Youth adversity and trajectories of depression/anxiety symptoms in adolescence in the context of intersectionality in the United Kingdom - Havers L, Shuai R, Fonagy P, Fazel M, Morgan C, Fancourt D, McCrone P, Smuk M, Bhui K, Shakoor S, Hosang GM.
BACKGROUND: Youth adversity is associated with persistence of depression and anxiety symptoms. This association may be greater for disadvantaged societal groups (such as females) compared with advantaged groups (e.g. males). Given that persistent symptoms ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Impact of benzodiazepine use on the risk of occupational accidents - Baudot FO.
The objective of this stu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Being Touched Often Might Help Improve Mental Health
Receiving any form of physical touch, whether it is from other human beings or animals, can help in reducing anxiety, depression, and even pain in adults and children. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Anuradha Varanasi, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Experts warn GPs on prescribing antipsychotic drugs for dementia
Use of powerful medications linked to elevated risk of serious adverse outcomes including heart failureDoctors are being urged to reduce prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to dementia patients after the largest study of its kind found they were linked to more harmful side-effects than previously thought.The powerful medications are widely prescribed for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia such as apathy, depression, aggression, anxiety, irritability, delirium and psychosis. Tens of thousands of dementia patients in England are prescribed them every year.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 17, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Dementia Mental health Society Neuroscience Medical research Older people England UK news GPs Doctors NHS Source Type: news
Dementia: experts urge doctors to reduce antipsychotic prescriptions
Use of powerful medications linked to elevated risk of serious adverse outcomes including heart failureDoctors are being urged to reduce prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to dementia patients after the largest study of its kind found they were linked to more harmful side-effects than previously thought.The powerful medications are widely prescribed for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia such as apathy, depression, aggression, anxiety, irritability, delirium and psychosis. Tens of thousands of dementia patients in England are prescribed them every year.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 17, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Dementia Mental health Society Neuroscience Medical research Older people England UK news GPs Doctors NHS Source Type: news
With Social Prescribing, Art and Volunteering Can Be Medicine
Prescriptions for social activities, exercise and the arts — first popularized in Britain — are coming to America. But some experts say the U.S. health care system may get in the way. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Caron Tags: Mental Health and Disorders Anxiety and Stress Loneliness Art Colleges and Universities Emergency Medical Treatment California Newark (NJ) Source Type: news
Idaho's Ban on Youth Gender-Affirming Care Has Families Scrambling for Solutions
(MedPage Today) -- Forced to hide her true self, Joe Horras' transgender daughter struggled with depression and anxiety until 3 years ago, when she began to take medication to block the onset of puberty. The gender-affirming treatment helped the... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - April 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
The Sorry State of Postpartum Care in America
It used to be taboo for moms to talk about their postpartum struggles. Today, not so much. In fact, it’s quite the opposite: it seems like everyone lately is talking about the difficulty of the postpartum period. On Google, if you search for “celebrity postpartum stories,” almost every result yields an article about famous moms discussing things like postpartum depression, anxiety, psychosis, and even pelvic prolapse. In March 2023, Brittany Mahomes, wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, shared a warning with her 1.9 million followers, writing, “Just a daily reminder. Once you hav...
Source: TIME: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maytal Eyal and Bridget Freihart Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Instagram's 'Big Tobacco' tactics? Eyebrow-raising study (funded by the tech giant) claims social media app doesn't trigger anxiety or depression, despite tonne of research stating the opposite
A UK study found that there was no significant link between browsing or posting videos and images or interacting with others' posts on Instagram and levels of anxiety, depression and loneliness. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cannabis Constituent Key to Easing THC-Induced Anxiety? Cannabis Constituent Key to Easing THC-Induced Anxiety?
D-Limonene, a cannabis constituent, may mitigate THC-induced anxiety and paranoia for cannabis users.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Ozempic Hurts the Fight Against Eating Disorders
It’s impossible to escape the soaring popularity of Ozempic and similar drugs these days—daily headlines, celebrity “success” stories, and apparent ease in procuring prescriptions (even Costco sells them now) abound. But the cumulative effect of all of this has many experts in the eating disorder field worried about how this might affect their patients. This makes sense—even for those without eating disorders, these drugs can feel both triggering and enticing. After all, research tells us about 90% of women are dissatisfied with their bodies. This sounds like a quick fix.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Cole Kazdin Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Survey Highlights Impact of Cosmetic-Procedure Complications Survey Highlights Impact of Cosmetic-Procedure Complications
Study finds that people who have complications after cosmetic procedures have higher rates of depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues than before the procedures.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
I earned more as a bin worker than a veterinary nurse | Letters
One former nurse describes the poor pay and working conditions she experienced at a vet practiceDebates surrounding the veterinary industry rage on while vet support staff and nurses, forever caught in the crossfire of abuse and accusations of heartlessness or money-grubbing, go unrecognised yet again (‘The vet presented it as: if you care, you pay’: who really profits from poorly pets?, 6 April).I believed I ’d found my calling when I qualified as a registered veterinary nurse (RVN), but the job’s stresses and thanklessness eventually overwhelmed me and I quit before the resultant depression, anxiety and accompany...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 15, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Guardian Staff Tags: Veterinary medicine Animals Inequality Pay Minimum wage Source Type: news
'No end to the stress' of ADHD medication shortage
Those with the condition say their struggle to get the drugs they need is causing increasing anxiety. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Brazilian version of the Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms-Expanded Version: internal structure, invariance by sex and race, and associations with pathological personality traits - Machado GM, Valentini F, Watson D, Carvalho LF.
The Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms-Expanded version (IDAS-II) is one of the few tools designed to assess internalizing symptoms based on dimensional models. We conducted two studies, the first testing internal validity aspects of the IDAS-II ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
