Mental Illness

Eating disorder claims in the United States rose 65% as a percentage of all medical claims over the last 5 years, according to a report from FAIR Health, a health care claims repository.

Long-term treatment with psychedelics holds the potential to transform the health care industry through millions in savings, according to an expert at a congressional briefing hosted by Johns Hopkins University.

According to new data released by HHS, 48.7 million Americans aged 12 years or older reported a substance use disorder in the past year, including 29.5 million with an alcohol use disorder and 27.2 million with a drug use disorder.

Results of a recent poll revealed that 71% of U.S. adults believe know how to get a friend or family member help with addiction, while 73% said they would refer a loved one to recovery treatment and 74% would initiate a conversation.

Children with poor measures of mental and social health also experienced poor respiratory outcomes following intensive care use for asthma, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this video exclusive from the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting, Emily Rubin, LICSW, MSW, MA, discusses a unique support program for families with a child dealing with mental illness.

Young adults with any mental disorder are at 58% greater risk for MI and 42% greater risk for stroke compared with those without a mental illness, data from a population-based study show.

On Nov. 29, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a directive clarifying that authorities can bring people experiencing homelessness and severe mental illness to a hospital for care, according to a city press release.

Analyses of blood metabolite profiles showed that people with a history of mental illness had a biological age older than their actual age, according to a presentation at the European Congress of Psychiatry.

Compared with other people with breast cancer, those with a preexisting severe mental illness were less likely to receive appropriate treatment and more likely to experience delays in receiving treatment, findings in Psycho-Oncology showed.