Anna Bella Zawahir

People with a psychiatric diagnosis and experience of homelessness had the highest risk of violent victimization, whereas those with no psychiatric diagnosis or experience of homelessness had the lowest risk.

Policy changes have occurred alongside the proliferation of high potency cannabis, which may lead to more memory issues or psychotic effects.

Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to reduce anxiety and depression in older adults, and new mobile apps that support self-care and overall mental health may hold promise.

Digital CBT involved 6 weekly remote sessions via website or iOS app lasting approximately 20 minutes and comprised sleep restriction, stimulus control, relaxation techniques, cognitive therapy, and sleep hygiene and education.

Adults with congenital heart disease are more likely to have impaired functional status, biomarker profiles indicative of systemic inflammation and heart failure, and increased risk for death or cardiovascular events if they have major depression.

Prevalence of GAD and depressive symptoms was significantly higher in participants younger than 35 years as compared to those aged 35 years or older.

The state has increased telehealth assessments and treatments for patients with psychiatric and addictive disorders through state Medicaid, third party, and federal Medicare and HIPAA waivers.

This antipsychotic does not bind to dopamine D2 receptors but has agonist activity at trace amine-associated receptor 1 and 5-hydroxytryptamine type 1A receptors.

Therapists trained in IPSRT examined patients’ interpersonal patterns and social rhythms, as well as how they affected mood symptoms and interpersonal functioning.

Online searches can reinforce patients’ assumptions about their health status, as well as cause debilitating anxieties.

The determination of an ADHD treatment regimen can be time-consuming, requiring gradual upward dose titration and trial and error and often resulting in delays in symptom remission, premature termination of treatment, and frustration.

The group with persistent antisocial behavior also displayed reduced surface area in 282 of 360 anatomically defined parcels and thinner cortex in 11 of 360 parcels encompassing frontal and temporal regions related to executive function, emotion regulation, and motivation.

The findings point to major concerns about high dropout rates and study bias in the field of research on smartphone apps for depressive symptom treatment.

Ketamine may be a useful treatment option when there is an urgent need for symptom improvement and for patients with pre-existing cognitive impairments.

Attitudinal barriers, such as the wish to handle the problem alone, were highest in individuals with major depression, while individuals with mild depression experienced more structural barriers, such as financial concerns.

A recent study suggests that patients with more severe symptoms of depression are more likely to engage in these treatments, particularly antidepressant therapy.

The findings suggest that factors such as antipsychotic treatment, diet, or lifestyle may contribute to weight gain in patients with long-term disease.

Adults who received their preferred psychosocial mental health treatment were less likely to drop out of treatment and more likely to report therapeutic alliance.

Investigators assessed the influence of polygenic risk score on white matter microstructure, which is known to be impaired in individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and their relatives.

Both men and women in the subthreshold and threshold PTSD groups reported elevated binge eating symptoms compared with the trauma-exposed group who had no or few PTSD symptoms.

Overall, of 333 adult patients, 15.9% of patients reported opioid misuse, 17.1% were positive for PTSD, and 52.6% were positive for depression.

Approximately 80% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries, according to recent statistics from the World Health Organization.

Investigators examined different body image constructs and clinical measures in individuals with eating and/or weight disorders.

Previously, young adults were not covered by their parents’ private insurance plans once they were no longer full-time students, leaving a substantial number of young adults experiencing early-onset psychosis without healthcare coverage.

Investigators assessed the role of stress, in the form of life events and exposure to a natural disaster, in moderating the effects of behavioral inhibition in preschoolers on anxiety in early adolescence.

A combined cognitive-behavioral therapy and exercise intervention improved mood and physical functioning and showed acceptance among older minority and immigrant adults.

MyTeen is a text message intervention that delivers advice and instruction to parents with a goal of improving parental competence, knowledge, and parent/adolescent communication.

Study suggests an unfavorable association of early-life behavioral problems with adulthood sleep health, underlining the importance of treating behavioral problems in children and addressing insomnia from a life-course perspective.

A group of adolescents reported increased frequency of discussions focused on sex and alcohol after their parents were provided guidance and materials about parent-adolescent communication.

More than 60% of young adults who reported nonmedical prescription opioid use in the previous 30 days screened positive for depressive symptomology using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale.