Mental Health
Stress makes it more difficult to conceive, study suggests
Women with a higher allostatic load — an indicator of chronic stress — experienced lower fecundability, according to data published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.
Mental health amid COVID-19: ‘No wrong time’ for health care workers to seek help
Jessi Gold, MD MS, does not consider “OK” or “fine” to be emotions.
Partnership to provide path to mental health care for survivors of sexual abuse
A nonprofit that helps sexual abuse survivors has partnered with a mental health firm to enable survivors to access quality counseling through a network of mental health care providers.
Nearly 1 in 10 Americans reports having depressive episode
In 2020, a total of 9.2% of Americans aged 12 years and older reported experiencing a major depressive episode in the year prior, researchers reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
CDC: 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable
About four in five pregnancy-related deaths that occurred in the United States from 2017 to 2019 were preventable, according to the CDC.
HHS releases roadmap in addressing national mental health crisis
HHS has released its “Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration,” which details policy solutions to help integrate mental health and substance use care into large health care systems.
AAP receives funds to launch center on social media, youth mental health
The AAP said it will launch a National Center of Excellence on Social Media and Mental Wellness using $10 million in funding from the HHS, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Depression rates increasing among young adults with type 2 diabetes in US and UK
The proportion of people with type 2 diabetes diagnosed with depression in the U.S. and U.K. increased from 2006 to 2017, particularly among those diagnosed with diabetes at a younger age, according to a study published in Diabetologia.