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10-Minute Intervention Boosts Health Worker Well-Being

Work-life integration and emotional exhaustion, recovery, and thriving all improved within 8 days

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Zachary Quinto Steps Into Giant-Sized Doctor's Shoes in NBC's 'Brilliant Minds'

The actor plays a character inspired by Oliver Sacks, MD, the "poet laureate of medicine"

Decades of National Suicide Prevention Policies Haven't Slowed the Deaths

National experts and government officials agree strategies simply haven't been embraced widely

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Severe Sleep Issues May Tell of Later Suicidal Behavior in Preteens

Nearly a third of preteens with severe sleep disturbance reported some level of suicidal behavior

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Mental Health Parity Rule Lauded by Healthcare Groups

Plans will be barred from using more restrictive prior authorization rules for mental health care

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Inpatient CBT Reduces Suicide and Readmissions After Discharge

Can treatment be scaled for implementation in the real world?

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Local Suicide Risk Factors; Chappell Roan's Bipolar II Disorder; Student Mindfulness

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Steroid Use Tied to Diabetes; Suicide Rates Climbing; Legionnaire's Death Toll Rises

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

How Cannabis Laws and Mental Health Prescription Drugs Are Linked

Study points to a decrease in benzodiazepine dispensing following cannabis legalization

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Youth With Chronic Pain May Have More Anxiety and Depression

Meta-analysis shows higher prevalence of both conditions compared with general population

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The Emotional Toll of Chronic Illness in Childhood

Let's do more to promote mental well-being in pediatric patients

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Just How Addictive Is the Drug That Killed Matthew Perry?

Even if ketamine isn't as addictive as opioids, widespread use can still pose problems

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More ADHD Drug Production; Psilocybin vs Lexapro; Addiction a Chronic Brain Disease?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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The Higher the Disability Burden From Disease, the Higher the Suicide Risk

Having a medical condition was tied to increased risk of suicide in a dose-response-like manner

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New Studies Fuel Debate Over GLP-1 Drugs and Suicide Risk

No link found in nationwide data from Sweden and Denmark and in analysis of STEP trials

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Young Girls Are Using Anti-Aging Products They See on TikTok. Experts Warn on Harms.

Parents and child psychologists worry about the trend's effects on girls' mental health

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Giving Up Pets to Seek Rehab Can Worsen Trauma. A Group Intends to End That.

Most residential rehab centers don't allow patients to bring pets

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Shots Fired in Hospital; FBI Havana Syndrome Report; Experts' Concerns About RFK Jr.

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Your Patient Has Been Dealt a Hand With Four ACEs. What Now?

In cancer survivorship, we must address patients' psychological wellness

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Tennis Players at U.S. Open Say Their Mental and Physical Health Are Ignored

Athletes blame new rules, more tournaments, and an offseason that is too short

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FDA's Upcoming PTSD Meeting; Ketamine Catch-22; 'Lifestyle Psychiatry' Trending

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Dalai Lama's Surgery; New Surgeon General Advisory; Concerns Over Drinking Water

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

Medical Needs of Paralympic vs Olympic Athletes

The chief medical officer of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee discusses the differences

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Will MDMA Rejection Cast a Chill on Psychedelic Research?

Experts fear the decision could set back the field, but remain hopeful for future treatments

Amino Acids May Protect Kidneys During Surgery; EDTA for Chelation Therapy

Also in TTHealthWatch: suicidality among spouses of people with cancer

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Doc Never Heard Patient's Screams; How Richard Simmons Died; Suicides in Physicians

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Severe COVID Linked to Mental Illness in Weeks, Months After Infection

Risks for depression and serious mental illness highest among unvaccinated people

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Mania and Menopause; ADHD Drugs Still Scarce; Era of Muscarinic Agonists?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Matthew Perry's Doc Reopens Clinic; Trump's Medical Records; Drug Cuts Diabetes Risk

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Semaglutide Has Disproportionate Suicidality Signal, Analysis Finds

Reports of suicidal ideation higher when compared to other drugs in WHO database

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Access to Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatric Care Hasn't Met Growing Demand

From 2017 to 2020, pediatric inpatient psychiatric bed capacity remained unchanged

What It's Like Providing Care for Mental Health at the Olympics

Jessica Bartley, PsyD, talks about her approach to keeping Olympians mentally fit

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What to Know About the Doctors Charged in Matthew Perry's Death

Both graduated from UCLA, neither have any disciplinary actions on their records

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Surviving Russian Prison: Evan Gershkovich's Health After Incarceration

We wish him the best support in reintegrating back home

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Spouses of Cancer Patients May Be at Increased Risk of Suicide

Risk was highest in the year following spouse's diagnosis

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MDMA Papers Retracted; School Bans Black Clothing; TikTok and Disordered Eating

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Preschoolers' Tablet Time Linked to Increase in Anger Outbursts

Proneness to anger, frustration then linked to more tablet use, prospective study suggested

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Paris Redux: From Health Leader Interviews to COVID at the Olympics

A break from the usual data

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A Leave of Absence -- From Medicine or the Olympics -- Is Not a Sign of Weakness

Taking a step back is sometimes necessary to move forward

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Surgeon General Was Warned by His Mom to Avoid Politics, but He Jumped Into the Fray

An interview with the "Nation's Doctor," Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA

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