Anxiety News

Stigma has a major impact on mental health and quality of life for pediatric patients with chronic skin diseases, according to a study.

The Biden-Harris Administration released the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and Federal Action Plan, which includes actions to address substance use and suicide risk and evaluate community-based suicide prevention efforts.

Despite having improvements in pain and function, patients with self-reported anxiety or depression were more likely to be dissatisfied after total knee arthroplasty vs. patients without anxiety or depression, according to study results.

DENVER — For those experiencing chronic migraine, the presence of self-reported psychiatric conditions did not affect the effectiveness of eptinezumab, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

ATLANTA — Adults genetically predisposed to high stress are more likely to have a heart attack during times of heightened stress, such as a major holiday or after a presidential election, researchers reported.

Adults with strabismus were more likely to have mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression and substance use and addiction, compared with those without strabismus, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Targeted screening, integrated services and a biopsychosocial approach to care may help identify and manage anxiety and depression among people with vision loss, according to a perspective published in Psychodynamic Psychiatry.

A large proportion of adolescent patients treated with isotretinoin for acne had a history of a psychiatric diagnosis, but most were not diagnosed with additional psychiatric diagnoses or symptoms during treatment, according to a study.

On April 5, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Northeast region of the United States, an “infrequent but not unexpected” event for this part of the country, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A Houston-area neurohealth company announced completion of a full production test run, along with usability, feasibility design verification and electrical safety testing for its noninvasive, frequency-based deep brain stimulation device.