Disorders

Nearly 23% of U.S. adults — or approximately 58.7 million — reported some type of mental illness during 2023, according to results from a national survey on mental health and substance use released by HHS.

Youth with mood disorders were significantly less likely to receive their driver’s license compared with those without disorders, a study published in JAMA Network Open demonstrated.

Learning disorders are common among children in the United States, affecting approximately nine out of every 100, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Sleep disorders are among the biggest issues patients with cancer and survivors face, yet research on interventions to address these disorders remains sparse, according to speakers at National Comprehensive Cancer Network Annual Conference.

ATLANTA — A strong association exists between sleep disorders and conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, Paul Chous, MA, OD, FAAO, said at SECO 100.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were associated with higher risk for coronary artery disease and stroke, which was only partially mediated by cardiometabolic factors, according to findings from a study using mendelian randomization.

Prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders, as well as related symptoms, was greater in patients with alopecia areata compared with the general population, according to a study.

LAS VEGAS – In a video exclusive with Healio Gastroenterology, Colin W. Howden, MD, FACG, of the University of Tennessee, outlined emerging study data on acid-peptic disorders.

The connection between disordered eating and GI seems like an easy one to make.