Tag: Mental Illness / Retardation
Too Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists’ Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis
Having enough inpatient beds would cut down on overcrowding in emergency departments
Immune-Inflammatory Biomarkers Higher in Severe Mental Illness, T2DM
Increased peripheral levels of inflammatory biomarkers and oxidative stress biomarkers seen in people with severe mental illness or T2DM
Survey Shows Self-Injury Linked to Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Survey of patients reporting prospective diagnosis of PMDD shows high rates of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors
Risk for Psychiatric Illness Up in Early Postacute COVID-19 Phase
Risks for new-onset psychiatric diagnoses and anxiety disorders, but not mood disorders, increased in early postacute phase
Cardiovascular Disease, Mortality Higher With Serious Mental Illness
Association stronger in most recent decades and among those with schizophrenia
Psychological Factors Determine Poor Prognostic Outcome in IBD
Increased rates of glucocorticoid prescription or flare, escalation, death for those with clinical activity, symptoms of a common mental disorder
Moderate Associations ID’d for Strabismus, Mental Health Disorders
Moderate associations seen with anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depressive disorder, but not substance use disorder
Risk for Self-Harm Lower During Pregnancy
Women, including those with mental illness, had a lower risk for self-harm during pregnancy; adolescents had highest risk for self-harm in pregnancy
Serious Mental Illness Linked to Cardiovascular Risk for Young Adults
10- and 30-year CV risk significantly higher in patients with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder
