Mental Health Disorder

Clinician burnout is a multifactorial issue, one found among a large proportion of cardiologists, that requires a multipronged approach to eliminate among health care practitioners, according to a statement on clinician well-being.

Researchers reported a significant increase in alcohol-related liver disease diagnoses amid the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week.

Evidence consistently reveals that patients with cancer are at heightened risk for distress, which can adversely impact their health-related quality of life and plays a role in overall patient survival. However, despite this evidence, psychosocial distress remains underrecognized by oncology clinicians who lack time and desire brief psychosocial assessments rather than lengthy clinical assessment interviews.

During the past 2 decades, addressing the psychosocial needs of patients with cancer has become recognized as a crucial component of treatment, but experts said work remains to fully integrate mental health into routine cancer care.

Women with ovarian cancer appeared to be at greater risk for anxiety, depression and adjustment disorder within the first 2 years of diagnosis than women in the general population, study results showed.

A report that outlined global mental health during 2020 found societal circumstance and behavior had an “enormous impact” on mental wellbeing.

High anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic is a potential risk factor for clinical worsening of severe asthma and decline in quality of life, researchers reported.

A scalable transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral intervention outperformed management as usual for youth with common mental health problems, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided mental health care providers with opportunities to gain insights into patient psychiatry during a public health crisis, according to experts who presented at the Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience.

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.