Patients who present to an emergency room for self-harm are routinely assessed for suicide, but relatively few are offered basic safety planning, such as how to restrict access to lethal means or connect with available social supports.
Investigators found that use of 64 unique suicide prediction models would result in false-positive and false-negative rates if implemented in isolation, despite their good overall classification.
Maternal mental disorders and the timing of their onset are associated with completion of primary education in offspring.
In patients with bipolar disorder and no predominant polarity, the onset of illness occurred earlier and the duration of the illness was longer, with more hypomanic/manic and depressive episodes.
The presence of civil or criminal penalties for OUD diagnosis during pregnancy was associated with the prevalence of OUD diagnosis.
The authors examine the many potential consequences of new legislation by the US government that legally defines gender as a “biological, immutable condition determined by a person’s genitalia at birth.”
Study findings highlight the need for broader assessment and understanding of psychological symptoms in the perinatal period.
A recent study offers the first evaluation of prevalence rates and psychometric properties of prolonged grief disorder and persistent complex bereavement in children.
A focus on practicing self-compassion may protect against symptoms of depression, emotional regulation, and anxiety in patients with bipolar disorder.
Body weight or body mass index predicted depression cross-sectionally among adults in the United States, whereas standing height did not.
