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Risk of Suicide, Homicide Both Higher at Night

FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – The risk of suicide and homicide is higher at night than might be expected based on the number of people awake at that time, according to a study published online May 29 in...

1 in 6 Patients Who Quit Antidepressants Get 'Discontinuation Symptoms'

FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – Roughly 1 in 6 people who stop taking an antidepressant will experience symptoms caused by discontinuing the drug, a new review finds. However, only 1 in 35 will experience...

Many Patients Have Discontinuation Symptoms After Stopping Antidepressants

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – A considerable proportion of patients have discontinuation symptoms (e.g., dizziness, headache, nausea, insomnia, and irritability) after discontinuing antidepressants, ...

Amsterdam's 'Psychiatric Ambulance' Could Be Advance For Those in Mental Health Crisis

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – Ambulances meant for people having a mental health crisis could help folks get the care they need with less confrontation and friction, a new study says. People transported to...

Night Owls Could Be Upping Their Mental Health Risks

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – People who regularly stay up until the wee hours of the morning could be harming their mental health, a new study finds. Regardless of whether people were morning larks or a...

Suicidal Impulses May Peak During Restless Nights

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – The wee hours of the morning could be the most dangerous for someone on the brink of suicide or homicide, a new study shows. There’s a five-fold greater risk for suicide and a...

Almost 1 in 3 Americans Know Someone Who's Died From a Drug Overdose

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – As the opioid addiction crisis continues to lay waste to American life, a new survey finds that nearly a third of U.S. adults now know someone who's died of a drug overdose....

Teen Smartphone Use Positively Tied to Mood

THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Adolescent smartphone use is positively associated with mood, according to a study published online May 29 in PLOS ONE. Matt Minich, Ph.D., and Megan Moreno, M.D., M.P.H., ...

Overall Risk of Death Not Increased With Premenstrual Disorders

WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 – Women with premenstrual disorders (PMD) do not have increased risk of early death overall, but the risks of suicide and the risks for women with diagnosis before 25 years...

Changes in Gender Identity Not Tied to Depressive Symptoms in Youth

WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 – Changes in gender identity are not associated with changes in depressive symptoms over time among sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth, according to a study published...

Suicide Rates Among Cancer Patients Are Falling

THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Even as suicide rates have risen among Americans generally, one group appears to be bucking that trend: People diagnosed with cancer. Experts are crediting improved access...

Parental Legal System Involvement Linked to Adverse Child Mental Health

THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 – Parental legal system involvement may negatively impact child mental health, according to a study published online May 23 in Pediatrics. Lilian G. Bravo, Ph.D., R.N., from...

Recent Release From Jail a Big Risk Factor for Suicide

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – Inmates released from jail have a ninefold increased risk of suicide within the following year, compared to people who’ve never been incarcerated, new research shows. “...

GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Increases Likelihood of Antidepressant Prescription

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – Individuals taking glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 receptor agonists have a greater risk for subsequently being dispensed antidepressants, according to a study published...

Virtual Reality Therapy Can Augment Depression Treatment

MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – Extended reality-enhanced behavioral activation (XR-BA) may be a feasible, noninferior, and acceptable enhancement to traditional BA for major depressive disorder (MDD),...

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