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Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Transgender Youth

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Recent studies have shown an increase in depression and suicidality in transgender youth. To learn more about the mental health challenges affecting transgender youth and how clinicians can better support these patients, we interviewed Jason V. Lambrese, MD, staff child and adolescent psychiatrist at Cleveland Clinic’s Lakewood Family Health Canter in Lakewood, Ohio, and Ralph Vetters, MD, MPH, pediatrician and site medical director at the Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center, a program of Fenway Health in Boston.

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Eye Warming Masks Improve Ocular Surface, Depression Symptoms

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Jessica Nye

A study shows how masks designed to alleviate ocular stress can also help manage mental health.

Over Half of Public Health Workers Report Pandemic Depression, Anxiety, PTSD

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Heather R. Johnson

During the COVID-19 pandemic, increases in mental health conditions in the general population, as well as health care workers, have been documented. However information on health workers has been limited.

Self-Reported Symptoms of Depression Increase After Recovery From an Acute COVID-19 Infection

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Jessica Nye, PhD

With depressive symptoms rising after an acute COVID-19 infection, study researchers looked at whether these symptoms are a consequence of stress associated with COVID or, do they reflect more specific sequelae associated with the pathophysiology of the illness.

Peer-to-Peer Support Groups for Older Adults Show Mixed Benefit

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Heather R. Johnson

Researchers examined the extent cannabis use is associated with magnetic resonance imaging–measured cerebral cortical thickness development during adolescence.

Multiple Physical Morbidities Tied to Later Mental Health Disorders

People with two or more physical health conditions are at greater risk of developing depression and anxiety later in life.

Mental Health Needs Described After Hurricane Irma

In the 20 months after Hurricane Irma, 17 percent of households reported a need for a mental health care provider, and 37.9 percent did not receive these services.

Effects of Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder and Heart Failure on Mortality

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Jessica Nye

The researchers studied the effect of major depressive disorder on patients with heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction.

Mental Health Conditions Up in Public Health Workers During Pandemic

More than half of public health workers reported adverse mental health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Early Risers at Lower Risk for Depression

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Heather R. Johnson

The researchers examined this question: Does a tendency toward sleeping and waking earlier have a potential causal role in reducing the risk of major depressive disorder?

Children’s Migraine Attacks Among Children Affected by Symptoms of Depression, Family Socioeconomic Status

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Jessica Nye, PhD

The researchers believe that “self-reported symptoms of depression and family income are important factors to consider as part of the biopsychosocial model of care.”