Mental Health

NEW YORK — In this Healio video from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Bhagwan A. Bahroo, MD, discusses the relationship that nutrition and mental state have with an individual’s overall health.

Ten states have joined the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program, according to a release from HHS.

A digital app was effective at improving mental health outcomes like anxiety and depression in a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a speaker at EULAR 2024 Congress.

The AMA House of Delegates adopted several policies that aim to expand the availability of life-saving medications and care for substance use disorders, overdoses and mental health.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Eric Hollander, MD, discusses adult autism diagnosis, treatments and prevalence.

Patients with cancer who received specialized mental health support experienced improved quality of life, as well as reduced pain, depression and fatigue.

Transitioning to parenthood was associated with reduced mental health therapy attendance among a large cohort of U.S. service member families, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Sleep issues, self-harm and high levels of social media and smartphone use were prevalent among young people with mental health conditions, according to research published in PLoS One.

All women with vs. without premenstrual disorders had higher risk for suicide, whereas those diagnosed at younger than 25 years had increased all-cause mortality risk, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

A web-based cognitive behavioral self-help intervention led to significant reductions in binge eating episodes, along with improvements in several other measures, a randomized clinical trial showed.