All articles tagged: Psychiatry

Sports concussions in older nonprofessional athletes are not linked to any negative long-term cognitive effects, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.Matthew Joseph Lennon, Ph.D., from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, and colleagues assessed the cogniti

A brain network involved in reward processing and attention to stimuli is markedly bigger in people with depression and can be detected in children before depression onset.

Girls with mental illness and neurodevelopmental conditions have lower uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, according to a study published in the September issue of The Lancet Public Health.Kejia Hu, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a population-based cohort study to examine the

Psychological resilience protects against all-cause mortality in older adults, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in BMJ Mental Health.Aijie Zhang, from the School of Public Health (Shenzhen) at Sun Yat-sen University in China, and colleagues used data from 10,569 participants (aged 50 years and older) in the Health an

Just 5.9% of American middle and high school students now vape, a big drop from the 7.7% who did so a year ago, new government data shows.Put another way, about 1.6 million youth now say they used e-cigarettes at least once over the past month, compared to 2.1 million in 2023.Among those who say they vape, 23.6% said they do it on a dai

About 3.5 percent of older adults do not take prescription medications due to cost and a similar percentage do not take medications as prescribed due to cost, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D.,

Weekly mobile phone usage is positively associated with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk over 12 years, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.Yanjun Zhang, M.D., from Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, and colleagues examined the association of regular mobile p

The maker of the ADHD drug Vyvanse has been given approval by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to make more of the medication as a shortage of the critical drugs continues.Following a request from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July, the DE

Use of a cognitive behavioral therapy app called 'Maya' was associated with significantly reduced anxiety symptoms in young adults with anxiety disorders.

Higher suicide deaths are seen among cancer patients who do not undergo recommended surgery, according to a research letter published online Sept. 3 in JAMA Network Open.Michael L. Chen, from Stanford University in California, and colleagues used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program 17 Registries database (200

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has increased the production limit for Takeda Pharmaceutical's ADHD drug Vyvanse and its generic versions by about 24% to...

Treatment with semaglutide does not increase the risk for developing symptoms of depression or suicidal ideation/behavior among adults with overweight or obesity, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Thomas A. Wadden, Ph.D., from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Phi

An analysis of nine years of data suggests three distinct mental health trajectories among new fathers.

Despite the FDA's rejection of MDMA-assisted therapy, Lykos Therapeutics plans to push ahead for approval, despite internal turmoil and layoffs of 75% of company staff.

There is evidence that commercial determinants or unhealthy commodities like alcohol and social media are associated with poor mental health outcomes, according to a review published online Aug. 28 in PLOS Global Public Health.Kate Dun-Campbell, M.B.Ch.B., from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and colleagues cond

More than one in five people who died of drug overdose in 2022 (21.9 percent) had a reported non-substance-related mental health disorder (MHD), according to research published in the Aug. 29 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Amanda T. Dinwiddie, M.P.H., from the CDC in At

Demographic factors significantly influence long COVID symptom severity, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JRSM Open.David Sunkersing, Ph.D., from University College London, and colleagues investigated long COVID symptoms self-reported (Nov. 30, 2020, to March 23, 2022) via a digital application from 1,008 individual

The health of U.S. caregivers is worse than that seen in adults without the responsibility of caring for someone with a health problem or disability, according to research published in the Aug. 29 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Greta Kilmer, from the CDC in Atlanta, a

U.S. rates of intimate partner homicide involving female victims did not significantly change from 2018 to 2021, according to research published in the Aug. 29 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Adam Rowh, M.D., and Shane Jack, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, analyzed cha

The early years of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with minor, mostly positive changes in youth mental health overall, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in JAMA Network Open.Courtney K. Blackwell, Ph.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues investigated within-c

A meta-analysis found that high-dose psilocybin for depressive symptoms showed better responses than placebo or escitalopram in antidepressant trials.

Discussing digital technology use and mental health with parents and adolescents can be part of routine care visits, researchers said.

For older adults, having greater numbers of sensory disabilities is associated with worse subsequent mental health, according to a study published online Aug. 27 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Alexander Z. Wang, from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago, and colleagues examined the impact of

Extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) can be an effective suicide prevention tool, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.Jeffrey W. Swanson, Ph.D., from the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues assessed the effective

There is a consistent, bidirectional association between chronic diabetes complications (CDCs) and mental health disorders (MHDs), according to a study published online July 15 in Diabetes Care.Maya Watanabe, from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues examined bidirectional associations between the timing of CD

Patients treated with high-dose psilocybin have better responses than those treated with placebo in antidepressant trials, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in The BMJ.Tien-Wei Hsu, M.D., from E-DA Dachang Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and colleagues examined the comparative effectiveness and acceptability of oral monoth

Almost half of American parents surveyed say they face "overwhelming" levels of stress on a daily basis, and in an advisory issued on Wednesday U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called parental stres

As research sheds light on challenges to immigrants' mental and physical health, organizations offer potential solutions.

A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app is efficacious in improving symptoms in young adults with anxiety disorders, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in JAMA Network Open.Jennifer N. Bress, Ph.D., from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, and colleagues investigated the efficacy of and engagement with Maya, a sca

Precision psychiatry is replacing the one-size-fits-all, trial-and-error approach with objective, biologic measures to determine optimal, individualized treatments.

Compared with the general population, female physicians appear to have a significantly increased suicide rate ratio, according to a review published online Aug. 21 in The BMJ.Claudia Zimmermann, from the Medical University of Vienna, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published between 1960 and Mar

More than three in four people (77 percent) say they would not know how to respond if they saw someone having an opioid overdose, according to survey results from The Ohio State University."While I'm not surprised about this result, I am deeply concerned because we know that the more of us who are prepared to save a life, the more lives we can s

Patients with untreated unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) have an increased risk for mental illness, according to a study published in the September issue of Stroke.Young Goo Kim, M.D., Ph.D., from the Ewha Womans University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues conducted a retrospective, propensity score-matc

Most psychiatric hospitalizations do not involve substances, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence.Susan L. Calcaterra, M.D., from the University of Colorado in Aurora, and colleagues compared U.S. temporal trends in methamphetamine-involved psychiatric hospitalizations. The analysis inc

Approximately 37 percent of Americans have tried one or more of this year's viral sleep trends, including "bed rotting," according to the results of a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).Sleep experts say t

For cancer patients, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improves mental health and quality-of-life outcomes, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Aug. 21 in Cancer Medicine.Alexander T. Dils, from the Central Michigan University College of Medicine in Saginaw, and colleagues examined the effects of CBT ver

For unvaccinated people, the incidence of mental illness is elevated after diagnosis of COVID-19, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in JAMA Psychiatry.Venexia M. Walker, Ph.D., from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined whether mental illness is associated with diagnosed COVID-19 by vaccina

Low-grade systemic inflammation across childhood and adolescence is associated with the subsequent onset of mental health disorders, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in JAMA Psychiatry.Edward R. Palmer, M.B.B.S., from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined trajectories of inflammation, a

Return to work two years after a breast cancer diagnosis is associated with higher cognitive speed performance before and after treatment, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Network Open.Marie Lange, Ph.D., from Normandie Université UNICAEN in Caen, France, and colleagues examined whether cognition, assessed

Restricted buprenorphine dispensing was most pronounced in socially and economically disadvantaged communities, according to a study published in the September issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports.Kyle J. Moon, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, and colleagues conducted a U.S. telephone a

New UK guidelines restricting valproate for people under 55 owing to safety risks. The question arises: Should the US follow suit?

A large study shows higher rates of depression and mental illness up to a year after COVID-19, especially severe cases of the infection, in unvaccinated adults.

New research further supports a role for inflammation in the development of psychiatric disorders, in findings that may aid in the early identification of individuals at high risk.

A single session of 20-minute mindful breathing is beneficial for reducing cancer pain, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.Seng Beng Tan, M.B.B.S., from Subang Jaya Medical Centre in Malaysia, and colleagues examined the efficacy of a single session of 20-minute mindful breathing for

High levels of fluoride in drinking water may dim the intelligence of children, a new U.S. government report shows.Based on an analysis of published research, the potentially controversial report marks the first time a federal agency has determined the

Hearing loss has been tied to dementia risk, with some studies suggesting hearing aids may help prevent it. But how strong is the evidence and what should physicians advise?

The rates of emergency department (ED) use are high before and after self-inflicted injury among youths, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network Open.Samaa Kemal, M.D., M.P.H., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study of ED enc

Childhood maltreatment is associated with later cognitive difficulties, according to a study published in the September issue of The Lancet Psychiatry.Andrea Danese, M.D., Ph.D., from King's College London, and Cathy Spatz Widom, Ph.D., from the John Jay College City University of New York in New York City, evaluated association

A measure of cardiovascular health (CVH) based on Life's Essential 8 (LE8) that is enhanced with a measure of psychological health strongly predicts mortality, according to a study published in the August issue of JACC: Advances. Vanessa T. Dinh, M.P.H., from the Mailman School of Public Health at the Columbia University Ir

Semaglutide-associated suicidal ideation has been identified in a disproportionality analysis, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in JAMA Network Open.Georgios Schoretsanitis, M.D., Ph.D., from Northwell Health in Glen Oaks, New York, and colleagues examined potential signals for suicidal and self-injurious adverse drug re

The benefits and risks of the recently approved nalmefene auto-injector for opioid overdose demand more scrutiny, experts said.

Suvorexant offered no significant decrease in delirium in hospitalized patients but was linked to lower incidence in those with mild dementia and certain delirium subtypes.

Home foreclosure is associated with an increased risk for memory decline in late middle age, new study results suggested, with chronic stress potentially playing a role.

Spouses of patients with cancer have an increased risk for suicide attempt and suicide death, especially during the first year after diagnosis, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Oncology.Qianwei Liu, M.D., Ph.D., from the Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, and colleagues estimated the risk for suicide

For veterans with chronic pain, scalable, telehealth mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are beneficial for improving pain-related function compared with usual care, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Diana J. Burgess, Ph.D., from the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, and colleagues conducted a

Ahead of the 2024 election, more than half of older U.S. adults report being very concerned about the costs of medical care, according to a research letter published online Aug. 14 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.John Z. Ayanian, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues surveyed a natio

Perceived parental technoference (defined as interruptions in routine social interactions due to technology use) is associated negatively with emerging adolescents' mental health, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in JAMA Network Open.Audrey-Ann Deneault, Ph.D., from the Université de Montréal, and colleagues explored

Cumulative adverse childhood experience (ACE) exposure is associated with higher odds of household firearm ownership in adulthood, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network Open.Alexander Testa, Ph.D., from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and colleagues used survey data from 1,709 adul

Increases in depressive symptoms in adolescence can persist into young adulthood for people born from 1997 to 2001, with higher rates of depressive symptoms than previous birth cohorts, according to a study published online Aug. 14 in JAMA Network Open.Katherine M. Keyes, Ph.D., from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia

Psychological well-being can significantly decline years before a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), regardless of the ultimate development of dementia, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.Jie Guo, from China Agricultural University in Beijing, and col

A new analysis shows a signal of suicidal ideation associated with the GLP-1 RA semaglutide, but experts urge caution in interpreting this finding.

Researchers are sounding the alarm: Canada may face an adult mental health crisis in the future.

Patients with rare cancers have poor psychological outcomes, according to a review and meta-analysis published in the June issue of eClinicalMedicine.Chen Ee Low, from the School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to examine the psychological outcomes of patients with rare c

In a diagnostic study, machine learning (ML) can predict autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Network Open.Shyam Sundar Rajagopalan, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues developed and validated an ML model for predicting ASD using a minimal set of features fr

From 2017 to 2020, there was no change in U.S. pediatric inpatient psychiatric bed capacity, according to a research letter published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Pediatrics.Anna M. Cushing, M.D., from the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and colleagues characterized geographic variation in pediatric inpatient psychiatric beds in the United S

Overdose prevention efforts must be complemented by harm reduction efforts, according to one expert.

There is an increase in psychotropic medication use and mental health service use around the time of prostate cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online July 3 in Psycho-Oncology.Tenaw Tiruye, Ph.D., from the University of South Australia in Adelaide, and colleagues used registry data linked to Pharmaceutical Benefits

No longer meeting diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with a lower risk for poor diabetes outcomes, particularly among younger veterans, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in JAMA Network Open.Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Ph.D., from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and coll

Medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are effective at improving quality of life in people with the disorder, according to a review recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.Alessio Bellato, Ph.D., from the University of Southampton in the United Kingd

For individuals with chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) treated with opioid analgesics, problematic pharmaceutical opioid use (POU) is common, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in Addiction.Kyla H. Thomas, Ph.D., M.B.B.S., from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a comprehensive systematic l

Even in early stages of Alzheimer disease (AD), cognitive deterioration is best predicted by a combination of patient demographic, somatic, and functional variables, according to a study published online Aug. 14 in PLOS ONE.Liane Kaufmann, from Ernst von Bergmann Klinikum in Potsdam, Germany, and colleagues examined somatic and f

Early-childhood tablet use may contribute to a cycle that is deleterious for emotional regulation, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in JAMA Pediatrics.Caroline Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., from the Université de Sherbrooke in Québec, Canada, and colleagues estimated how child tablet use contributes to expressions of anger and

Among U.S. adults with diabetes, cannabis use in the past month increased by 33.7 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to a research letter published online July 22 in Diabetes Care.Benjamin H. Han, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine in La Jolla, and colleagues estimated the most recent nat

Most clinicians show positive attitudes toward education in climate change, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Wynne Armand, M.D., from the Center for the Environment and Health at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues evaluated whether a quality incentive program measure for cli

To reduce stigma and improve treatment rates, a group of clinicians is lobbying the APA to change the term posttraumatic stress disorder to posttraumatic stress injury.

There are discrepancies between labeled and measured concentrations of nicotine analogues in electronic cigarettes and e-cigarette liquids, according to a research letter published online Aug. 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Hanno C. Erythropel, Ph.D., from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and collea

Exposure to extreme climate events is associated with adverse impacts on mental health, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in PLOS Climate.Daniel Zhao, M.D., from Maimonides Medical Center in New York City, and colleagues evaluated how individual factors and neighborhood social cohesion are associated with negative menta

Depression symptoms during adolescence are associated with higher levels of depression symptoms and perceived stress in early adulthood, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Lamprini Psychogiou, Ph.D., from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined whether depression sympt

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with an increased likelihood of any eating disorder, according to a review published online Aug. 8 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.Laura G. Cooney, M.D., from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to

For the first time, a biological pathway has been identified that might explain the connection between autism and the common chemical bisphenol A.

Pregnancies exposed to buprenorphine combined with naloxone have similar or more favorable neonatal and maternal outcomes as those exposed to buprenorphine alone, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Loreen Straub, M.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical Sch

Unemployment insurance (UI), operationalized as the weekly benefit allowance (WBA) replacement rate, is associated with a lower risk for drug-related overdose, according to a study published in the August issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy.Silvia S. Martins, M.D., Ph.D., from the Columbia University Mailman School of Publ

Advocates for the use of the psychedelic drug MDMA (midomafetamine) to treat mental health conditions were delivered a setback on Friday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve it as treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).There is insufficient evidence that MDMA -- currently illegal and also known as Ecstasy

Contexts of screen use beyond screen time limits should be considered in making recommendations for young children, according to a review published online Aug. 5 in JAMA Pediatrics.Sumudu Mallawaarachchi, Ph.D., from the School of Education at the University of Wollongong in Australia, and colleagues conducted a systematic literat

Sexual- and gender-minority (SGM) students report a higher prevalence of binge drinking than their peers, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in Pediatrics.Meg D. Bishop, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland in College Park, and colleagues used data from 925,744 secondary school students participating in the California

Interprofessional addiction consultation services significantly increase postdischarge medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) initiation and engagement among patients with opioid use disorder, according to a study published online July 29 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Jennifer McNeely, M.D., from New York University Grossman School

ChatGPT is not accurate as a diagnostic tool, but does offer some medical educational benefits, according to a study published online July 31 in PLOS ONE.Ali Hadi, from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues investigated ChatGPT’s diagnostic accuracy and utili

School reopening following COVID-19 disruptions was associated with an increase in acute psychiatric emergencies, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in JAMA Network Open.Chiara Davico, M.D., from University of Turin in Italy, and colleagues assessed whether varying degrees of school interruption were associated with cha

Chronic and new-onset anxiety are associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia, especially among those aged younger than 70 years, according to a study published online July 24 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Kay Khaing, from the University of Newcastle in New Lambton Heights, Australia, and colleagues ex

There is a complex interaction among social determinants of health with mortality risk, but a scoring system is able to identify subgroups with a high risk for mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in BMJ Open.Marie-Pier Bergeron-Boucher, Ph.D., from the Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics at Syddansk Uni

Patients with alopecia areata (AA) have a higher prevalence of autoimmune and psychiatric comorbidities at time of diagnosis as well as a higher risk for new-onset autoimmune and psychiatric comorbidities after diagnosis, according to a study published online July 31 in JAMA Dermatology.Arash Mostaghimi, M.D., M.P.H., from Brigham

There's a hint of good news for parents concerned about teen mental health: After 57% of U.S. teen girls surveyed in 2021 said they felt "persistent sadness," that number declined somewhat by 2023, to 53%, new government data show.In the latest biennial poll of over 20,000 high school students nationwide, called the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/

Children with medical complexity (CMC) often have neurodevelopmental and mental health diagnoses, which are associated with increased health care utilization, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in Pediatrics.JoAnna K. Leyenaar, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N

For patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) treated with antidepressants, those who achieve a reduction in depression symptoms have fewer relapses over time, according to a study published online July 26 in Alcohol: Clinical &amp; Experimental Research.Joshua Jaeger, from the University of Bern in Switzerland, and colleagues examined th

Millions of Americans use the opioid-like herbal supplement known as kratom, but evidence of its dangers continue to mount.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued <a href="https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-warns-consumers-not-use-optimized-plant-mediated-solutions-opms-black-liquid-kratom?utm_medium=email&a

Recently, there was an increase in availability of naloxone after it was approved to be sold as an over-the-counter (OTC) medication, according to a study published online July 26 in JAMA Health Forum.Grace T. Marley, Pharm.D., from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and colleagues examined whether the ac

There were significant increases in the number of Asian American and Pacific Islander youths who died by suicide between 1999 and 2021, according to a research letter published online July 25 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Brian TaeHyuk Keum, Ph.D., from Boston College, and colleagues examined suicide rates among Asian American or Pacific Isl

Digital acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is safe and efficacious compared with daily digital symptom tracking for managing fibromyalgia, according to a study published online July 8 in&nbsp;The Lancet.R. Michael Gendreau, M.D., Ph.D., from Gendreau Consulting in Poway, California, and colleagues randomly assigned 275 adult partici

Presumptive posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remains prevalent in adults long after a mass violence incident (MVI), according to a study published online July 26 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Angela D. Moreland, Ph.D., from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, and colleagues assessed whether adults in six communities t

Between 2001-2007 and 2008-2022, there was a significant increase in the suicide rate among U.S. preteens, according to a research letter published online July 30 in JAMA Network Open.Donna A. Ruch, Ph.D., from the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and colleagues examined characteristics and trends in suicide rates of U

Patients hospitalized for cardiovascular disease (CVD) have an increased subsequent risk for psychiatric disorders and suicide attempt, especially within one year, according to a study published online July 31 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Jie Yang, M.D., from the West China Hospital at Sichuan University in Chengdu,

About 40 percent of youth suicide decedents have a documented mental health diagnosis, according to a study published online July 30 in JAMA Network Open.Sofia Chaudhary, M.D., from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, and colleagues examined the association of documented mental health diagnosis with sociodemographic c

The amyloid probability score 2 (APS2) has high diagnostic accuracy for identifying Alzheimer disease (AD) among individuals with cognitive symptoms in primary and secondary care, according to a study published online July 28 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the Alzheimer's Association International Confer

Although about two-thirds of U.S. adults who smoked wanted to quit, only 8.8 percent of smokers quit in 2022, according to research published in the July 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Brenna VanFrank, M.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues used 2022 National

Measures of familial loss experienced from childhood to adulthood are associated with biological aging, according to a study published online July 29 in JAMA Network Open.Allison E. Aiello, Ph.D., from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues examined the associations of losing a paren

Eye-level communication by clinicians appears beneficial compared with standing at the bedside of inpatients, according to a review published online July 17 in the&nbsp;Journal of General Internal Medicine.Nathan Houchens, M.D., from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, and colleagues conducted a systematic literatur

For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and tobacco use disorder (TUD), new use of semaglutide is associated with lower risk of TUD-related health care measures compared with other antidiabetes medications, according to a study published online July 30 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.William Wang, from the Case Western Rese

For patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), seizure duration of 60 to 69 seconds induced by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is associated with the highest remission rates compared with seizure duration of less than 20 seconds, according to a study published online July 25 in JAMA Network Open.Cecilia Gillving, from the University

For adults, increased substance use (ISU) is seen in populations with direct, indirect, and media exposure to mass terrorism, according to a study published online July 24 in JAMA Network Open.Roi Eliashar, from the Israel Center on Addiction in Netanya, and colleagues examined which factors are associated with reporting ISU in a popula

There are widespread brain structural alterations apparent in conduct disorders, mostly in surface area, according to a study published in the August issue of The Lancet Psychiatry.Yidian Gao, Ph.D., from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined brain structural correlates of conduct disorders among th

An additional cinnamon product sold in the United States has been found to contain high levels of lead, health officials are warning.In a health alert&nbsp;issued Thursday, the U

More than 18 percent of physicians reported posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a review and meta-analysis published online July 24 in JAMA Network Open.Mihir Kamra, from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues examined the prevalence of PTSD among physicians during

U.S adolescents reported declines in medical use and nonmedical use (NMU) of prescription stimulants, opioids, and benzodiazepines from 2009 to 2022, according to a research letter published online July 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Sean Esteban McCabe, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan School of Nursing i

A childhood diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) may increase risk of later psychiatric conditions, according to a study published online July 17 in&nbsp;Nature Mental Health.Tomáš Formánek, from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and colleagues used Czech national register data to identify children (aged ≤14 years) with

Alterations in the proportion of T cell subpopulations are associated with brain structural abnormalities in patents with schizophrenia with tardive dyskinesia (TD), according to a study published in the July issue of Schizophrenia Research.Na Li, from the Peking University HuiLongGuan Clinical Medical School in Beijing, and colleague

Sexual and gender minority adults in the United States have a disproportionate prevalence of epilepsy, according to a study published online July 22 in&nbsp;JAMA Neurology.Emily L. Johnson, M.D., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues estimated the prevalence of active epilepsy among sexual

Short-term reduction in leisure-time screen media use within families positively affects psychological symptoms in children and adolescents, according to a study published online July 12 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Jesper Schmidt-Persson, Ph.D., from the Centre of Research in Childhood Health at the University of Southern Denmark in Od

Lack of institutional support is the most common reason for physicians to have reluctance to address substance use and addiction in their clinical practices, according to a review published online July 17 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Melinda Campopiano von Klimo, M.D., from JBS International Inc. in North Bethesda, Maryland, and colleag

Accelerated intermittent theta-burst stimulation (aiTBS) is significantly more effective than sham stimulation for depressive symptom reduction in patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression, according to a study published online July 10 in&nbsp;JAMA Psychiatry.Yvette I. Sheline, M.D., from the University of Pennsylvania Per

Approximately four in 10 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have anxiety, depression, or fibromyalgia, according to a study published online July 16 in&nbsp;ACR Open Rheumatology.Juan Schmukler, M.D., from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and colleagues analyzed the prevalence of anxiety, dep

Greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with lower odds of depression in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published online July 5 in the&nbsp;Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition.Liya Ma, from Honghui Hospital at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, and colleagues explored the associatio

Physical activity may be particularly important to manage depression symptoms in people with greater osteoarthritis-related pain, according to a study published online July 18 in&nbsp;PLOS Global Public Health.Michaela C. Pascoe, Ph.D., from the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagu

For older nursing home (NH) residents, use of CYP2D6-metabolized opioids concomitantly with CYP2D6-inhibiting antidepressants is associated with worsening pain and increased risk of opioid-related adverse events (ORAEs), according to a study published online July 23 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Yu-Jung Jenny Wei, Ph.D., from the C

Mindfulness-based, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based, and personalized feedback digital interventions are similarly effective in reducing mental health symptoms in adult outpatients, according to a study published online July 18 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Adam G. Horwitz, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan Medical School in An

Medical debt is common among adults with depression and anxiety and may contribute to the mental health treatment gap, according to a study published online July 17 in&nbsp;JAMA Psychiatry.Kyle J. Moon, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, and colleagues estimated the prevalence of medical debt among U.

The risk of developing Parkinson disease (PD) is at least doubled in people with anxiety compared with those without, according to a study published in the July issue of the&nbsp;British Journal of General Practice.Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, Ph.D., from University College London, and colleagues investigated the incidence of PD in people

Telehealth availability for mental health services has declined since the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to a study published online July 10 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Ryan K. McBain, Ph.D., from RAND Corporation in Washington, D.C., and colleagues evaluated changes in availability of telehealth services at 1,404

Moving during childhood may increase the risk for later depression, according to a study published online July 17 in&nbsp;JAMA Psychiatry.Clive E. Sabel, Ph.D., from Aarhus University in Denmark, and colleagues evaluated whether changing neighborhood income deprivation and residential moves during childhood are associated with the risk

Mushroom gummies being sold to promote brain function might instead contain harmful ingredients not listed on the label, including illicit psilocybin, the hallucinogen found in “magic” mushrooms, experts warn in a new report.Five people in Virginia, including a 3-year-old child, have been sickened by the gummies, University of Virginia doctors s

IQ, sex, internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms, and sociodemographic factors all affect the age of diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, according to a study published online June 23 in the&nbsp;British Journal of Clinical Psychology.Carolynn Hare, from the University of Western Ontario in

A web-based, cognitive behavioral self-help intervention effectively cuts bulimia nervosa symptoms, according to a study published online July 3 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Steffen Hartmann, from Heidelberg University in Germany, and colleagues evaluated the effectiveness of a web-based cognitive behavioral self-help intervention for in

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors could experience changes in employment and income, and women may have an increase in dispensing of anxiety/depression medications, according to a study published online July 8 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.Robin L.A. Smits, from the University of Amsterdam, and coll

The familial recurrence rate of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is 20.2 percent, which has not changed significantly from previous estimates, according to a study published online July 16 in Pediatrics.Sally Ozonoff, Ph.D., from the University of California Davis Health in Sacramento, and colleagues collated data across 18 sites of th

Active commuters who cycle or walk to work have lower risks for morbidity and mortality, according to a study published online July 16 in BMJ Public Health.Catherine Friel, from the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined prospective associations with multiple health outcomes over 18 years for pedestrians

For patients with treatment-resistant depression, racemic ketamine, given as an extended-release tablet (R-107), administered orally, is effective, safe, and well tolerated, according to a study published online June 24 in Nature Medicine.Paul Glue, M.D., from the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, and colleagues examined t

Just two years after the launch of the nation's three-digit crisis hotline, more than 10 million calls, texts and chat messages have been fielded by counselors, U.S. health officials announced Tuesday.Intro

More than half of teenagers report always or usually receiving the social and emotional support needed, according to a study published online July 16 in the&nbsp;National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.Benjamin Zablotsky, Ph.D., from the National Center for Health Statistics in H

There are considerable gaps in provision of effective treatments for opioid use disorders (OUD) at U.S. substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities, according to a study published online July 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Tae Woo Park, M.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues conducted a cro

Use of benzodiazepines is not associated with increased dementia risk in older adults, according to a study published online July 2 in&nbsp;BMC Medicine.Ilse vom Hofe, from Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands, and colleagues examined long-term effects of benzodiazepines (anxiolytics or sedative-hypnotics) on neurodegen

For older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is not associated with a significantly increased risk for suicidal ideation and behaviors, according to a study published online July 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Huilin Tang, from the University of Florida College of Phar

Transgender youth have an increased risk for attempting suicide or running away from home in association with gender identity milestones, with the association driven by children who live in unsupportive families, according to a study published online July 15 in JAMA Pediatrics.Travis Campbell, Ph.D., from Southern Oregon University in A

Women in the health care workforce are more likely to experience verbal abuse, sexual harassment, and bullying, while men are more likely to experience physical violence, according to a study published online July 2 in PLOS Global Public Health.Sioban Nelson, R.N., Ph.D., from the University of Toronto, and colleagues conducted a scopin

Distressing dreams in middle-aged and older adults may indicate a higher risk for future cognitive decline and all-cause dementia, according to a study presented at EAN 2024, the 10th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, held from June 29 to July 2 in Helsinki.Abidemi Otaiku, M.D., from Imperial College London, and colleagues examined

Many people do not know that a primary care provider (PCP) can provide medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), according to a research letter published online June 28 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Brandon del Pozo, Ph.D., from the Brown University School of Public Health in Providence, Rhode Island, and colleagues surveyed 1,234 individu

A new report finds research is sorely lacking on how chronic illnesses affect women, and it urged government agencies to do more to investigate how these diseases strike women differently.The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine <a href="https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27757/advancing-research-on-chronic-conditions-

Loneliness strikes more than one in five people worldwide, with 23 percent saying they felt lonely "a lot of the previous day," according to the results of a Gallup survey published Wednesday. Those experiencing feelings of loneliness often felt physical pain, worry, sadness, stress, and anger, as well.Beyond its emotional toll, loneliness is

Bothersome urinary symptoms and incontinence are common at 12 months postpartum, according to a study recently published in&nbsp;Urogynecology.Sonia Bhandari Randhawa, M.D., from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and colleagues sought to identify factors associated with persistent (i.e., 12 months postpartum),

In-hospital delirium among older adults hospitalized for COVID-19 is associated with increased functional disability and cognitive impairment postdischarge, according to a study published online July 2 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Ramya Kaushik, M.D., from the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues assessed whe

Anorexia nervosa could be caused by lack of a specific brain chemical, reports a research team that has developed a possible cure for the eating disorder.Mouse studies have revealed that a deficit in acetylcholine, a neurotra

There were 70,688 violent deaths that occurred in 48 states and the District of Columbia in 2021, more than half of which were suicides, according to research published in the July 11 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Brenda L. Nguyen, M.P.H., from the CDC

Models can be constructed that predict cognitive decline using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores over time for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia, according to a study published online July 10 in Neurology.Pieter J. van der Veere, M.D., from the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, and colleagues constr

Incentivizing smoking cessation increases smoking cessation through 12 weeks, but not at 26 weeks, when missing data are treated as smoking, according to a study published online July 2 in JAMA Network Open.Darla E. Kendzor, Ph.D., from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, and colleagues randomly assign

Certain categories of environmental toxicants are associated with depressive symptoms, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Network Open.Jianhui Guo, M.D., from the Institute of Child and Adolescent Health at Peking University in Beijing, and colleagues screened and assessed the associations between potential environment

For individuals with opioid use disorder receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT), eight weeks of acupuncture is superior to sham acupuncture for reducing methadone dose and opioid craving, according to a study published online July 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Liming Lu, M.D., from the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medi

Experiencing gratitude is associated with greater longevity in older women, according to a study published online July 3 in&nbsp;JAMA Psychiatry.Ying Chen, Sc.D., from the Human Flourishing Program at the Harvard Institute for Quantitative Social Science in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and colleagues examined the association between gratitu

A considerable proportion of adults reporting illegally manufactured fentanyl (IMF) or heroin use also use xylazine, according to research published in the July 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Xinyi Jiang, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues identified a conv

Prospective parents experience heightened levels of depression and traumatic stress after the detection of fetal anomalies leading to termination of pregnancy, according to a study published online June 20 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.Mona Bekkhus, Ph.D., from the University of Oslo in Norway, and colle

Acupuncture is associated with improved sleep quality in patients with Parkinson disease, according to a study published online June 26 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Mingyue Yan, Ph.D., from the First Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine in China, and colleagues randomly assigned 78 patients with Parkinson disease and

Higher levels of engagement with a chat-based smoking cessation intervention are associated with greater biochemically validated tobacco abstinence at three and six months, according to a study published online June 26 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Yajie Li, from the School of Nursing at the University of Hong Kong, and colleagues conducted

Pandemic-associated physician revenue recovery in 2021 and 2022 varied by specialty and practice type, according to a study published in the July issue of&nbsp;Health Affairs.Ravi B. Parikh, M.D., from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues assessed pandemic-related impact on physician revenue (2020 to 2022) and h

Perinatal suicide is often associated with&nbsp;intimate partner problems (IPPs) and behavioral health issues, according to a study published online June 27 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Kara Zivin, Ph.D., from Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, and colleagues used data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (2003 through 2021) to

Psychological distress related to food allergies (FA) is common globally, according to a study published online June 21 in&nbsp;Allergy.Rebecca C. Knibb, Ph.D., from Aston University in Birmingham, England, and colleagues assessed psychological distress and service use among adults, caregivers, and children with FA. The global survey in

A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slowed the pace of thinking declines among patients in the early stages of the m

High social media use is only tied to increased depression in teens who are already vulnerable, according to a study published online June 26 in the&nbsp;Journal of Adolescence.W. Justin Dyer, Ph.D., from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and colleagues examined the varying ways early social media use was associated with the deve

The mean cost of developing a new drug for the U.S. market is estimated to be $879.3 million when both drug development failure and capital costs are considered, according to a study published online June 28 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Aylin Sertkaya, Ph.D., from Eastern Research Group Inc., in Lexington, Massachusetts, and colleagues ass

Transgender and gender-diverse individuals have a higher risk for experiencing all forms of violence compared with cisgender women, according to a study published online June 25 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Kalysha Closson, Ph.D., from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, and colleagues assessed gender identity dif

In a case that will test the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authority to approve or reject new vaping products, the U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will weigh whether the agency was legally allowed to ban flavored e-cigarettes.In recent years, the FDA has declined to approve flavored vapes, saying they pose a health risk because they enc

There is an association for housing insecurity starting in infancy and poorer adolescent outcomes, according to a study published online July 1 in Pediatrics.Kristyn A. Pierce, M.P.H., from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues created a composite measure of housing insecurity using five indicators for part

For eight first-line antidepressants, small differences are seen in mean weight change, with the least weight gain with bupropion, according to a study published online July 2 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Joshua Petimar, Sc.D., from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute in Boston, and colleagues conducted

For individuals with Alzheimer disease (AD), the emergence of psychosis is associated with elevations in levels of plasma tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181), according to a study published online June 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.Jesus J. Gomar, Ph.D., and Jeremy Koppel, M.D., from the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Ma

All Diamond Shruumz edibles have been recalled after the company found high levels of a mushroom toxin in them that may have sickened 39 people in 20 states.The recall includes Diam

Lower cognitive function in adolescence is associated with increased risk of early-onset stroke, according to a study published online June 27 in the Journal of Epidemiology &amp; Community Health.Aya Bardugo, M.D., from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and colleagues examined the association between adolescent cognitive function and

Chronic loneliness is associated with increased risk of stroke after adjustment for depressive symptoms and social isolation, according to a study published online June 24 in eClinicalMedicine.Yenee Soh, Sc.D., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort study using data fr

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a controversial settlement that drug maker Purdue Pharma had reached with victims of the opioid epidemic.The ruling threatens a massive bankruptcy plan that would have protected the Sackler family, which controls the compan

Only one-quarter of adults who needed opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in 2022 received medications for OUD, according to research published in the June 27 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Deborah Dowell, M.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues characterized U.

As psilocybin mushrooms become the most popular psychedelic in the United States, some states have started to ease regulations on its recreational use.Now, a new report warns that the federal government will have to decide whether to follow suit.RAND, a nonprofit research group, stresses in the <a href="https://www.rand.org/news/press/2

Health status, mental health, and health inequities worsened in the United States from 2014 to 2022 among transgender (TGD) adults, according to a research letter published online June 24 in&nbsp;JAMA Internal Medicine.Michael Liu, from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues evaluated recent trends in health status and mental

Psychostimulants may help opioid use disorder (OUD) outcomes in pregnant women, according to a study published online June 11 in&nbsp;Nature Mental Health.Kevin Y. Xu, M.D.,&nbsp;M.P.H., from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and colleagues used U.S. multistate administrative data to examine the risks and benef

Semaglutide may cut incidence and recurrence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in patients with obesity, according to a study published online May 28 in&nbsp;Nature Communications.William Wang, from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and colleagues used electronic health records of 83,825 patients with obesity to examine associa