How Wary Are Psychotherapists About Intimate and Informal Behavior?
Therapists are expected to behave ethically toward clients and avoid behavior that may harm or exploit a client, such as sexual relationships.
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Aggressive Immigration Policies Worsen Mental Health Issues in Latino/Latina Adolescents
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, and the Society for Research in Child Development have expressed concern about the detrimental mental health effects immigration policies may have on adolescents.
Half of Americans Anxious About Getting COVID-19
Nearly half of Americans are anxious about the possibility of getting COVID-19, while slightly fewer — four in 10 — are anxious about becoming seriously ill or dying from the disease.
Temperature Impacts Likelihood of Bad Mental Health Days
Cooler days are associated with reduced probability of reporting bad mental health days, while hotter days are associated with increased probability.
PHQ-9 Screening Tool Overestimates the Prevalence of Depression
The classification of major depression requires the use of validated diagnostic interviews, but conducting interviews to determine the prevalence of depression in the general population requires extensive mental health resources.
Single THC Dose Can Induce Psychiatric Symptoms in Adults
The cannabis constituent Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol administration can induce psychotic, negative, and other psychiatric symptoms in healthy adults.
Decline in Treatment Effect, Increase in Placebo Response in Clinical Trials of Schizophrenia
The study confirmed a continuation of the trend for elevated placebo response and reduced treatment effect in clinical trials of schizophrenia medications.
Mental Health History May Be Associated With Increased Chronic Opioid Therapy Risk in RA
Researchers examined the association between mental health conditions and the risk for chronic opioid therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Author Conflicts of Interest May Influence Cannabidiol Conclusions
Most articles published between 2014 and 2019 discussing the characteristics, use, and therapeutic effect of cannabidiol are supportive, with supportive conclusions in more studies with CBD-related industry funding.
Oseltamivir Not Linked to Increased Risk for Neuropsychiatric Events
No difference was seen in the risk for serious neuropsychiatric events in patients who received oseltamivir in the 30 days after influenza diagnosis compared with those who did not.
Healthcare Workers Report Elevated Psychiatric Symptoms Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A study of Chinese healthcare workers may foreshadow the mental health burden placed upon physicians, nurses, and other professionals as COVID-19 strains the medical system in the United States.
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