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Traumatic Experiences Associated With Endometriosis
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 – Traumatic experiences are independently associated with endometriosis, according to a study published online Feb. 5 in JAMA Psychiatry. Dora Koller, Ph.D., from the Yale ...
Boarding Common While Awaiting Acute Pediatric Psychiatric Care
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 – Boarding for pediatric mental health (MH) conditions while awaiting acute psychiatric care is common, with significant variation observed in boarding practice by hospital...
Firstborn's Trauma Could Set Stage for Mental Health of Younger Kids
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Trauma experienced by the oldest child in a family does not bode well for their younger siblings, new British data suggest. A child's odds for developing mental health issues...
Recent Decades Saw Rise in Sedative, Hypnotic, Anxiolytic Use Disorders
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – Diagnoses of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use disorders (SHA-UD) increased threefold to fivefold between 2001 and 2019 for adolescent and young adult U.S. Medicaid...
Sleep Deprivation Lets Intrusive Memories, Bad Thoughts Into the Mind
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are plagued by unwanted and distressing memories over which they have little to no control. Doctors now think they...
Black Children Suspected of Experiencing Child Abuse at Higher Rates
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 – Black children are suspected to have experienced child abuse at higher rates than children of other racial and ethnic backgrounds, according to a study published online...
Most Children Globally Exposed to at Least One Adverse Childhood Experience
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common globally, according to a review published online Nov. 11 in JAMA Pediatrics. Sheri Madigan, Ph.D., from University of Calgary ...
Continuous Psychological Distress in Pregnancy Increases Offspring Risk for Epilepsy
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – Continuous moderate-level maternal psychological distress throughout pregnancy is associated with a heightened risk for epilepsy among offspring, according to a study...
In Mouse Studies, New Clues to How Brain 'Refreshes' Memories
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – Memories are constantly adapting in the brain over time, dynamically updating as people encounter new information and fresh experiences. Researchers think they’ve figured o...
Different Forms of Childhood Adversity Tied to Different Psychiatric Problems
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – Distinct forms of traumatic and adverse childhood experiences (TRACEs) differentially moderate developmental changes in psychiatric risk and cognitive ability in different...
Study Characterizes Pediatric Patients Self-Presenting With Major Trauma
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – Pediatric patients self-presenting with injuries consistent with major trauma typically have external signs of injury, notably boggy swelling to the head, abdominal bruising,...
Trauma at Life's Beginning Can Mar Its End, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 – Whether abusive parents, drug addiction or gun violence are to blame, the fallout from childhood traumas can reverberate until a person's final days of life, new research...
Adding Routine 'Suicide Care' to Primary Care Could Save Lives
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – More and more, primary care doctors routinely ask patients a question that may come as a surprise: Do you ever have suicidal thoughts? Now, new research shows it's a simple...
Deadly Legacy of Storms Like Helene Can Linger for Over a Decade
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – As the southeastern United States begins to recover from Helene's devastation, a new study suggests the health impact of major storms can linger for over a decade. So far,...
Brain Injury & PTSD: Veterans' Study Suggests Area of Damage Is Key
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 – Brain damage that veterans suffered from flying shrapnel has provided a major clue that could lead to better treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new...
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