Mental Health

47% of Trans Individuals Considered Moving Due to State Laws

February 9, 2024 - According to a recently published survey, nearly half of transgender individuals in the United States have considered moving because of restrictive anti-trans laws, including banning access to bathrooms, healthcare, or sports. Beyond that, an estimated 5% did move out of state. This data comes from a report published on Wednesday, February 7, 2024,...

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NEDA Takes Down AI Chatbot for Eating Disorder Helpline

by Veronica Salib

In an abrupt turn of events, the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) will begin using an AI chatbot for its National Eating Disorder Helpline on June 1, 2023. This turn of events shocked...

Melatonin Use Reduced Self-Harm Injury Risk in Pediatric Patients

by Veronica Salib

A recent article published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry examined how melatonin use impacted the risk of self-harm and unintentional injury in pediatric patients, finding a reduced...

CDC Report Finds Teen Girls Experiencing Mental Health Crisis

by Hayden Schmidt

A CDC report published in February found that over half of teen girls in the United States felt persistently sad or hopeless as levels of violence and suicidal ideation increased to record highs. Data...

Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollutants Linked to Depression and Anxiety

by Veronica Salib

In an article published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers acknowledged the potential risks associated with air pollution, linking long-term exposure to higher rates of depression and anxiety. Researchers...

Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits Increase by 8%

by Veronica Salib

Researchers in JAMA Pediatrics highlight issues in the nation’s mental health crisis in a new study that found that pediatric mental health emergency department (ED) visits increased by 8% every...

HHS’s Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease Focuses on Care Access

by Hayden Schmidt

Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its updated National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, highlighting achievements in the past decade and goals for a 2023...

Obese Participants Achieve Weight Loss in DBS Clinical Trial

by Hayden Schmidt

A study published in Nature this August found that deep brain stimulation (DBS) could successfully reduce instances of loss of control (LOC) eating, one of the common features of binge eating disorder....

USPSTF Recommends Anxiety Screening Starting at 8 Years of Age

by Veronica Salib

On October 11, 2022, the United States Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF) released a recommendation in JAMA Network Open advising that all adolescents between 8 and 18 years old receive anxiety...

A Majority of Americans Believe Mental Health Is a Public Health Emergency

by Veronica Salib

As the midterm elections approach, understanding public perceptions of healthcare issues can allow one to predict electoral outcomes which will impact public health policy. A recent American...

Young Adults Increase Their Use of Hallucinogenic Controlled Substances

by Hayden Schmidt

According to a recent NIH panel study, 8% of young adults in the United States reported using a hallucinogenic drug in the past year. In 2021, people aged 19–30 reported increased usage of LSD,...

Study Finds No Link between Clinical Depression and Low Serotonin Level

by Hayden Schmidt

An umbrella review of seventeen studies published in Nature found no evidence that depression was associated with lower serotonin concentrations or activity.  The studies’ authors...

Pediatric Physical Activity Decreased 17 Minutes During the Pandemic

by Veronica Salib

A recent publication found that adolescents' physical activity decreased by 17 minutes during the covid-19 pandemic. Previous studies have already noted a general reduction in physical activity and...

Virtual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective in PTSD Patients

by Veronica Salib

Recently, BMJ published a study that compared how effective virtual cognitive behavioral therapy is compared to face-to-face therapy in PTSD patients. The study was characterized as a non-inferiority...

White House Releases $27B Mental Health Plan to Improve Access to Care

by Hayden Schmidt

A recently released White House strategy loosely defines how the Biden Administration plans to spend $27 billion in 2023 to combat the growing mental health crisis in the United States. The plan...

Study Finds Genetic Links to Common Mental Illnesses

by Hayden Schmidt

An analysis of major psychiatric disorders — including depression, anxiety, and others — published in Nature Genetics found that subsets of mental health disorders can be grouped by their...

Coronavirus Risks for Children, Vaccinated, Unvaccinated, and Comorbidities

by Hayden Schmidt

A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has presented a detailed analysis of childhood coronavirus hospitalizations and found that several risk factors are increasing...

Long-COVID Study; A Lingering Issue for Mental Healthcare

by Hayden Schmidt

Participants in a recent study from the University of Cambridge are revealing troubling signs of the long-term effects that the coronavirus can have on mental health. The research published last week...

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