Tag: Mental Illness / Retardation
Psychiatric Visits Increased Significantly in 2020 Versus 2019
7 percent increase found in psychiatric care volume overall, but 42 percent decrease seen for new patients
Childhood ADHD May Raise Risk for Later Psychotic Disorder
Findings based on systematic review and meta-analysis of pooled data from 12 studies involving more than 1.85 million participants
Childhood Insulin Levels Linked to Later Psychosis Risk
Additionally, major increase in body mass index during puberty tied to increased risk for depression as young adult
Primary Care-Recorded Mental Illness Decreased During COVID-19
Reductions seen in incidence of primary care-recorded depression, anxiety disorders, first antidepressant prescribing in United Kingdom
Physical Activity Might Not Reduce Schizophrenia Risk
Contrary to current evidence, moderate/vigorous activity may increase risk
September 2020 Briefing – Psychiatry
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Psychiatry for September 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
COVID-19-Related Hospital Death Up With Psychiatric Diagnosis
Risk for death remained significantly greater after adjustment for demographics, medical comorbidities
Diagnoses of Common Conditions Declined in March to May 2020
Common mental health diagnoses reduced 50 percent; similar drops seen in circulatory system diseases, T2DM
Teens’ Mental Illness Treatment May Not Follow Guidelines
Variance in treatment occurs within and across ZIP codes, suggesting non-supply-side variables
Mental Illness Recognition Up in U.K. General Hospital Admissions
Diagnostic recording less accurate for those with minority ethnicity, married status, better health
