Heart attacks and suicide: The dark truth about ketamine - the mental health 'wonder drug' endorsed by Elon Musk
Experts have sounded the alarm about flawed research touting ketamine as a wonder drug for depression after Elon Musk admitted to using it during an interview with Don Lemon last week. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

West Virginia opens the door to teaching intelligent design
In 2005, then–U.S. District Court Judge John Jones ruled that intelligent design (ID)—the idea that life is too complex to have evolved without nudging from supernatural forces—cannot be taught in public school biology courses because it is not a scientific theory. This month, the West Virginia legislature found a workaround, and passed a bill that doesn’t name ID but will nevertheless allow public school teachers there to discuss it in the classroom. The bill, which the state’s governor is expected to sign before the end of the month, is the latest example of what evolution educator at the University of Au...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 18, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Athlete Cristiano Ronaldo launches health and wellness app
Erakulis will offer mental health, nutrition and fitness offerings as well as online appointments with health and wellness experts. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

In-Person, Remote Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Similarly Effective
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- There is little to no difference in the effectiveness of in-person versus therapist-guided remote cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) across a range of mental health and somatic disorders, according to a review published in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Debate Arises Over Ovarian Tissue Transplants to Menopause Debate Arises Over Ovarian Tissue Transplants to Menopause
Researchers say a treatment used for cancer patients can delay the onset of menopause significantly for healthy women, but others in the field question the safety and ethics of the procedure.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news

Using Ovarian Tissue Transplantation to Delay Menopause Using Ovarian Tissue Transplantation to Delay Menopause
Researchers say a treatment used for cancer patients can delay the onset of menopause significantly for healthy women, but others in the field question the safety and ethics of the procedure.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news

CooperRiis Healing Community Introduces Direct Admission into Transitional Living Program
CooperRiis Healing Community, a leading mental health non-profit organization dedicated to providing compassionate and holistic care, is thrilled to announce the launch of Direct Admissions into their Transitional Living Program. This new offering expands their integrated system of care,... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT PDT Source Type: news

Psychometric properties and factor structure of the suicidal narrative inventory in major depression: a multicentric evaluation - Menon V, Balasubramanian I, Rogers ML, Grover S, Lakdawala B, Ranjan R, Sarkhel S, Nebhinani N, Kallivayalil RA, Raghavan V, Mishra KK, Aneja J, Abhivant N, Deep R, Singh LK, De Sousa A, Nongpiur A, Subramanyam AA, Mohapatra D, Kar SK, Dhiman V, Kumar PS, Shreekantiah U, Bhandari SS, Ransing R, Ramasubramanian V, Praharaj SK.
BACKGROUND: The Suicidal Narrative Inventory (SNI) is a 38-item self-report measure developed to assess elements of the suicidal narrative, a subacute, predominantly cognitive, presuicidal construct. Our objectives were to assess the factor structure, vali... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Factors associated with suicidal ideation among medical residents in Tehran during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicentric cross-sectional survey - Saeed F, Ghalehnovi E, Saeidi M, Ali Beigi N, Vahedi M, Shalbafan M, Kamalzadeh L, Nazeri Astaneh A, Jalali Nadoushan AH, Shoib S.
BACKGROUND: The mental health of medical residents, challenged by their intensive training, is of utmost concern. In light of reported suicides among Iranian medical residents in 2021, this study investigates the factors behind suicidal ideation among medi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news

Mental health nursing student's perception of clinical simulation about patients at risk of suicide: a qualitative study - Pozo-Herce PD, Tovar-Reinoso A, Mart ínez-Sabater A, Chover-Sierra E, Pacheco-Tabuenca T, Carrasco-Yubero J, Sánchez-González JL, González-Fernández S, Santolalla-Arnedo I, Sufrate-Sorzano T, Juárez-Vela R, Blas EGC.
Suicide is a serious public health problem, with a global mortality rate of 1.4% of all deaths worldwide and the leading cause of unnatural death in Spain. Clinical simulation has proven to be a beneficial tool in training nursing students. Such experience... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news

Association between prolonged stress caused by COVID-19 pandemic and earthquakes and quality of life, anxiety, depression, psychoactive substances, and problematic alcohol use in adult Croatian population - Kova čić Petrović Z, Peraica T, Blažev M, Kozaric-Kovacic D.
BACKGROUND: The prolonged stress experience caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and two earthquakes led to increased alcohol and psychoactive substance use (PSU) accompanied by a decrease in mental wellbeing and quality of life (QoL) in the Croatian population... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Reaching the unreachable: intensive mobile treatment, an innovative model of community mental health engagement and treatment - Colton J, Misra R, Woznick E, Wiedermann R, Huh A.
In this paper we introduce the Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) model, which arose from a 2016 New York City initiative to engage individuals who were "falling through the cracks" of the mental health, housing, and criminal justice systems. People who are ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news

Dhikr and qur'an recitation therapy: an idea to recover the mental health of families of the death victims of Mount Marapi Eruption in West Sumatra, Indonesia - Pohan RA, Marimbun M, Chalidaziah W, Ramadhani E, Putri RD, Laras PB.
BACKGROUND: Volcanic eruption is one of the most common disasters in Indonesia. One of the most fatal volcanic eruptions in Indonesia in 2023 was the eruption of Mount Marapi in West Sumatra. This caused a psychological impact on the survivors and families... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Improving emergency department care for adults presenting with mental illness: a systematic review of strategies and their impact on outcomes, experience, and performance - Austin EE, Cheek C, Richardson L, Testa L, Dominello A, Long JC, Carrigan A, Ellis LA, Norman A, Murphy M, Smith K, Gillies D, Clay-Williams R.
BACKGROUND: Care delivery for the increasing number of people presenting at hospital emergency departments (EDs) with mental illness is a challenging issue. This review aimed to synthesise the research evidence associated with strategies used to improve ED... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The association between county-level mental health provider shortage areas and suicide rates in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic - Ku BS, Barrera Flores FJ, Congdon P, Yuan Q, Druss BG.
OBJECTIVE: Prior literature has shown that mental health provider Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs) experienced a greater increase in suicide rates compared to non-shortage areas from 2010 to 2018. Although suicide rates have been on the rise, ra... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news