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chrisviesumalinog
Sep 22, 20232 min read
America Has Reached Peak Therapy. Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse?
From TIME: “By the latest federal estimates, about one in eight U.S. adults now takes an antidepressant and one in five has recently...
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chrisviesumalinog
Sep 22, 20233 min read
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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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 28, 20234 min read
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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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 27, 20231 min read
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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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 27, 20234 min read
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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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Increasing Weight From Childhood to Adulthood Associated With Depression
Resolving excess weight by adulthood may mitigate mental health risks in adolescents. Increasing weight or persistent overweight status...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 19, 20231 min read
About 15% of Children Received Mental Health Treatment in 2023
Children aged 12 to 17 years were more likely to have received any mental health treatment than those aged 5 to 11 years. HealthDay News...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 19, 20232 min read
Prevalence of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Higher for Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease
August 15, 2023 More than 50% of those with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases had never/rarely reported mental health symptoms to...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 18, 20233 min read
At-Home Exercise Improves Healthcare Workers' Mental Health
Health Workers At-home exercise may help reduce depression symptoms, burnout, and absenteeism in healthcare workers, according to a new...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 16, 20234 min read
LGBTQ+ Pride: What's changed from Gen X to Millennials?
This Pride Month we decided to take a look at two different but intersected perspectives on what this month means in our current...
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chrisviesumalinog
Aug 16, 20236 min read
How young trans leaders practice rest and resilience amid legislative uncertainty and oppression
The Human Rights Campaign has declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans. The transgender community in particular is...
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Sabrina Stanley, MPH, MCHES, CPH
Aug 15, 20239 min read
Is Mental Health Contributing to higher Maternal Mortality Rates in Black Women?
Whether is due to lack of treatment and follow-up or poor compliance with medication. studies show postpartum black women experience...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 13, 20234 min read
Celebrities - Mental Health & Suicide
People imagine that the lives of celebrities is amazing with wealth, prestige, status, however many celebrities suffer from various...
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Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Nutrition Omega 3 - Fatty Acids - Depression
Data suggests that substitution of Omega-6- Fatty Acids (O6FA) for Omega-3-Fatty Acids (O3FA) is associated with unipolar and bipolar...
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Sabrina Stanley, MPH, MCHES, CPH
Aug 6, 20237 min read
CDC Reports that Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Varies by Location and SES
In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report the Centers for Disease Control Published information regarding Adverse childhood...
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