Mental Health

ORLANDO — A home-based mental health program for individuals with epilepsy was effective in detecting symptoms of depression and suicidality, according to a poster.

ORLANDO — Caregivers of patients in the U.K. with Dravet syndrome would benefit from better communication, access to health care and increased psychosocial interventions, per a poster at the American Epilepsy Society annual meeting.

Transgender and gender-expansive young people report worse quality of life mental health scores compared with the general U.S. population, according to study data.

According to new data released by HHS, 48.7 million Americans aged 12 years or older reported a substance use disorder in the past year, including 29.5 million with an alcohol use disorder and 27.2 million with a drug use disorder.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Patients with atopic dermatitis have an increased likelihood of developing anxiety and depression, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — Older adults with heart failure have worse physical and mental health than those with several types of cancer, a speaker reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

NEW ORLEANS — Optometrists are in a unique position to help identify mental health conditions in patients, according to optometrist turned licensed psychotherapist Dennis Pardo, OD, MPH, FAAO, LCSW, MSW.

NEW ORLEANS — Former NFL wide receiver and longtime mental health advocate Brandon Marshall emphasized the importance of maintaining mental health and shared his methods for staying mentally “fit.”

New American Academy of Family Physicians President Steven P. Furr, MD, FAAFP, is focused on increasing pay for family physicians to account for the comprehensive care they provide and draw more students to the field.

Children with mental health issues were more likely to have poor mental and physical health in young adulthood, a study published in JAMA Network Open found.