October 10 marks World Mental Health Day

In 2015, an estimated 43.4 million adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. experienced any mental illness within the past year, representing 17.9% of all U.S. adults, according to the NIMH.

Further, serious mental illness occurred among an estimated 9.8 million adults in the U.S. in 2015, representing 4% of all U.S. adults.

World Mental Health Day will be observed on Tuesday, October 10. To honor the observance, Healio.com/Psychiatry highlighted the top 5 most read articles on mental health in 2017.

Integrating spirituality, clinical care effective for mental health

SAN DIEGO — Preliminary findings presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting indicated significant need and impact of a program that integrated spirituality into psychiatric care. Read more

Trump’s transgender military ban harmful for mental health

President Donald J. Trump indicated a reinstitution of a transgender ban from the military in a series of posts of Twitter.

In an interview with Healio/Psychiatry, Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, a forensic psychiatrist who retired from the Army in 2010, explained harms associated with reinstating a ban on transgender individuals openly serving in the military. Read more

Using mental health care lowers risk for teen depression

Using mental health services in adolescence significantly decreases risk for depression in late adolescence, according to recent findings. Read more

APA urges Congress to protect access to mental health care

The APA recently issued a letter to Congress to ensure continued access to care for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. Read more

Gun use in IPV has hidden mental health consequences

Recent findings indicated that individuals who experienced intimate partner violence involving a gun were less likely to be physically harmed but more likely to feel frightened, suggesting that this type of violence and trauma could go unnoticed by clinicians. Read more