Tag: Mental Illness / Retardation
VA Hospitals Have Lower Rates of Adverse Events in Psychiatric Units
Adverse events, medical errors lower in VA versus community-based inpatient psychiatric units
Many Perceive People With Mental Illness as Dangerous
By 2018, more than 60 percent perceived those with schizophrenia as dangerous; many support coercive treatment
September 2019 Briefing – Psychiatry
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Psychiatry for September 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Most Severe Forms of Mental Illness Lead to Highest CVD Risk
Findings seen in both male and female veterans with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Underestimated in Patients With Mental Illness
Severe mental illness should be included in cardiovascular assessment tools, authors say
Psychiatric Disorders May Up Risk for Bilateral Oophorectomy
Mental health conditions may play a role in physical symptoms, gynecologic complaints
Psychiatric Disorders May Up Risk for Bilateral Oophorectomy
Mental health conditions may play a role in physical symptoms, gynecologic complaints
August 2019 Briefing – Psychiatry
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Psychiatry for August 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Hospitalizations With Psych Diagnosis Common in ESKD
Dialysis adults hospitalized with psychiatric diagnoses have higher risk for all-cause death
Weight Loss Feasible Regardless of Psychiatric Meds Use
Weight loss amount similar for women taking and not taking psychiatric medications