Suicidality in patients with primary diagnosis of panic disorder: a single-rate meta-analysis and systematic review - Zhang Y, Wang J, Xiong X, Jian Q, Zhang L, Xiang M, Zhou B, Zou Z.
This study investigated the lifetime suicide attempt and ideation rates among patients with panic disorder (PD). METHODS: Online databases regarding lifetime suicide attempt and ideation rates in patients with PD were searched up to May... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 31, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Health staff ‘wrung dry’ by pandemic pressures, says UNISON survey
More than two thirds (69%) of health staff say they’ve experienced burnout during the pandemic, and three in five (62%) feel overwhelmed after long, intense shifts, according to a UNISON survey published today (Thursday).
As the UK confronts a surge in Omicron cases, UNISON fears many NHS staff who’ve already worked through several waves of the virus could quit, leaving the NHS in a perilous state.
The survey findings – based on responses from more than 10,000 health employees in Wales, England and Northern Ireland – show half (51%) are covering more shifts because of staff shortages. This situation is likely ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - December 23, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: Sophie Goodchild Tags: News Press release mental health NHS Source Type: news
Prenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms identifying predictors and psychosocial risks
Context The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated a profound negative impact on pregnant mothers with anxiety and depression. Many reported that the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in pregnancy or post partum can cause psychological reactions including, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance or panic disorder. Higher levels of dissociative symptoms, depressive and anxiety symptoms, a reduction in positive affectivity and an increase in negative affectivity have also been reported. Also, a study investigating depression and anxiety among pregnant women found significantly higher rates of depressive symptoms after the COVID-19 pa...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Going vegan this year was one of the best decisions of my life | Shaista Aziz
Having long Covid made me reassess my health and wellbeing, and the benefits have been profoundAt the start of 2021, I was diagnosed with long Covid. It was a huge relief to finally know why I had been struggling so much with my health – extreme fatigue, continuous coughing and, most distressing of all, brain fog and panic attacks. The diagnosis was also the beginning of a journey that would take me – of all places – to a life-changing decision about what I eat.After further tests, I was told it was very likely that I had caught Covid a while ago, possibly at the start of the pandemic, before tests were available. I ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 21, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Shaista Aziz Tags: Veganism Coronavirus Long Covid Health & wellbeing Life and style Science Society World news Food Source Type: news
"I put a stone on my heart and kept going": an explanatory model of how distress is generated and regulated among Indian women from slums reporting gender-based violence - Patel AR, Kovacevic M, Hinton D, Newman E.
Clinical variation in the expression of panic disorder, depression and anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has have been documented across cultures. However, local (emic) cultural models that explain how people make sense of their illness exp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Physical abuse during childhood predicts IL-2R levels in adult panic disorder patients - Quagliato LA, Coelho DA, de Matos UMA, Nardi AE.
BACKGROUND: Childhood maltreatment confers higher risk of adulthood mental disease. However, the biological mechanism mediating this association remains largely unknown, with evidence suggesting dysregulation of the immune system as a possible biological m... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Nigeria: Safe Spaces in the Workplace - Reducing Workplace Stress to Improve Mental Health
[Nigeria Health Watch] Musa is a 32-year-old junior associate who works in a law firm. He used to love the Law profession, but unfavourable work conditions robbed him of that passion causing him to lose all interest in his work and the profession altogether. "My office is a toxic place," he said. "It is very difficult for me to cope with my boss. Sometimes, during meetings, I have panic attacks when he yells at me. I just wish he could speak to me with a bit more respect even if it is just for my humanity. I wish he would listen (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 23, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
PTSD, panic disorder and alcohol use disorder as a triple threat for violence among male jail detainees - Barrett AJ, Taylor SL, Kopak AM, Hoffmann NG.
PURPOSE Despite ranking among the most prevalent mental health conditions and their likely contributions to violent offending, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder (PD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) have not been examined closely among ad... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
‘I am going to die’: Steven Coogan opens up on his health struggle
STEVE COOGAN is the multitalented British icon who has appeared in a multitude of television shows and movies. Sadly, Steven shared he went through a period where he turned to drugs to help deal with pressures of stardom which resulted in him having a major panic attack in which he thought he was having a heart attack. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Online Harassment of Women Journalists Must End
This study found that: As a result of online violence, 30% of respondents reported self-censoring themselves online and 26% reported wanting to quit social media and journalism altogether.Online violence that targets women has significant physical and psychological impacts. Astudy by Amnesty International found that across all countries surveyed, 55% of women who were targets of online violence experienced anxiety, panic attacks, or stress. This study also found that online misogyny contributed to difficulty sleeping ...
Source: IntraHealth International - August 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Source Type: news
DR Congo, Ituri. Fleeing War, Weaving Life in IDP Camps of Bunia
The man reading is a displaced man in the IDP camp ISP in Bunia. Credit: Elena L. Pasquini By Elena L. PasquiniROME, Jul 29 2021 (IPS) He moves aside the curtain, thin as gauze, and then bends over. The darkness dazzles for a few seconds when one enters the house—actually, a den made of earth where air and light filter through the narrow entrance. Jean de Dieu Amani Paye holds her tiny baby, wrapped in an elegant fabric, in his arms. He was a teacher of French and Latin and had a small business. He also cultivated the land: cassava, corn, sorghum, and beans.
Now he is a leader of the ISP camp on the outskirts of Bunia, ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 29, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elena Pasquini Tags: Africa Aid Armed Conflicts Crime & Justice Featured Gender Violence Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Source Type: news
Do you work too hard? It might be time to try being imperfect | Barbara Rysenbry
Accepting that all we can control are our actions and our values is a simpler and more empowering way to liveThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workAs a psychologist working in the Sydney CBD, I see many people working in high-performance workplace cultures across various business sectors.Nicole was one such client referred for therapy by her GP for treatment of anxiety and panic attacks. Aged 33, Nicole worked in the financial industry, where four months previously, she was promoted to a management role. For the first time in her career, Nicole had several peopl...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 18, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Barbara Rysenbry Tags: Mental health Anxiety Panic attacks Psychology Source Type: news
Psychiatry Is Still Stuck in Freud ’s Era. Big Data Can Revolutionize How We Care for Patients
I have a problem. I am a psychiatrist in the 21st century and yet I still evaluate patients the way Freud did a century ago: I sit with a patient and, by carefully observing how and what they say, I expect them to tell me what’s wrong.
The problem isn’t that I speak with and listen to my patients. Every doctor of every speciality does that. Rather, my problem is that I never measure the data I think are most important to my treatment of psychiatric diseases.
Consider how I evaluate a patient for psychosis in the emergency room. When I speak with them, I want to know what their life is like—what’s th...
Source: TIME: Health - July 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Daniel Barron Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Prevalence, new incidence, course, and risk factors of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and panic disorder during the CoViD-19 pandemic in 11 countries - Georgieva I, Lepping P, Bozev V, Lickiewicz J, Pekara J, Wikman S, Losevi ča M, Raveesh BN, Mihai A, Lantta T.
We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and panic disorder (PD) among citizens in 11 countries during the Covid-19 pandemic. We explored risks and protective factors most associated w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
What Does a Panic Attack Feel Like
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - June 30, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
