Psychology & Psychiatry
Suicide rates jumped after extreme drought in the Murray-Darling Basin, researchers find
The impact on mental health of weather extremes such as drought is a growing concern due to climate change.
Oct 5, 2023
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News tagged with mental health services
Medical economics
'Boarding' patients for days, weeks in crowded ERs is common now
When Hannah, a California marketing professional, showed up at her local emergency room in March 2023 for a pregnancy-related complication, she wasn't prepared for what happened next.
Oct 5, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Few doctors, spotty internet: Finding mental health care tough for many Americans
Nearly one in five counties across the United States lack psychiatrists or internet service, making it difficult for around 10.5 million Americans to find mental health care, a new study shows.
Sep 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury
High rates of firearm injury among urban Black men in the U.S. can lead to long physical and psychological recovery times, worsened by limited access to mental health services. In the face of firearm injury, urban Black men ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Peer-led patient navigation helps minoritized patients engage in their own mental health care
Research scientists led by Johanne Eliacin, Ph.D., of the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) and Regenstrief Institute, have developed PARTNER-MH, an innovative, peer-led patient navigation program to support racially ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Most states have yet to permanently fund 988. Call centers want certainty
Since the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline transitioned a year ago to the three-digit crisis phone number 988, there has been a 33% increase in the number of calls, chats, and texts to the hotline.
Sep 13, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Poll shows 70% of Americans are uncomfortable with prospect of being admitted to nursing home
More than 40% of Americans say nursing homes are unsafe and 7 in 10 say they would be uncomfortable with ever having to be admitted to one even if they needed such care, while more than 6 in 10 (61%) feel similarly anxious ...
Sep 12, 2023
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Medical economics
Work stress, workload, understaffing driving out health professionals from NHS
Work stress, high workload, and understaffing are the primary factors driving health professionals out of the NHS, suggest the results of a survey published in the open access journal BMJ Open.
Sep 12, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Non-binary and transgender Californians suffered alarming levels of physical, sexual violence in the past year: Survey
An annual survey of physical and sexual violence suffered by Californians documents for the first time the higher incidence of violence among non-binary and transgender people.
Sep 6, 2023
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Health
How to recover from childbirth—an expert guide
After all the physical changes during pregnancy and following childbirth, many women are left wondering how to get active again and where to begin. Of course, activity after childbirth is an individual journey with multiple ...
Sep 6, 2023
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