Mental Health

BALTIMORE — ACOG will continue providing a strong focus on the mental health of patients and providers as the current president’s tenure comes to an end, according to a speaker at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

The photographic exhibition of those with congenital melanocytic nevi had a significant positive impact on participants and attendees, demonstrating options for psychological interventions, according to a study.

CHICAGO — The escalating prevalence of burnout among U.S. health care providers poses “a real threat” to public health, the U.S. surgeon general told ASCO Annual Meeting attendees.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — An emerging investigational therapeutic may be effective while being safe and generally well-tolerated for the treatment of mental health conditions driven by activity in the amygdala, according to research presented here.

OB/GYN providers practice in a social and political setting that can lead to poor mental health, which is driving a mental health crisis, according to a speaker at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — Among people with multimorbidity, those with greater religiosity or spirituality were more likely to seek out a religious or spiritual leader for their mental health concerns before looking to a mental health professional.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, has issued an advisory urging for more actions to ensure safer social media use in youth to limit potential mental health risks.

SAN FRANCISCO — Nutritional psychiatry is a new term that encompasses the bidirectional brain-gut microbiome activity, Bhagwan A. Bahroo, MD, says in this Healio video at the American Psychiatric Association meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — The COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges to medical professionals in caring for their own mental health.

BALTIMORE — In this Healio exclusive, Iffath A. Hoskins, MD, FACOG, immediate past president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, discusses her Presidential Initiative: Minding Mental Health.