Depression
Commentary
COVID-19: Addressing the mental health needs of clinicians
Health care workers might be facing a “care paradox,” in which they must choose between their patients’ safety and their own.
Conference Coverage
COVID-19: A ‘marathon, not a sprint’ for psychiatry
Providing emotional support will help individuals engage with instrumental supports, said Dr. Joshua Morganstein.
Conference Coverage
COVID-19: No U.S. spike expected in pandemic-related suicidal ideation
Big Data analysis of real-time Crisis Text Line experience offers encouragement.
Conference Coverage
COVID-19: Calls to NYC crisis hotline soar
Inbound call volume has increased roughly 50% since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
From the Journals
COVID-19: Experts call for ‘urgent’ global action to prevent suicide
An increase in suicide related to COVID-19 is not inevitable provided preventive action is prompt, the group notes.
From the Journals
‘When reason sleeps’: Suicide risk peaks at night
"The take-home message is that helping at-risk patients sleep through the night may be an excellent way to reduce suicide risk," said Andrew Tubbs...
Feature
COVID-19 & Mental Health: Twitter Chat
Join us on Thursday, April 23, at 8:30 p.m. EST as we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the mental health of psychiatry patients and...
From the Journals
COPD, smoking independently associated with developing depression
The odds of developing depression in a year were 2.3%, 1.5%, and 1.4% in current, former, and never smokers without COPD, the investigators...
From the Journals
COVID-19: Mental illness the ‘inevitable’ next pandemic?
“Communities and organizations could consider training nontraditional groups to provide psychological first aid,” the authors wrote.
News
Suicide increased 35% during 1999-2018 in the U.S.
Rates were significantly higher in rural areas than urban ones in 2018.
Feature
Survey: COVID-19 is getting in our heads
The pandemic is having an increasingly negative impact on Americans’ mental health.