Mental Health
News
Picky eating is stable in childhood, correlates with lower BMI
Interventions to modify picky eating may need to start before preschool, researchers say.
News from the FDA/CDC
Many clinicians still not asking about postpartum depression
Groups at higher risk included teens, smokers, those of American Indian or Alaska Native ethnicity, those with perinatal depression, or whose...
Commentary
COVID-19 and Mental Health Awareness Month
As a community, we must be prepared to meet the escalating needs of our population, said Dr. Eva Ritvo.
News
COVID-19: Delirium first, depression, anxiety, insomnia later?
"We need to research which factors may contribute to enduring mental health problems, and develop interventions to prevent and treat them," said...
News
COVID-19 exacerbating challenges for Latino patients
The disparities are likely tied to economic and social conditions more common among such populations, compared with non-Hispanic whites.
News
School intervention on mental illness stigma boosts treatment-seeking
The 3-hour, three-module curriculum program delivered over 1 week contained a mix of teaching, group discussion, and homework exercises.
Commentary
For Indigenous communities, climate crisis could prove calamitous
Editor’s note: This is part 2 of Dr. Alan Rosen’s look at the mental health impacts of climate change in Australia.
Conference Coverage
Parental injury, illness linked to increased pediatric GI visits, prescriptions
Children were more likely to need medical care for abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome following parents’ illnesses and injuries, a review...
Commentary
Plan now to address the COVID-19 mental health fallout
Mental health professionals should begin working with public health and political leaders now to develop plans, said Dr. Lalasa Doppwalapudi and...
News
U.S. ‘deaths of despair’ from COVID-19 could top 75,000, experts warn
The number could be even higher if the country fails to take bold action to address the mental health toll of unemployment, isolation, and...