Mental Health
Depression, Anxiety, and Sleep Disturbances in NMOSD
Depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances are highly prevalent in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder patients, according to a recent study. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease primarily affecting the visual pathway, brain, and spinal cord. Global NMOSD incidence rates are 0.039–0.73/100,000 person-years in adults and 0.01–0.06/100,000 person-years in children. Psychiatric issues like...
Dr. Rodney Hood Discusses: Post Traumatic Slavery Disorder
Transcript: Hi. My name is Dr. Rodney Hood. I’m a physician of Internal Medicine. I’ve been in practice in San Diego for over 40 years and I served as the National Medical Association president in the year 2000. My theme at that time was racism in medicine, and how the impact of the past and...
Suicide Risk Increased for Some U.S. Health Care Workers
Increased risk for suicide seen among registered nurses, health technicians, health care support workers versus non-health care workers Registered nurses, health technicians, and health care support workers have an increased risk for suicide compared with non-health care workers, according to a study published in the Sept. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association....
Tobacco, Cannabis Use Tied to High Rates of Self-Reported Mental Health Issues
Daily use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and cannabis associated with both anxiety and depression Use of tobacco and/or cannabis, particularly co-use of both substances, is associated with poor mental health, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in PLOS ONE. Nhung Nguyen, Ph.D., from the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues used data from the...
In-Hospital Adverse Events Similar for Haloperidol, Atypical Antipsychotics
Comparable rates of in-hospital adverse events seen among seniors prescribed oral antipsychotics after major surgery For older patients without psychiatric disorders prescribed oral antipsychotic drugs after major surgery, the risks for in-hospital adverse events are comparable for haloperidol and atypical antipsychotics, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine....
Augmented Reality Reduces Preoperative Anxiety
No effect seen on postoperative anxiety or pain levels. Use of augmented reality (AR) reduces preoperative anxiety but does not affect postoperative anxiety, pain levels, or narcotic use when compared with a standard education packet, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in JAMA Network Open. Michael G. Rizzo Jr., M.D., from the University of...
Dementia vs. Alzheimer’s: Understanding the Difference
Did you know that Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are actually different? Many individuals mistakenly use these terms interchangeably, leading to confusion. Dementia encompasses symptoms that affect memory, daily tasks and cognitive abilities. On the other hand, Alzheimer’s is a specific type of dementia. People must understand that Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are different. Your diagnosis...
Shift Work Linked to Increased Risk for Depression, Anxiety
Smoking, sedentary time, BMI, sleep duration identified as main potentially modifiable mediators of associations. Shift work is associated with an increased risk for depression and anxiety, according to a study published online Aug. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Minzhi Xu, Ph.D., from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, and colleagues explored the...
Half of Global Population May Have a Mental Disorder by Age 75 Years
Gender differences seen in prevalence, timing, and most common mental disorders. By age 75 years, approximately half the global population can expect to develop a mental disorder, according to a study published online July 30 in The Lancet Psychiatry. John J. McGrath, Ph.D., from Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research in Brisbane, Australia, and colleagues used...
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