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How Excessive Heat Can Affect Your Mental Health
SUNDAY, Aug. 11, 2024 – As Americans sweat through another scorching summer, one expert warns that while extreme heat can cause physical harm it can also wreak havoc with your mental health....
Uptick in Psychiatric Emergency Visits Seen With School Reopening
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 – 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 ...
Fewer U.S. Teen Girls Are Reporting 'Persistent Sadness'
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 – 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...
Depression May Lower Breast Cancer Survival
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 – Depression can lower a woman’s chances of surviving breast cancer, a new study reports. Women with breast cancer and depression are more than three times as likely to die as w...
Monitoring Important With Antidepressants for Alcohol Use Disorder
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 – 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...
Mental Health Risks Rise in Months After Heart Attack
FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2024 – Hospitalization for a heart-related emergency can have profound effects on a person’s mental health, a new study finds. People hospitalized for heart attack, stroke or other h...
Suicide Rates on the Rise for Asian American and Pacific Islander Youths
FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2024 – 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...
Are Celebrity Suicides 'Contagious' Among Regular Folk?
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – Celebrity suicides seem to be contagious, prompting everyday folks to consider the same, a new study suggests. The 2014 suicide death of comedian Robin Williams caused a...
2001-2007 to 2008-2022 Saw Increase in Preteen Suicides
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – 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...
Only ~40 Percent of Youth Suicide Decedents Have Mental Health Diagnosis
WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 – 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,...
Loss of a Loved One During Early Adulthood Linked to Biological Aging
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 – 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....
Most U.S. Youth Who Die by Suicide Don't Have Diagnosed Mental Health Issue
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 – Three out of five young people who die by suicide don’t have any prior mental health diagnosis, a new study finds. People are missing the telltale signs that children, teens ...
Suicides Among Kids Ages 8 to 12 Are Rising, Especially Among Girls
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 – The kids are not alright. New data shows a troubling 8% annual increase in the number of American children ages 8 to 12 who died by suicide, with the sharpest increase seen...
Grief Can Truly Age People, Study Finds
MONDAY, July 29, 2024 – Losing someone close to you can make you age faster, a new study finds. People who lost a parent, partner, sibling or child showed signs of older biological age compared with...
ECT-Induced Seizure Length Tied to Major Depressive Disorder Remission
MONDAY, July 29, 2024 – 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...
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