Mental Health
VIDEO: Mount Sinai conference spotlights latest treatments, wellness for midlife women
In this Healio video exclusive, Joanne Stone, MD, MS, and Susan S. Khalil, MD, discussed highlights from the second annual Mount Sinai Women’s Health Forum, a 1-day conference dedicated to the latest updates in care for midlife women.
Internet use may improve mental health in middle-aged, older adults
Internet use could help improve mental health and well-being in adults aged 50 years or older, study results published in Nature Human Behavior suggested.
VIDEO: AI could be used to ‘integrate everything’ about mental and physical health
ORLANDO — In this video from the AIMed24 Annual Meeting, Gabriela Cora, MD, MBA, discusses the intersection of AI and mental health.
Screening tool detects anxiety in half of children going into surgery
A brief, computerized mental health screening for children going into surgery showed that more than half were experiencing preoperative anxiety, according to findings presented at Anesthesiology 2024.
Abortion-related catastrophic health expenditures tied to adverse mental health symptoms
Women who traveled out of state for abortion care were more likely to incur catastrophic health expenditures, which were associated with increased symptoms of anxiety and depression, survey data show.
Poor sleep quality linked to worse physical, mental health outcomes in older adults
In a cohort of community-dwelling older adults, poor sleep quality was indicative of incident motoric cognitive risk syndrome as well as increased physical and mental disability, according to research published in Neurology.
Body dysmorphia during pregnancy worsens self-image, quality of life
Body dysmorphic disorder may negatively impact quality of life and body image during pregnancy, especially during first and third trimesters, highlighting the need for interventions and support for pregnant women, researchers reported.
Patients with OSA commonly report fatigue, lost work productivity, limited daily activity
As a result of living with obstructive sleep apnea, many patients report fatigue, lost work productivity and limits on daily activities, according to survey findings provided by Apnimed.
Stem cell therapy improves mental, physical health in relapsing-remitting MS
Top-line results of a phase 2 clinical trial for an adiposederived autologous mesenchymal stem cell therapy to address mild to moderate relapsing-remitting MS found the treatment improved mental and physical health at 52 weeks.
Exercise improves physical, mental health in people with alcohol use disorder
Exercise interventions reduced daily alcohol dependence and significantly improved physical and mental health, like heart rate and anxiety, among patients with alcohol use disorder, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.