Mental Illness
Getting to the heart of stress and its impact on the CV system
As mental health continues to affect more than 10% of the global population, discoveries related to the physical implications of mental health conditions, including stress, continue to become more apparent each year.
Stigma mediates role, involvement of caregivers with those hospitalized for mental illness
For informal caregivers of those hospitalized for mental illness, affiliated stigma was a full mediator between their role as caregiver and their involvement with patients, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.
Needs of family members unmet with parent hospitalization for mental illness
The needs of families are largely unmet when a parent is hospitalized for a mental illness, with the need for a broad range of care models required to address these gaps, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.
Most older patients with COPD in good mental health
A majority of adults older than 50 years with COPD had no psychiatric disorders and had good mental health, according to a study published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
People with childhood adversity at elevated risk for CVD in young adulthood
Children who experienced adversity from age 0 to 15 years were at elevated risk for developing CVD in young adulthood compared with those who did not, researchers reported in the European Heart Journal.
Mental illness risk higher for North Korean refugees, immigrants living in South Korea
Risk for developing mental illness among North Korean refugees and immigrants living in South Korea was significantly higher than for those in the general population, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Gun Violence, Mass Shootings and Mental Illness with Ragy Girgis, MD
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Ragy Girgis, MD, MS, about findings from the Columbia Mass Murder Database he co-developed, the associations between mental illness and mass shootings and more.
Peer-driven directives lowered hospital admissions in French adults with mental illness
Peer worker–facilitated psychiatric advance directives proved effective in decreasing compulsory hospital admissions and increasing certain positive outcomes for those with mental illness, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Mental illness is commonly reported among adults with CKD
Mental illness is common among adults with chronic kidney disease in the United States, according to data published in Kidney International Reports.