architecture and disturb the neurotransmitters that regulate sleep cycle.”
Feature
COVID-19’s psychological impact gets a name
The term “coronaphobia” is a catch-all phrase for the fear and the emotional and social strain experienced by the general public in response to...