Hopelessness During COVID-19 Pandemic Mediated by Social Support and Meaning in Life
The researchers investigated the recovery model of hopelessness through interpersonal pathways of the COVID-19 epidemic.
General Psychiatry
Study Shows Loneliness Tied to Use of High-Risk Medications
The study authors utilized the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project leave-behind questionnaire to obtain data on a total of 6017 adults over 65 years of age.
AAP Releases Policy Statement for Provision of Trauma-Informed Care in Pediatric Health Care Systems
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a policy statement and an accompanying clinical report on identifying and addressing the effects of trauma and stress on children, families, and their health care providers.
COVID-19’s Continuing Toll: Increasing Alcohol Use and Liver Disease Disproportionately Affect Women
To discuss the potential factors driving the increasing alcohol use among women as well as potential solutions, we interviewed David Streem, MD, and Leena P. Mittal, MD, FACLP.
Gender- and Ethnic-Specific Trends in Suicidality Among Adolescents in the US Between 1991-2019
It is known that disparities exist among US adolescent suicide death rates by sex, race, and ethnicity. Study researchers look at suicidal ideation and attempts amidst these same parameters from 1991 and 2019.
Physical Punishment of Children Does More Harm Than Good
A narrative review summarized the findings of 69 prospective longitudinal studies to inform practitioners and policy makers about the outcomes of physical punishment and identified 7 key themes.
Self-Reported Symptoms of Depression Increase After Recovery From an Acute COVID-19 Infection
With depressive symptoms rising after an acute COVID-19 infection, study researchers looked at whether these symptoms are a consequence of stress associated with COVID or, do they reflect more specific sequelae associated with the pathophysiology of the illness.
Suicidality and Cannabis Use Trends: Increases and Associations, 2008-2019
While prior research indicates that cannabis use may increase the severity of certain psychiatric symptoms, its impact on suicidality is unknown. To inform this gap, investigators extracted data from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health for the years 2008 through 2019.
What Does the Future of the Mental Health Pandemic Hold?
With health experts across the country agreeing we are in the midst of a mental health pandemic, psychiatrist Aaron M. Hawkins, MD offers his view about the current state and the future of mental health in the United States.
Personalities Contribute to Individual Behavioral Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The researchers analyzed which individuals felt targeted by bullies for wearing a mask in order to find out more about the psychological consequences of the current pandemic.
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