Anxiety Disorder

The American Heart Association and Happify Health announced the launch of a program offered to employers and health plans with the goal of improving CV health through mental health.

High-potency cannabis use appeared associated with mental health and addiction, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Gina Sequeira, MD, MS, is worried that an increasing number of states are proposing legislation that would ban access to gender-affirming health care for minors, even when they have parental consent.

From 2007 to 2016, pediatric ED visits for all mental health disorders increased by 60% in the United States, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Researchers observed several significant differences regarding in-hospital care, CV risk profile and rehospitalization rates in patients with acute MI who were homeless vs. those who were not, according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

About 64% of young mothers reported at least one mental health problem and 37% had reported experiencing more than one, according to the results from a study conducted in Canada.

Women with anxiety, depression and trauma were more likely to use cannabis during pregnancy, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

The association between the chronic misuse of alcohol and anxiety is well-documented within the field of psychiatry, according to a review published in Alcohol Research: Current Reviews. Researchers noted that a substantial number of people with alcohol use disorder, or AUD, have also met diagnostic criteria for one or more anxiety and mood disorders, and multiple disciplines have developed theories to explain this association in order to devise treatment plans.

Findings of the largest genome-wide association study of anxiety traits to date have revealed new insights into genetic risk mechanisms shared by anxiety and related psychiatric disorders, researchers wrote in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Adolescent girls with anxiety disorder may be at an increased risk for eating disorders, according to results of a longitudinal cohort study published in European Eating Disorders Review.