Mental Health
Commentary
Should clinicians recommend vitamin D for psychiatric patients during COVID-19?
Vitamin D supplementation therapy is as a preventive rather than a curative measure for patients facing COVID-19–related psychosocial stressors....
News
COVID-19: Greater mortality among psych patients remains a mystery
A diagnosis of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder was associated with an almost threefold increased risk for mortality, compared with bipolar...
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‘Empathy fatigue’ in clinicians rises with latest COVID-19 surge
It is not shameful for clinicians to acknowledge that they experience emotions such as frustration, anger, sadness, and anxiety, said Dr. Mona...
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COVID-19 linked to rise in suicide-related ED visits among youth
Increasing ED-based interventions and staff trained in addressing emergency mental health needs might help to meet the needs of these patients,...
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Antidepressant helps prevent hospitalization in COVID patients: Study
Opinion
Four police suicides in the aftermath of the Capitol siege: What can we learn?
“Officers are doers and fixers, and it is seen as being more honorable to take yourself out of the equation than it is to ask for help.”
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Pandemic unveils growing suicide crisis for communities of color
“COVID created more transparency regarding what we already knew was happening,” said Sonyia Richardson, a suicide researcher.
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Nurses or physicians: Who are at highest suicide risk?
“The main takeaway is that the risk of suicide among nurses is twice that of the general population and even higher than that among physicians,”...
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Higher dietary fiber tied to lower depression risk in young women
“We would like to find modifiable factors that could prevent depression, especially in women,” noted lead author Dr. Yunsun Kim.
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Menopause, not aging, may influence brain volume
The potential role of estrogen deserves further study.