Tag: Mental Illness / Retardation
Melatonin May Reduce Risk for Intentional Self-Harm in Female Teens
Risk for self-harm reduced after initiation of melatonin, especially among adolescents with depression/anxiety
Non-Hispanic Blacks Have Highest Rate of Mental Health Emergency Visits
Non-Hispanic Blacks also have highest rates of emergency department visits for specific disorders, including substance use, anxiety, mood disorders
Socioeconomic Position at Age 30 Predicts Later Mental Health Diagnosis
Associations strongest for substance misuse and schizophrenia spectrum disorder
Pandemic Disrupted In-Person Mental Health Services
However, expansion of telehealth yielded net increase in care for major depressive disorder, anxiety, and adjustment disorder
Genetic + Registry Data AI Model May Predict Mental Disorder Diagnosis
Deep learning, multidiagnostic model shows high accuracy before clinical examination
PTSD, Psychiatric Disorders Tied to Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
Findings seen even when accounting for sociodemographic factors, comorbidities, and smoking
Demand for Mental Health Care Outpacing Capacity
Psychologists report increases in those seeking care for anxiety, depression, substance use and no capacity for treating new patients
Considerable Mental Health Burden Linked to Childhood Trauma
Trauma associated with increased odds of anxiety disorders and any psychiatric disorder at age 6 years
Psychotic Disorders May Raise Risk for Later Dementia
Dementia risk more than doubled compared with people without psychotic disorders
Telehealth May Increase Use of Specialty Care for Serious Mental Illness
However, no association seen with substantive changes in medication adherence
