Mom's 911 Call for Her Son's Mental Health Ends With His Death After Police Response
(MedPage Today) -- Taylor Ware's mom just wanted to get her son the help he needed. But her home was 400 miles away and Ware was deep into a manic episode at an interstate rest stop in rural southern Indiana. "I need someone to come, OK, so that... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - March 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

South Africa: Focus On Children, Urges President of SA Society of Psychiatrists
[spotlight] There are serious gaps in psychiatry regarding treatment, prevention and care for children and adolescents in South Africa. Offering solutions, Dr Anusha Lachman tells Spotlight psychiatric services should be offered in ways that are Afro-centric and culturally sensitive. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 28, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Suicide warning signs that are challenging to recognize: a psychological autopsy study of Korean adolescents - Lee YJ, Kweon YS, Kang YH, Yoon KH, Lee MS, Bhang SY, Hong HJ.
In this study, we conducted a multi-method psychological autopsy to identify the psychiatric diagnosis, developmental history, personality traits, family hist... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Pediatric Mental Health Stable in Early in the Pandemic Pediatric Mental Health Stable in Early in the Pandemic
The mental health of children and adolescents was largely stable during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but racial disparities in access to psychiatric care worsened.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Pediatric Mental Health Stable Early in the Pandemic Pediatric Mental Health Stable Early in the Pandemic
The mental health of children and adolescents was largely stable during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but racial disparities in access to psychiatric care worsened.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news