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Depression screening highly effective at identifying breast cancer patients in need of mental health care

Kaiser Permanente research published January 4, 2022, in JAMA showed depression screening for patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer was highly effective at identifying patients in need of behavioral health care, and the new screening initiative was subsequently and successfully built into the patient care and daily workflow of medical oncology teams at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California.

4 Jan 2022

Study finds rise in marijuana use among pregnant and postpartum people living with HIV

Marijuana use among individuals who are pregnant or postpartum and living with HIV increased from 2007 to 2019, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA Network Open.

4 Jan 2022

Study finds lower physical activity among most teens during the pandemic

This New Year's Day, parents might want to resolve to get more exercise – and bring their teenage children along. A new national study finds that only 9% of teens met the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day during the pandemic – a decline from 16% pre-pandemic.

3 Jan 2022

New treatment method leads to fewer episodes of overeating in patients with morbid obesity

Patients with morbid obesity experienced improvement in their quality of life and distinctly fewer episodes of overeating after ten weeks with a new treatment method developed at NTNU.

3 Jan 2022

Alzheimer’s disease risk genes disturb the brain protective mechanism

The brain has a natural protective mechanism against Alzheimer's disease, and researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and collaborating institutions have discovered that gene variants associated with risk of developing the disease disturb the protective mechanism in ways that can lead to neurodegeneration.

3 Jan 2022

New systematic review finds low-quality evidence on the effectiveness of hangover remedies

A new systematic review has found only very low-quality evidence that substances claiming to treat or prevent alcohol-induced hangover work.

3 Jan 2022

Orphanhood decreases with the availability of antiretroviral therapy and male circumcision

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found marked decreases in orphanhood particularly double orphanhood, among adolescents in Rakai, Uganda, corresponding with the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) beginning in 2004 and of male medical circumcision in 2007.

30 Dec 2021

Researchers use rapid antigen testing to identify optimum isolation scenarios in COVID-19 infection

In a new study, researchers have been modeling different isolation scenarios to identify the most effective methods.

29 Dec 2021

New program boosts buprenorphine treatment rates for opioid use disorder

A program designed to increase initiation of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in the emergency department led to a sixfold increase in its use at three Penn Medicine hospitals, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

23 Dec 2021

Recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’ provides clues to treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder

Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes - the 'dark genome' - have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

23 Dec 2021

Schools account for a small, but important part of young person's mental health

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports in adolescents 11-14 years old, that schools account for a small, but significant part of a young person's mental health.

23 Dec 2021

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep behavior, emotional stability of people with previous pathologies

Selene Valero and José Gil, researchers at the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy of the University of Valencia, have studied the changes in sleep behaviour and emotional stability of healthy patients and with previous pathologies before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Dec 2021

Pain science education can help people to recover from chronic pain

Outwit, outplay, outlast. Just like the motto on television show Survivor, a three-pronged approach to learning about pain could improve the lives of people experiencing chronic pain, according to new research from the University of South Australia.

23 Dec 2021

Scientists develop a detailed epidemiological model for the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes

Researchers from TU Graz and Complexity Science Hub (CSH) Vienna have developed a detailed epidemiological model for the spread of the coronavirus in nursing homes. This enables optimal prevention strategies to be identified, as practical experience in Caritas nursing homes has shown.

22 Dec 2021

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Depression screening highly effective at identifying breast cancer patients in need of mental health care

Study finds rise in marijuana use among pregnant and postpartum people living with HIV

Study finds lower physical activity among most teens during the pandemic

New treatment method leads to fewer episodes of overeating in patients with morbid obesity

Alzheimer’s disease risk genes disturb the brain protective mechanism

New systematic review finds low-quality evidence on the effectiveness of hangover remedies

Orphanhood decreases with the availability of antiretroviral therapy and male circumcision

Researchers use rapid antigen testing to identify optimum isolation scenarios in COVID-19 infection

New program boosts buprenorphine treatment rates for opioid use disorder

Recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’ provides clues to treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder

Schools account for a small, but important part of young person's mental health

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep behavior, emotional stability of people with previous pathologies

Pain science education can help people to recover from chronic pain

Scientists develop a detailed epidemiological model for the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes

Layers of subcontracted services confuse and frustrate Medi-Cal patients

Ziath supports mental health charity for young people

NIH’s new report provides a road map on how to improve Americans’ oral health

Study reveals how stigma has changed over two decades for mental health disorders

Clinical trial results do not support the use of fish oil supplements to prevent depression

Deletion of autism-linked gene diminishes myelin in mice

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