Mental Health

During the first few waves of COVID-19, kidney transplant recipients in Norway engaged in less social interaction than the general population and strongly adhered to government advice, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Weekly pediatric ED visits for eating and tic disorders have increased among females — especially adolescents aged 12 to 17 years — during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in MMWR.

Veterans who survived COVID-19 were at increased risk for mental health, substance use and sleep disorders up to 1 year later, data showed.

Cathleen M. McCabe, MD, and Laura B. Enyedi, MD, talk with Jaya B. Kumar, MD, FASRS, and Jullia A. Rosdahl, MD, PhD, about addressing physician suicide and destigmatizing mental health. Plus, they share their favorite resilience hacks.

Mental health and psychosocial well-being are associated with achieving sustained rheumatoid arthritis remission and treatment response, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

The collaborative care model was associated with reductions in racial disparities in mental health screening among pregnant and postpartum women, according to recent findings.

Healio presents the following collection of stories from Crohn’s and Colitis Congress 2022. Topics include the effectiveness of intestinal ultrasound, cultural barriers in inflammatory bowel disease care, therapeutics coming down the IBD pipeline and more.

Physicians reported an increase in outpatient visits related to mental health and substance use during the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Healio’s most-viewed psychiatry stories in January highlight the global burden of mental disorders on health, a survey that provides insights into Americans’ support of psychedelics and a regulatory development for Rexulti.

Miscarriage is more than a physical event, often requiring mental health care beyond the OB/GYN office. Yet multiple factors may discourage women from seeking the help they need and finding hope beyond their loss.