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Is Violence a Risk With Your New Romantic Partner? Watch for These Warning Signs
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 – Many women and men begin new relationships never dreaming they could later be enmeshed in a cycle of intimate partner violence. Now, a new study finds there are early...
Firearm Access Drives High Rate of U.S. Gun Deaths, International Study Finds
TUESDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – Gun advocates often claim that mental illness is the driving force behind mass shootings in the United States. But new research argues that gun violence is more likely...
Handguns Are Most Used Weapon in School Shootings Executed by Teens
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 – In school shootings executed by 262 adolescents in the United States from 1990 through 2016, handguns were the most used weapon, and most firearms were obtained via theft...
Health Care Spending Up for Child Survivors of Firearm Injuries
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – Child and adolescent survivors of firearm injuries have increased health care spending, and they and their family members have increased mental health care use, according to a...
12.0 Percent of Child Firearm Homicides Are Related to Intimate Partner Violence
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – Among intimate partner violence (IPV)-related child firearm homicides, 86.0 percent are child corollary victims, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Pediatrics....
Mental Disorder Treatment Rates Low Globally for Children, Teens
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – Globally, treatment rates for mental disorders among children and adolescents are low, with variance noted by demographics, according to a review published online Oct. 18...
U.S. Gun Homicides Drop Slightly After Pandemic Peak
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – The rate of firearm homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, the first drop seen since a sharp increase emerged early in the pandemic, public health officials...
ED Visit Rate for Assault 4.5 Visits Per 1,000 People Per Year
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – The emergency department visit rate for assault was 4.5 visits per 1,000 people per year during 2019 to 2021, according to an October data brief published by the U.S....
Doctor's Group Pulls Paper on 'Excited Delirium,' Often Cited in Cases Involving Excessive Force by Police
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – A paper that has been used in court cases to justify excessive police force was withdrawn Thursday by the American College of Emergency Physicians, a prominent doctor’s g...
Young Adults, Black Americans Most Likely to Visit ER for Assault Injuries
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – Being young or Black may make it more likely that you wind up in an emergency room with an assault injury, new research suggests. Living in metropolitan areas and being...
Spending on Kids' Mental Health Keeps Rising
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 – In yet another reminder of the psychic toll the pandemic has taken on young people, new research shows spending on mental health services for U.S. children and adolescents...
Longer Nursing Shifts Tied to Higher Rates of Patient Incidents
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – Higher proportions of long nursing shifts are associated with higher rates of patient incidents (e.g., self-injury and disruptive behavior) in mental health and community...
Adverse Mental Health Symptoms Reported During Contraceptive Pill Pause
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – For women taking combined oral contraceptives (COCs), withdrawal during the pill pause is associated with adverse mental health symptoms, similar to those experienced during...
Black Patients More Likely to Be Physically Restrained During ER Visits
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – It seemed to some that patients of color were being restrained in the emergency room more often than others, so researchers decided to investigate. While physical r...
Physical Restraint Use More Likely for Black Adults in Emergency Departments
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – In adult emergency departments, physical restraint is uncommon but occurs more often among Black patients than White and non-Black patients, according to a review...
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