Mental Stress on Rise as Coastal Towns Confront Surging Climate Threats
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Psychiatry
Medicalising everyday life doesn’t help anyone’s mental health | Adrian Massey
Not all suffering is mental illness. Pretending it is raises false hopes and puts pressure on an already strained NHSI have a growing sense of unease about the Americanisation of British society’s attitude towards mental ill-health. In the 1980s, Briti…
Refugees Have High Burden of Mental Health Problems
Refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflict in their homeland often have high levels of psychological distress and should undergo routine mental health screening at arrival to a new country, researchers said at the North American Refugee Health Confer…
US Suicide Rates Hit Record-High Levels, CDC Says
Suicide rates are up 33% since 1999, with increases seen in both men and women and in most races and ethnicities. Medscape Medical News
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Lower Rates of Child Neglect, but Not Abuse
New research shows Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act improved children’s health but left rates of abuse unchanged. Medscape Medical News
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Lower Rates of Child Neglect, but Not Abuse
New research shows Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act improved children’s health but left rates of abuse unchanged. Medscape Medical News
PTSD: Psychotherapy Bests Drugs Alone Over the Long-Term
Results of a new meta-analysis confirm recommendations for psychotherapy as a first-line therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. Medscape Medical News
New Coalition Pushes 2020 Candidates to Prioritize Mental Health
A new coalition of mental health professionals and organizations has been organized to pressure 2020 candidates to commit to policies that will improve mental health in the United States. Medscape Medical News
Record Deaths From Suicide, Drugs, in Youth a ‘National Tragedy’
A major increase in the number of young American adults lost to substance misuse and suicide is being described as a national tragedy. Medscape Medical News
FDA Overlooked Red Flags in Drugmaker’s Testing of New Depression Medicine
In March, esketamine was approved by the FDA for the treatment of intractable depression, but critics say the FDA was given little evidence of the drug’s efficacy and its safety for long-term use. Kaiser Health News
Mindfulness App Alters Brain Reactivity, Cuts Cigarette Use
Cravings frequently derail smoking cessation. A study suggests that a particular brain region is implicated in cravings and may be deactivated through use of a mindfulness-based app. Medscape Medical News
US Deaths From Suicide, Drugs, Alcohol Reach Crisis Levels
Deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug overdoses are reaching crisis levels across the nation, although individual states are affected in dramatically different ways, a new report shows. Medscape Medical News
Clinicians Warned About Social Media #BoundaryViolations
As physicians’ social media use has increased, experts are warning clinicians about potential pitfalls and are offering advice on how to maintain appropriate boundaries with their patients. Medscape Medical News
Medical Cannabis No Solution to the Opioid Crisis
Based on previous research, cannabis has been enthusiastically embraced as a means to reduce opioid overdose. That conclusion is mistaken, this study finds. Medscape Medical News
Rates of Self-Harm Soar, Especially Among Girls, Young Women
Rates of nonsuicidal self-harm have tripled since 2000, especially among adolescent girls and young women. Medscape Medical News
Alzheimer’s Drug May Help Treat Opioid Addiction
Preliminary data suggest cholinesterase inhibitors may have a therapeutic role in opioid use disorder. Medscape Medical News
More Evidence Endorses Benefits of Long-Acting Antipsychotics
New research shows that long-acting injectable antipsychotics improve medication adherence and reduce suicide attempts compared to oral drugs, but physicians aren’t prescribing them as per guidelines. Medscape Medical News
Young people need our support to stop the rising tide of self-harm | Letters
Dr Miles Clapham, Sam Royston and Prof Woody Caan call for more mental health resourcesHarriet Williamson writes movingly of her own experience of self-harm (Journal, 6 June), and the social and political implications, following the Lancet study showin…
Managing Borderline Personality Disorder: New Insights
New research is investigating the potential role of electroconvulsive therapy and antipsychotics in patients with borderline personality disorder. Medscape Medical News
App Helps People Learn to Meditate, Improves Attention Skills
An experimental app may help people learn to meditate, which in turn yields improvements in attention span and working memory, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information