Addressing the Crisis of Black Youth Suicide
In this message for National Suicide Prevention Month, Dr. Gordon describes NIMH ’ s efforts to address the rising rates of suicide in the U.S. among Black youth. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - May 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
Suicide Deaths Are a Major Component of the Opioid Crisis that Must Be Addressed
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In observance, Dr. Gordon has partnered with Dr. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), to highlight a dimension of the opioid crisis that receives too little attention — the links between opioid use, opioid use disorder, and suicide. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - May 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 vaccines and the LGBTQ+ community
I have a confession: in late 2020, when the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved by the FDA, I was hesitant to get one myself. Despite working in public health and believing strongly in vaccines to keep our community healthy, I was anxious about putting something in my body that seemed so new. I thought: “What if the vaccine is dangerous?” “What about long-term side effects?”
I am part of the LGBTQ+ community. Our history may help explain why I hesitated.
Are LGBTQ+ people more hesitant to get the vaccine?
In March a New York Times article reported that LGBTQ+ people are more hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabra L. Katz-Wise, PhD Tags: Coronavirus and COVID-19 Health Health care disparities LGBTQ Vaccines Source Type: blogs
Physician suicide: We need safe spaces to talk about it [PODCAST]
“Suicide is a path, whether fast or slow, that a person chooses to take because of their own reasons. We certainly can never predict suicide or truly understand it. But with that said, every time it happens, it is a tragic loss of life that time can and will never heal. We must do more […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 27, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Save the savers: I ’m so tired of physician suicide
This beautiful man lost his life to suicide recently. He was an emergency physician and an incredible advocate for LGBTQIA health care. He was funny and bright. He posted almost daily with funny quips, stories from the ER and support for his colleagues. He was a shining star in our specialty, and now he’s gone. […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/chelsea-bonfiglio" rel="tag" > Chelsea Bonfiglio, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Emergency Medicine Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Dah Poleez
What do they actually do?Here is an informative article from the New HavenIndependent. They got a record of all the dispatch reports in New Haven for a two year period. These include dispatches in response to 9-1-1 calls, non-emergency calls from citizens, and police-initiated actions such as traffic stops. Only 4.4% involved any form of violence. The most frequent reason was for burglary alarm activation. Unfortunately the data doesn ' t specify how many of these were false, but I ' m guessing it ' s a lot. Anyway that was less than 8% of calls. It seems that is within the common perception of what ought to be ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - April 19, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Could COVID-19 infection be responsible for your depressed mood or anxiety?
Doctors told you that your COVID-19 virus infection cleared months ago. However, even though you no longer struggle to breathe, and your oxygen levels have returned to normal, something doesn’t feel right. In addition to constant headaches, you find yourself struggling with seemingly easy tasks. The fatigue you experience makes moving from the bed to the kitchen feel like an accomplishment. But most troubling for you is a feeling of dread, a nervousness so severe you can feel your heart pounding. Constant worries now keep you from sleeping at night.
What are the mental health effects of COVID-19?
We are still learning ab...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Collier, MD, MPH Tags: Behavioral Health Coronavirus and COVID-19 Mental Health Prevention Stress Source Type: blogs
Dying with Dignity: The Role of Dignity in the Irish Constitution and its Implications for the Prohibition of Assisted Suicide
April Duff (UCD Sutherland), Dying with Dignity: The Role of Dignity in the Irish Constitution and its Implications for the Prohibition of Assisted Suicide, UCD Working Papers in L., Crim.,& Socio-Legal Studies Research Paper No. 8/2021: ‘As there is... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 16, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Anti-Asian racism: Breaking through stereotypes and silence
Like the rest of the country, I awoke on Wednesday, March 17 to the horrific news of a mass shooting in Atlanta that killed eight people. Six were Asian women, ranging in age from 44 to 74. I immediately went numb. Lulu Wang, the Chinese American filmmaker and director of The Farewell, gave voice to my pain on social media: “I know these women. The ones working themselves to the bone to send their kids to school, to send money back home.”
The fact is, I’ve been in a state of numbness for much of the past year. On top of the unprecedented strains that COVID-19 has placed on all of us, Asian Americans like me have had ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Justin Chen, MD, MPH Tags: Adolescent health Children's Health Coronavirus and COVID-19 Mental Health Parenting Relationships Safety Source Type: blogs
Suicide Screening and Surveillance of Students, Discrimination, and Privacy: The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act
Nicholas D. Lawson (Georgetown University), Suicide Screening and Surveillance of Students, Discrimination, and Privacy: The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act, J. L.& Ed. (2021): The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLS) was first enacted in 2004 for the purposes... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 13, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Misguided Opioid Narrative Takes On More Water
Jeffrey A. SingerThe seemingly unsinkable prevailing narrative that the opioid overdose crisis was caused by health care practitioners ‘hooking” their pain patients on opioids just took on more water.Researchers in the surgery departments at Case Western Reserve University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and American University of Antigua College of Medicine expected that opioids used to manage pain in trauma patients would lead to a higher rate of injury‐related deaths—including the subcategories of suicide, homicide, and “unintentional deaths” (a leading cause of which is drug overdoses). Using sta...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 6, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Preventing suicide in England: fifth progress report of the cross-government outcomes strategy to save lives
This report details the steps taken to reduce deaths by suicide since 2019. It sets out the data and evidence on suicide and self-harm; the progress made against existing commitments designed to prevent suicides and self-harm; and further actions for government and its agencies, particularly in the context of Covid-19.Report (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 29, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
Some specific thoughts on gun safety
Thanks for the comments on the previous post. That most of the media and political attention goes to the occasional mass shootings, while the daily toll of smaller scale incidents that account for the vast majority of firearm injuries and deaths is mostly ignored should not be surprising. It ' s front page news, sometimes for days, when an airliner goes down and a hundred people or more die, but the daily toll of motor vehicle deaths and injuries, which is a couple of orders of magnitude greater over time, is scarcely news at all. This is in part because of the sheer scale of the mass catastrophe events, a...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 26, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Is Health IT a Contributor to or a Solution for Staff Burnout? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 58
For the 58th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about burnout and health IT’s role in staff burnout. We all know that burnout has become a major issue in healthcare. Far too often we’re hearing of physician suicides and many doctors leaving their jobs because they’re burnt out. Plus, COVID has added another […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 22, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn John Lynn and Colin Hung Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Podcasts Hospital - Health System LTPAC Gabe Charbonneau Health IT Podcasts Healthcare Burnout Healthcare Podcasts Physicia Source Type: blogs
Duchess vs. doctor: Why Meghan Markle ’s mental health matters to me
Whether you like her or not, Meghan is speaking openly about suicide. For that, I am thankful. In her interview with Oprah, The Duchess of Sussex shared her suicidal thoughts—and how she was obstructed from mental health care, told to “tough it out” and keep smiling. The Duchess needed a doctor. Yet doctors are reported to […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 16, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/pamela-wible" rel="tag" > Pamela Wible, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
