Mental Health
VIDEO: Children’s mental health, AI in medicine leading themes of AAP National Conference
ORLANDO — In this Healio video perspective, Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP, discusses the focus on children’s mental health care and the role of AI in pediatric care at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.
Mental health counseling more effective at reducing preterm birth vs. antidepressants
Mental health counseling is more effective at mitigating the risk for preterm birth compared with antidepressant treatment among pregnant women with depression, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Heart breaks & heart wakes: Effects of stress and mindfulness, with Jonathan Fisher, MD
In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, discusses physician burnout, mindfulness and the effects of stress on heart health with Jonathan Fisher, MD, FACC.
Q&A: Women require self-care, rest to cope with burnout, promote health equity
CHICAGO — Self-care and rest are essential for preventing burnout and promoting wellness and allow medical professionals to practice at their best, according to a speaker at Women in Medicine Summit.
HHS invests $240M to expand mental health, substance use treatment at community health centers
The Health Resources and Services Administration, or HRSA, announced $240 million in funding to launch and expand mental health and substance use disorder services in over 400 community health centers.
Antianxiety prescriptions ‘spiked’ for postpartum women during pandemic
Prescriptions for benzodiazepines among privately insured postpartum women rose 15% during the pandemic, but diagnoses for postpartum anxiety and depression did not increase during the same period, researchers reported.
Q&A: Mental health conditions underrecognized in patients with AMD
Healio spoke with Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD, a vitreoretinal surgeon and associate professor of ophthalmology at Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, about mental health conditions in patients with age-related macular degeneration.
Burnout, withdrawal remain ‘alarmingly high’ among physicians and residents
Most physicians and residents report feelings of burnout, while stigma about receiving mental health care remains prevalent, according to a new report from The Physicians Foundation.
Energy restrictive diets improve cardiometabolic, mental health among adolescents
Intermittent and continuous energy restriction diets both improved cardiometabolic measures and reduced symptoms of depression and disordered eating among adolescents with obesity, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Video games improved mental health during COVID-19 pandemic
Owning and playing on game consoles during the COVID-19 pandemic improved mental health among Japanese children and adults, according to findings published in Nature Human Behavior.