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Lockdown blues: Study reveals stark impact of COVID-19 on mental health in the UK
In a recent study published in the journal Economic Inquiry, researchers evaluate the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the mental well-being of United Kingdom residents. Study: Locked down in distress: a quasi-experimental estimation of the mental-health fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Image Credit: Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on mental…
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Helping People With Serious Mental Illness Quit Smoking
October 24, 2023 • Research Highlight People with serious mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression, often face significant physical health challenges. For example, people with SMI die from cardiovascular disease at twice the rate of those without SMI, and levels of tobacco smoking in this population are high. Although smoking…
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Vital Signs: Health Worker–Perceived Working …
Discussion This study provides evidence that during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health workers experienced larger declines in a range of mental health outcomes than did essential and other workers, with the exception of general happiness, which was lower in essential workers. These data support the imperative for action to create a system in which health…
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3 Ways to Strengthen Physical and Behavioral Health Integration
As hospital and health leaders continue to seek sustainable solutions to address workforce shortages, negative margins and rising labor costs, they may want to take a deeper look at ways to integrate physical and behavioral health services. At least six positive impacts can be achieved by integrating these two areas of care delivery, notes a…
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Uptick in pediatric mental health ER visits persists through pandemic
Mental health crises among children and adolescents requiring emergency department care skyrocketed during the pandemic and have stayed elevated despite a return to normalcy, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators. The study, published Oct. 20 in the journal Pediatrics, compared rates of pediatric mental health visits in the emergency departments of…
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When is it time to seek help for your mental health?
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) – Everyone feels sad or anxious from time to time. But when is it time to search for professional behavioral health care? Dr. Amelia McPeak, the Medical Director of the Behavioral Health Unit at Camden Clark Medical Center, said it’s important to know when you or someone you know is in a…
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Town hall meeting to address crime, homelessness and mental health
Update: The Town Hall meeting is currently being held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. tonight. City, county and state leaders hosted a town hall meeting at Manzano High School in northeast Albuquerque on Monday, Oct. 23. State Reps. Pamelya Herndon and Debbie Sariñana, city councilor Renée Grout, and Bernalillo County Commissioner Eric Olivas will…
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Mental Health Monday: Def Leppard drummer’s mental health retreat helped Fremont locals address trauma through music, connectedness
(Lander, WY) – Mental Health Monday, the weekly segment on KOVE 1330 AM / 107.7 FM’s Today in the 10, hosted by Vince Tropea, continued today with guests Feike van Dijk, Cherokee Brown and Big Wind Singer member Quinlin, who all recently participated in the Mountain Rhythm Reset in Jackson. The retreat was put on by the…
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Conway first responders working together to help those struggling with mental health
CONWAY, Ark. – First responders in Faulkner County are joining together to help those struggling with mental health and to provide long-term solutions instead of what they say were band-aids to problems they see every day. Ty Ledbetter with the Conway Fire Department said that through CATCH, the Central Arkansas Team for Community Health, they’re…
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RSD students learning teen mental health first aid
RICHLAND, Wash.– Teen mental first aid is a training program for teens brought to the U.S by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing in partnership with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. According to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, 64% of teens in the U.S who experience mental health challenges don’t seek help. Richland…