Work environment and health care workforce well-being: mental health and burnout in medically underserved communities prone to disaster - Hansel TC, Saltzman LY, Melton PA.
Health care workers (n = 71) completed an online survey or participated in one of five focus groups. Clinical cutoff scores revealed concerning levels of depression (16%), anxiety, and burnout (49%). Qualitative responses (n = 172) yielded two themes: work... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Quebec doctors to face increased scrutiny for overprescription of anti-anxiety medication
The misuse of benzodiazepines is sparking concern in Quebec, and prompting the college of physicians to increase its scrutiny of doctors who overprescribe them. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
Study on breast density notification narratives draws mixed reaction
A recent Australian study criticizing narratives surrounding breast density notification has drawn mixed reactions from radiologists and advocates of breast cancer screening.
The study, published February 14 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), suggested that feminist narratives are being used by companies to influence women’s health. This includes the view that all women undergoing breast cancer screening should be notified of their breast density. The study was led by Tessa Copp, PhD, from the University of Sydney.
Radiologists have studied and continue to research how breast density plays into breast cancer risk. P...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 16, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Women in the UK ’ s public services repeatedly denied flexible-work requests
Three in ten (30%) women working in schools, hospitals, care homes, town halls, police stations and other key services who have asked to work flexibly have had requests denied, according to a UNISON survey released today (Thursday).
The findings – based on responses from just over 44,000 women working in the public sector – suggest employers are being ‘inconsistent, rigid and unimaginative’ by denying individuals the flexibility needed, says UNISON.
The survey is released to coincide with the start of the union’s annual women’s conference in Brighton later today. A quarter (25%) of the women who were to...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - February 15, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release flexible working Source Type: news
Wildfires Linked to Surge in Mental Health-related Emergency Department Visits, Study Shows
An Emory University study showed an association between proximity to wildfires and increased anxiety-related emergency department visits. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - February 15, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Parent-Led Digital CBT Effective for Childhood Anxiety Parent-Led Digital CBT Effective for Childhood Anxiety
Parent-led digital cognitive behavioral therapy, with remote therapist support, worked as well as traditional CBT while saving therapist time and money, in a controlled trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Women in the UK ’ s public services repeatedly denied flexible-work requests, says UNISON
Three in ten (30%) women working in schools, hospitals, care homes, town halls, police stations and other key services have had requests to work flexibly denied, according to a UNISON survey released today (Thursday).
The findings – based on responses from just over 44,000 women working in the public sector – suggest employers are being ‘inconsistent, rigid and unimaginative’ by denying individuals the flexibility needed, says UNISON.
The survey is released to coincide with the start of the union’s annual women’s conference in Brighton later today. A quarter (25%) of the women who were told they cou...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - February 15, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Dan Ashley Tags: News Press release 2024 women's conference flexible working Source Type: news
RE: Risks of depression, anxiety, and suicide in partners of men with prostate cancer: a national cohort study - Lao Y, Guan X, Wang J, Bai Y, Li Z, Dong Z.
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Source: SafetyLit - February 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Functional MRI shows promise for treating chronic severe tinnitus
Real-time functional MRI (fMRI) neurofeedback therapy may be more effective for treating chronic severe tinnitus than cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), researchers have found.
The study results are good news for those who suffer from the condition, wrote a group led by Nicolas Gninenko, PhD, of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland.
"[We found that] real-time fMRI neurofeedback therapy led to a greater reduction in tinnitus distress than the current standard treatment of CBT," the investigators reported.
Chronic tinnitus is common, but "no evidence-based universal cure exists and currently availab...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties Neuroradiology Source Type: news
ED Visits for Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Risk for Incident Anxiety Disorder
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 -- Emergency department visits for cannabis use are associated with an increased three-year risk for having an incident health care visit for an anxiety disorder, according to a study published online Feb. 5... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Merrimack Valley faces 'confusion and anxiety' amid Steward's financial woes
Lawrence General Hospital CEO says the hospital is ready to help, as many patients appear concerned over where to get healthcare treatment in the Merrimack Valley. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news
Spikes in air pollution may increase suicide risk
A study combining air quality data and suicide reports from across China confirms earlier observations that heavy air pollution from traffic, factories, coal-fired power plants, and home heating can increase the risk of suicide. The study, published today, suggests a Chinese battle plan to clear the air, launched a decade ago, helped prevent some 45,970 suicides from 2013 to 2017.
“It’s a well-done study,” says Roger McIntyre, a psychiatrist at the University of Toronto. It’s also the first investigation he knows of that links lower suicide rates to improved air quality.
Researchers have long known that...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 12, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Dysconnectivity of the brain functional network and abnormally expressed peripheral transcriptional profiles in patients with anxious depression - Wei J, Wang M, Dou Y, Wang Y, Du Y, Zhao L, Ni R, Yang X, Ma X.
BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous mental disorder, and accompanying anxiety symptoms, known as anxious depression (AD), are the most common subtype. However, the pathophysiology of AD may be distinct in depressed patients witho... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Neuroimmune mechanisms connecting violence with internalizing symptoms: a high-dimensional multimodal mediation analysis - Butler ER, Samia N, White S, Gratton C, Nusslock R.
Violence exposure is associated with worsening anxiety and depression symptoms among adolescents. Mechanistically, social defeat stress models in mice indicate that violence increases peripherally derived macrophages in threat appraisal regions of the brai... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Exploring the impacts of perceived locus of control on post-traumatic stress disorder among disaster survivors: a systematic review - G üzel A, Samancı Tekin, Uçan Yamaç S.
WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: It was previously reported that perceived external locus of control may exacerbate depressive symptoms, is associated with anxiety, boosts stress and general mental distress and weakens resilience against traumatic situations... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
