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When Interviewed In The ED, Nearly Half Of Pediatric Patients With A Psychotic Disorder Claim To Have Recently Had Suicidal Thoughts Or Considered Suicide, Small Study Indicates
Psychiatric News (12/6) reported, “Almost half (48%) of children and adolescents with a psychotic disorder said they recently had suicidal thoughts or had in the past considered death by suicide when interviewed in the emergency department (ED) using a brief screening questionnaire,” research indicated. What’s more, “most of these youth did not report a chief complaint related to suicidal ideation or behavior when arriving at the ED.” The study suggested there may be utility to screening for suicide risk among pediatric patients with psychosis. The findings of the 87-child and adolescent study were published online Dec. 4 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
Related Links:
— “Integrating Brief Screen in ER May Better Identify Youth With Psychosis at Risk of Suicide, Psychiatric News, December 6, 2019
Pre-Enlistment Mental Health Disorders May Contribute To Psychiatric Problems In Many Veterans And Active-Duty Personnel, Studies Suggest
The Wall Street Journal (12/5, Kesling, Subscription Publication) reports that mental health disorders prior to enlistment, not just the experiences in combat, may contribute to ongoing psychiatric problems in many veterans and active-duty military personnel, studies indicate.
Related Links:
— “For Many Soldiers, Mental-Health Issues Start Before Enlistment, “Ben Kesling, The Wall Street Journal, December 5, 2019
Social Media Use May Be Associated With Eating Disorders Among Young Teens, Study Indicates
HealthDay (12/5, Holmes) reports, “The more often young teens turn to social media, the more prone they are to eating disorders,” researchers concluded after looking “at close to 1,000 middle school students and their use of four social media networks: Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and Tumblr.” The findings were published online Dec. 4 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders. Healio (12/5, Gramigna) also covers the study.
Related Links:
— “More Teen Time on Social Media, More Eating Disorders?, “Rich Holmes, HealthDay, December 5, 2019
Researchers Find Strong Association Between Vaping, Depression
HealthDay (12/4, Reinberg) reports that researchers have “found a strong association between vaping and depression in a study of nearly 900,000 U.S. adults,” with the “apparent culprit” being nicotine. The findingswere published online Dec. 4 in JAMA Network Open. Healio (12/4, Gramigna) also covers the study.
Related Links:
— “Another Downside to Vaping: Higher Odds for Depression, ” Steven Reinberg, HealthDay, December 4, 2019
Brief CBT May Likely Be Cost-Saving Intervention For Suicidal Active-Duty Army Soldiers, Economic Analysis Suggests
Medscape (12/4, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports, “Brief cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is likely a cost-saving intervention for suicidal active-duty Army soldiers,” investigators concluded in “a new economic analysis of the treatment.” In order to arrive at these findings, investigators used data from a 152-patient study, “as well as epidemiologic datasets,” to create “a decision analytic model that compared effects and costs of 12 individual brief CBT sessions plus treatment as usual vs only treatment as usual for soldiers who had recently experienced a suicidal crisis.” The findings were published online Nov. 27 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Related Links:
— “Brief CBT Lifesaving, Cost-Effective for Suicidal Crises, “Megan Brooks, Medscape, December 4, 2019
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