APA 2021: Suicidal Behavior Risk in Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia Elevated by Race
This study identifies the correlation between racial parameters and risk of suicidal behavior in childhood-onset schizophrenia.
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Psychological Well-Being Worse for Children During COVID-19
COVID-19 and the associated end of in-person instruction correlated with worse psychological well-being for children.
Sex Reassignment Surgery Leads to Lower Rates of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
The researchers’ objectives included determining the prevalence of nonsuicidal self-injuries in transgender patients with gender dysphoria and to discover the effect of parental support on these patients.
COVID-19: Pandemic Increases PTSD, Suicidal Ideation in Health Care Workers
With health care workers reporting increased rates of depression, anxiety, and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study authors investigated posttraumatic stress symptoms in these frontline workers.
What Difficulties Are Linked With Suicidality in Psychiatric Inpatients?
The aims of this study were to model suicide trajectory groups across length of stay among inpatients at a psychiatric hospital and to determine whether emotional regulation problems and sleep issues differ between groups.
After a Suicide Attempt: Balancing Autonomy, Beneficence, and Nonmaleficence
The case of a single patient presenting to the hospital after a suicide attempt was evaluated in terms of the clinical decisions made.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescent Mental Health
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, concerning mental health trends and major treatment gaps were noted among adolescents. We spoke with Cécile Rousseau, MD, researcher, psychiatrist, and professor in the division of social and transcultural psychiatry at McGill University in Montreal, Canada about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health.
Analysis: Suicide Rates in 21 High- and Middle-Income Countries Did Not Increase in Early COVID-19 Pandemic Months
Researchers examined official data from 21 countries, comparing rates during the pandemic with rates seen before the pandemic began.
Mental Health Symptoms Among Black and Latinx Transgender Youth
This study asks the question, do Black and Latinx transgender youth experience greater mental health symptoms than their White transgender and Black and Latinx cisgender peers?
Suicide Rate Up for Nurses Versus General US Population
Among women, suicide incidence was higher among nurses than the general population.
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