Caregivers in the "Sandwich Generation" have reported a steep decline in mental health, as did others who had to juggle changes in the amount of caregiving they had to provide to loved ones. More
Doctors need mental health support. Here’s why many aren’t getting it. More
In this systematic scoping review of 334 published studies in children and adolescents, convincing evidence was found that ADHD is overdiagnosed in children and adolescents. For individuals with milder symptoms in particular, the harms associated with an ADHD diagnosis may often outweigh the benefits. More
Substance use disorders and other problems cannot be addressed from a position of willful ignorance about our society’s inequalities More
Due to lackluster antidepressant study results, researchers test if subgroups of depressed patients show greater improvement. More
This randomized clinical trial examines whether a layperson-delivered, empathy-focused program of telephone calls could rapidly improve loneliness, depression, and anxiety in at-risk adults. More
This Medical News article describes organizations that have recruited therapists to offer free or discounted mental health services to health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. More
Increased suicide rate during COVID-19 isn’t a ‘foregone conclusion,’ a journal article says. More
The pandemic and racism create a stressful back-to-school time More
Boston Medical Center trauma surgeon Dr. Tracey Dechert is used to tragedy. She has to rush into operating rooms to perform complex surgeries on people who've been in terrible accidents or shot, or have suffered other trauma and the outcome isn't always good. More
Randomized trials of psychotherapy often include "spin" to look more positive and use unethical research practices like outcome switching. More
Mental health apps are rarely evidence-based, according to a new study published in JNCN in Advance. More
Across the United States, and the world, health care workers are experiencing high levels of anxiety and stress due to the overwhelming workload of the COVID-19 pandemic. And those feelings of stress and anxiety can be compounded for Black health care workers. More
These young people — three of them new college graduates — are feeling overwhelmed and discouraged during this moment of national upheaval. More
A new poll finds nearly half of Americans are suffering mental health problems due to a loss of income or job and missing medical care, with women suffering more than men. More
Dr. Rheeda Walker wrote “The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health,” which has seen an increase in popularity amid coronavirus More
Before Covid-19, health care workers were already vulnerable to depression and suicide. Mental health experts now fear even more will be prone to trauma-related disorders. More
Clinicians on the front lines of the pandemic have to handle the grief of many deaths while tending to other patients that still need their care. For many, it’s a struggle to manage those emotions; for some health workers, it can have devastating consequences for their emotional well-being. More
Tsion Firew writes that healthcare professionals across the globe are faced with extraordinary levels of pressure not so different from a warzone. More
Crisis counselors are on the front lines of a mental health crisis every bit as wrenching as medical battles waged against Covid-19 every day in hospitals. More