How Much of a Difference Is 988 Making a Year After Its Launch?
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has hit its one-year anniversary, and it appears that the public is increasingly turning to the number in times of darkness.The most recent statistics show a substant…
Learn MorePets Don’t Help Those With Severe Mental Illness Fare Better
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s commonly thought that having a companion animal — be it a dog, cat or bird — is good for the owner’s mental health.A new study suggests that’s not so, at least for people with severe mental illness and fo…
Learn MoreProgram Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Richard Stumacher’s coworker at Northwell Health in New York City used to smoke to curb her severe anxiety, and tried multiple times to stop.“She went through the program and she would quit, and then she…
Learn MoreObesity Linked to Increased Risk for Mental Health Diagnoses
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is associated with an increased risk for mental health diagnoses, according to a study published online May 30 in Translational Psychiatry.Michael Leutner, Ph.D., from the Medical University of Vien…
Learn MoreLa salud mental de los hombres: señales de advertencia y dónde buscar ayuda
LUNES, 12 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En general, a los hombres no les gusta hablar sobre los problemas de la salud mental, y muchos menos buscar tratamiento para uno. Este es un problema, dado la cantidad de hombres que se enfrentan a proble…
Learn MoreMen’s Mental Health: Warning Signs & Where to Go for Help
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men typically don’t want to discuss mental health issues, much less get treatment for one.That’s a problem, given how many males struggle with mental health problems: Six million American men suffer from depre…
Learn MoreAmerican Psychiatric Association, May 20-24
The annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association was held from May 20 to 24 in San Francisco and attracted participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in psychia…
Learn MoreLa ketamina le gana al electroshock para el alivio de la depresión difícil de tratar
JUEVES, 25 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un nuevo estudio sugiere que la ketamina podría ser una alternativa a la terapia electroconvulsiva para las personas con una depresión mayor resistente al tratamiento. Actualmente, los pacientes con un tr…
Learn MoreLa mayoría de los estadounidenses no saben para qué sirve la línea de crisis de suicidio 988: encuesta
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Apenas un 13 por ciento de los adultos estadounidenses comprenden el propósito de la Línea 988 de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis, casi un año después de su lanzamiento, que fue muy publicitado, muest…
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