Practical strategies for care of individuals impacted by suicide in the emergency department: a narrative review - Roe E, Smith B.
Introduction Suicide is among the leading causes of death and nurses care for survivors of suicide at many points in their grief journey. Every individual who dies by suicide leaves behind multiple affected survivors and how they are cared for immediately ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Psychiatric diagnoses, somatic disorders, and emergency dispatches among individuals who used a national suicide crisis line - Britton PC, Bohnert KM, Denneson LM, Ganoczy D, Ilgen MA.
This study examined the association of characteristics, psychiatric diag... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The impact of scaffolded and non-scaffolded suicidal virtual human interaction training on clinician emotional self-awareness, empathic communication, and clinical efficacy - Yao H, Gomes de Siqueira A, Rogers ML, Bloch-Elkouby S, Lawrence O, Sarli G, Foster A, Mitelman SA, Galynker I, Lok B.
BACKGROUND: Clinicians working with patients at risk of suicide often experience high stress, which can result in negative emotional responses (NERs). Such negative emotional responses may lead to less empathic communication (EC) and unintentional rejectio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes 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
Russia Restoring Oil Refining Capacity After Ukrainian Suicide Drone Strikes
With Western sanctions widely failing against Russia, as well as Ukraine's depleted air force unable to patrol its skies, Western leaders have said General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets would be game-changing…#ukraine #western #m1abrams #f16s #easterneuropean #moscow #cia #nato #russian #rosneft (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Colorado Bill Aims to Protect Consumer Brain Data
In a first, a Colorado law extends privacy rights to the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jonathan Moens Tags: Law and Legislation Brain Computers and the Internet Privacy Consumer Protection Federal-State Relations (US) Mobile Applications Depression (Mental) Biometrics Data-Mining and Database Marketing Meditation American Civil Liberties U 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
'Satanic Panic' Psychiatrist Dies; Caplyta Depression Win; Esketamine After Birth
(MedPage Today) -- Bennett Braun, MD, the psychiatrist who promoted "Satanic Panic" when he claimed that dozens of his patients had discovered repressed memories of being tortured by satanic cults, and subsequently lost his license, died at age... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - April 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Winnipeg firefighter's death is call to action on struggles of first responders, co-workers say
Winnipeg firefighters are mourning the loss of their friend and colleague, who they say died by suicide earlier this month, and calling for better mental health supports for first responders. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba 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
Lower Health Literacy Tied to Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes After TBI
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 -- Low health literacy is associated with worse perceived physical health and greater depressive symptoms among adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a study published in the March-April issue of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 17, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Antidepressants Tied to Mortality in T2D, but Cause Unclear Antidepressants Tied to Mortality in T2D, but Cause Unclear
Antidepressant use may be a marker for more severe and unsuccessfully treated depression.Medscape UK (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Clinical Summary 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
Understanding risk factors for suicide among older people in rural China: a systematic review - Zhang Q, Li S, Wu Y.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In China, rural older adults face a significantly heightened risk of suicide. However, there has been no comprehensive review of the literature examining the risk factors associated with suicide among older people in rural China.... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
