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Use of Mental Health Services Soared During Pandemic
By the end of August 2022, overall use of mental health services was almost 40% higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, while spending...
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Sep 22, 20233 min read
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Suicidal Behavior Tied to Increased All-Cause Mortality in MDD
Suicidal Behavior Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and suicidal behavior during the depressive period have over double the...
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Sep 22, 20234 min read
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Considerations for Online Therapy
Online Therapy Online psychotherapy has benefits that are hard to ignore. Clients who lack transportation, or those who live in...
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Sep 22, 20235 min read
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FDA Approves First Generics for the Treatment of ADHD, BED
Generics are now approved for adults in the treatment of BED and for individuals aged 6 years and older in the treatment of ADHD. The US...
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Sep 21, 20231 min read
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Mental Health and Personal Finances Amongst Top Stressors for Students
A recent survey found mental health and finances were some of the top stressors for college students. Q&A It is back to school season,...
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Sep 21, 20233 min read
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Schizophrenia Still Linked to Early Mortality
Schizophrenia TOPLINE: Suicide is a main cause of death among people with schizophrenia, even years after diagnosis, and deaths from...
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Aug 29, 20233 min read
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The World Within - Carl Jung, MD in His Own Words - Documentary
Who is Dr. Carl Jung ? Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has...
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Aug 28, 20232 min read
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Is a Drug to Treat Cannabis Addiction Finally Within Reach?
Cannabis Addiction Is a Drug to Treat Cannabis Addiction Finally Within Reach? BORDEAUX, France — Could AEF0117, a drug that has a novel...
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Aug 28, 20234 min read
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Suicide Prevention Must Expand Beyond Crisis Intervention
Interpreting the latest suicide data. KEY POINTS The number of suicides in the U.S. climbed 2.6 percent in 2022, to just under 50,000....
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Aug 28, 20234 min read
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Marijuana, Hallucinogen Use, Binge Drinking at All-Time High
Marijuana and hallucinogen use, binge drinking reached record highs in middle-aged adults, survey finds The latest results of the...
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Aug 28, 20233 min read
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Missouri's fentanyl epidemic is getting worse, with a record number of overdoses
Amy Palmer discusses the strength of fentanyl compared to other opiates during a naloxone training event on July 8 at The Dandy Lion Cafe...
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Aug 28, 20234 min read
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The Whole Continuum of Behavioral Health Care: Reintroduction of the 988 Implementation Act
The 988 Implementation Act was introduced on July 25. What impact will it have on care? On July 25, 2023, Congressman Jamie Raskin and...
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Aug 28, 20237 min read
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Tobacco Dependence Greater for Cigarette-Dominant Tobacco Users
Tobacco dependence was significantly lower among polyusers of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, as well as dominant smokeless product...
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Aug 28, 20231 min read
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Paying Attention to ADHD Prescriptions in Your Community
How many children in your community are on ADHD medications? Do you know how important it is to find out? It may be time for a new...
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Aug 28, 20239 min read
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Among Children, Mental Disorders Associate With Gender, Family Income, Obesity
The prevalence of mental disorders among children was higher in those with families that had lower annual incomes and high BMI. Risk for...
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Aug 28, 20231 min read
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Two Years of Methylphenidate Use Likely Does Not Affect Growth in Children With ADHD
Long-term methylphenidate treatment is not likely to be associated with growth impairments. Two years of treatment with methylphenidate...
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Aug 28, 20232 min read
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New Weight Loss Drugs Appeal to Half of US Adults
The new generation of safe and effective weight loss drugs seems to have helped boost the US profile of such medications and has fueled...
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Aug 27, 20232 min read
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Child Assault Tied to Triple the Risk for Mental Illness Within 1 Year
Children exposed to physical assault were twice as likely to be diagnosed with mental illness in the years following the assault than...
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Aug 27, 20233 min read
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Which Factors Distinguish Superagers From the Rest of Us?
Superagers Even at an advanced age, superagers have the memory of someone 20 or 30 years their junior. But why is that? A new study shows...
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Aug 27, 20234 min read
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Orexin Receptor 2 Agonist Improves Sleepiness in Narcolepsy
Improvement was seen in measures of sleepiness and cataplexy over 8 weeks vs placebo, but the drug was associated with hepatotoxic...
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Aug 27, 20232 min read
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