Mood Disorders News

Since the first death in the United States on Feb. 29, 2020, a total of 1,076,549 Americans have died as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Following daily political news can cause stress and negatively affect a person's mental health, researchers reported in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

The prevalence of all antipsychotic prescriptions prescribed to those aged 3 to 18 years increased by an average of 3.3% annually from 2000 to 2019, researchers reported in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Historically underrepresented populations are more at risk for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death compared with white individuals, the CDC reported in November 2022.

On Sept. 15, the AMA released a statement saying that the burnout rate among United States physicians spiked during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, citing research published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

For psychiatric nurses in China, occupational stress was negatively associated with psychological resilience and state of mental health, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.

The mental health of medical students in China was significantly worse during postgraduate entrance examinations compared with 6 months after, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.

As the world continues to grapple with effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals around the globe are still dealing with symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection for months, even years, after their initial infection.

Among children and adolescents in Israel, use of psychiatric emergency departments declined sharply during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the year prior, according to a study in BMC Psychiatry.

For those with major depressive disorder, early intervention is crucial to address treatment-resistant depression, which may lead to higher disease burden on the patient and health care system, per a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.