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Cognitive Deficits in Early Childhood Linked to Later Psychotic Experiences
Children with a family history of schizophrenia who have early deficits in “set shifting”—the ability to fluidly move from one cognitive task to another—appear to be at increased risk for psychotic experiences in later childhood compared with children who have similar deficits but no family history of schizophrenia, according to areport inSchizophrenia Bulletin.Psychotic experiences are subclinical hallucinations and delusions that may occur without a diagnosable psychotic disorder. “Psychotic experiences … are associated with an elevated risk of subsequent psychotic and nonpsychotic disorders,” wrote Christi...
Source: Psychiatr News - January 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: bipolar disorder children cognitive flexibility cognitive function family history psychotic experiences schizophrenia Schizophrenia Bulletin set shifting Source Type: research

Child Care Stress Among Health Care Workers Associated With Burnout, Intent to Reduce Hours
Health care workers who reported experiencing high levels of stress about child care during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to report anxiety, depression, and burnout compared with those without child care stress, according to areport published today inJAMA Network Open. Health care workers experiencing such stress were also more likely to report an intent to reduce their hours or leave their position than those without child care stress.“Since the start of the pandemic, 1 in 5 [health care workers] has quit their job according to a poll conducted in September 2021,” wrote Elizabeth M. Harry,...
Source: Psychiatr News - July 18, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: burnout child care stress Coping with COVID survey COVID-19 depression ethnicity health care workers JAMA Network Open leave job pandemic race reduce hours women Source Type: research

Black Veterans Half as Likely as Whites to Receive Prescriptions for Depression
White veterans with depression are twice as likely as their Black peers to receive a prescription for antidepressants in primary care, astudyinPsychiatric Services in Advance has found.“These results underscore the importance of examining patterns of racial disparities in all settings in which mental health care is provided to identify areas for improvement,” wrote Jocelyn E. Remmert, Ph.D., of the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Philadelphia and colleagues.From January 2015 to December 2020, the researchers collected data from 4,120 Black and 4,372 White adult primary...
Source: Psychiatr News - April 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: antidepressants Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Medical Center health disparities health inequities Jocelyn E. Remmert Psychiatric Services Source Type: research

Digital Tool May Improve Cognitive Functioning Among Adults With MDD
Adults who continue to experience symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) while taking antidepressants may benefit from playing a video game-based intervention called AKL-T03, according to astudy published this week in theAmerican Journal of Psychiatry. Adults with MDD who played AKL-T03 for six weeks showed improvements in sustained attention and cognitive functioning compared with those who played a different video game.“Society is facing a growing mental health crisis, with depression rates in the U.S. increasing about 20% during the pandemic. While mood symptoms are most often associated with MDD, equally concern...
Source: Psychiatr News - April 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: adults Akili Interactive AKL-T03 American Journal of Psychiatry attention cognitive function depression digital intervention MDD public health emergency Source Type: research

Psychiatrists Can Now Apply for COVID-19 Provider Relief Funding
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced $20 billion in new funding for an expanded group of behavioral health providers, including psychiatrists, in the third round of distributions from theCARES Act Provider Relief Fund. HHS is encouraging providers to apply as soon as possible for the funds.Providers who have previously received a payment under phase 1 or phase 2 of the General Distribution are eligible to apply for a payment even if they have previously received a disbursement of 2% of annual revenue from patient care. Providers who have not previously received a General Distribution payment, suc...
Source: Psychiatr News - October 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: behavioral health providers CARES Act COVID-19 funding provider relief psychiatrists Source Type: research

51.3 clinical outcome of covid-19 patients with and without diagnosed mental health disorder treated at the los angeles county department of health science
This study compares the all-cause mortality of COVID-19 patients with and without diagnosed mental health disorder (MHD) treated at Los Angeles County Department of Health Science (LAC-DHS).
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - October 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Naser Ahmadi, Janine Roach, Robert S. Pynoos, Jeffrey Cardenas, Alex Kopelowicz Source Type: research

HHS Extends Deadline for Provider Relief Fund Applications; Learn More at Webinar This Afternoon
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the deadline for health care professionals to apply for the second phase of distribution ofCOVID-19 Provider Relief Funds toFriday, August 28. Additionally, HHS is allowing certain health care professionals who missed the deadline for the first-phase distribution in June to apply for the new distribution.The Provider Relief Fund was created by Congress under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed in March. Eligible health care professionals —including those who bill Medicare, Medicaid, Medicaid managed care, or the Children’s ...
Source: Psychiatr News - August 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Alex Azar CARES Act CHIP COVID-19 HHS Medicaid Medicare Provider Relief Fund General Distribution Source Type: research

Five Actions to Promote Well-Being of Health Care Workers During, After COVID-19
Organizations must act to protect the health and well-being of health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic —now and in the future, wrote the leaders of the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience in anarticle inThe New England Journal of Medicine.“Before the virus struck, the U.S. clinical workforce was already experiencing a crisis of burnout. We are now facing a surge of physical and emotional harm that amounts to a parallel pandemic,” wrote Victor J. Dzau, M.D., Darrell Kirch, M.D., and Thomas Nasca, M.D. “Tragically, we are already seeing repo...
Source: Psychiatr News - May 21, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: chief wellness officers COVID-19 Darrell Kirch epidemiological tracking program health care workers New England Journal of Medicine reporting systems Thomas Nasca Victor J. Dzau Well-Being Source Type: research

Policy Changes in Response to Pandemic Have Transformed MH Care
The journals of APA Publishing are receiving numerous submissions on aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. To get information about findings to the field faster,Psychiatric News is posting summaries of these submissions soon after journal submissions are accepted.Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has required rapid and far-reaching changes in health care delivery, including changes in services for patients with mental and substance use disorders. These changes were enabled by a surge of policies made at the local, state, and federal levels, policies that the authors of an article in press inPsychiatric Services say should be...
Source: Psychiatr News - May 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: CARES Act CMS COVID-19 telehealth telemedicine Source Type: research

Federal Agencies Offer Financial Assistance for Health Care Professionals and Practices
Psychiatrists and other health care professionals who need financial support to continue to provide services during the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for assistance from the federal government. There are several options to choose from depending on practice setting and services provided. The options include the following:The COVID-19 Telehealth Program, a $200 million program administered by the Federal Communications Commission, is now accepting applications to help health professionals who provide telehealth services to patients in their homes or in mobile locations during the pandemic. This program is part of the Cor...
Source: Psychiatr News - April 17, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program and Economic Security (CARES) Act CMS Coronavirus Aid Medicare Relief The COVID-19 Telehealth Program The Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Source Type: research