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All articles tagged: Unspecified mental disorder due to known physiological condition (F09)

HealthDay 02 July at 10.50 PM

Allergy-Related Psychological Distress Common

Psychological distress related to food allergies (FA) is common globally, according to a study published online June 21 in 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

HealthDay 02 July at 04.04 PM

Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam Improves Detection of Cognitive Issues in Primary Care

A self-administered gerocognitive examination (SAGE) is easily incorporated into primary care provider (PCP) visits, and its use significantly increases detection of new cognitive conditions/concerns in older adults, according to a study published online June 12 in Frontiers in Medicine.Douglas W. Scharre, M.D., from The Ohio State Univ

HealthDay 27 June at 11.26 AM

Magic Mushroom's Psilocybin Is America's Most Popular Hallucinogen

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

HealthDay 31 January at 10.53 PM

Study Examines Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders in Childhood

The prevalence of mental health disorders exceeds 11 percent for children and youth aged 5 to 24 years, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in JAMA Psychiatry.Christian Kieling, M.D., Ph.D., from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and colleagues used data from the 2019 Global Burden of Di

HealthDay 05 January at 04.59 AM

Half of Global Population May Have a Mental Disorder by Age 75 Years

By age 75 years, approximately half the global population can expect to develop a mental disorder, according to a study published online July 30 in The Lancet Psychiatry.John J. McGrath, Ph.D., from Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research in Brisbane, Australia, and colleagues used data from 156,331 adult participants in the World M