HealthDay (6/28) reports, “Adolescents who experience cyberbullying are more likely to think about suicide,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data collected between July 2018 and January 2021 from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study…which contains information from 10,000 U.S. children between the ages of 10 and 13, including data from a cyberbullying questionnaire.” The study revealed “a link between being bullied online, through texts or on social media, and thoughts of suicide that go above and beyond the link between suicidal thoughts and traditional offline bullying.” The findings were published online June 27 in JAMA Network Open.

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— “More Cyberbullying, More Suicidal Thoughts Among Teens: Study “Cara Murez, HealthDay, June 28, 2022

Healio (6/27, Herpen) reports, “Enrollment in a workplace mental health program was linked to improvements in symptoms of anxiety and depression and resulted in positive return on investment [ROI] for employers,” researchers concluded in a cohort study that “included 1,132 individuals who enrolled in an online workplace mental health program, Spring Care, which was implemented by 66 employers in 40 states between January 2018 and January 2021.” The findingswere published online June 9 in JAMA Network Open.

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— “Workplace mental health program linked to benefits for employees, employers “Robert Herpen, Healio, June 27, 2022

HCPlive (6/27, Walter) reports research indicates that women with a history of postpartum depression (PPD) “in blood relatives ultimately had a higher risk of developing the disease themselves.” The study team arrived at that conclusion after using “data from Danish national registers to build a cohort with information on 848,544 singleton deliveries between 1996-2017.” The study also revealed that women “with a first-degree female relative with PPD history were more than 2.5 times likelier to have PPD,” whereas “the same is not true for those who have a second or third-degree female relative.” The findings were published online in the journal Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.

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— “Family History not a Major Risk Factor for Postpartum Depression “Kenny Walter, HCPlive, June 27, 2022

HCPlive (6/27, Walter) reports, “Expecting mothers seeking perinatal care should be given particular focus on mental health services to reduce the risk of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD),” investigators concluded in a 423-mother study that “identified the factors associated with” GAD “among mothers attending perinatal services during the COVID-19 pandemic.” The findings were published in the June issue of the journal Heliyon.

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Pregnant Mothers at an Increased Risk of Generalized Anxiety Disorder “Kenny Walter, HCPlive, June 27, 2022

Medscape (6/24, Crist, Subscription Publication) reported, “Already high levels of physician burnout climbed even higher during the COVID-19 pandemic as academic medical faculty faced increased demands on their time, both at work and at home, according to a…report” published in the Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine. `The report found that “the rate of burnout reached nearly 76%, and rates were higher among women and faculty early in their careers.”

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According to Psychiatric News (6/24), on June 24, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) “issued a statementexpressing disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision [PDF] in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization regarding abortion rights,” overturning “Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed women nationwide the right to a safe abortion.” The association “summarized its response to the decision this way: ‘By dismantling nearly 50 years of legal precedent, the Court has jeopardized the physical and mental health of millions of American women and undermined the privacy of the physician-patient relationship.’” The statement added, “In light of the ruling, the American Psychiatric Association, alongside many of its colleagues in the house of medicine and in the field of mental health, pledges to continue its long-standing support for legal abortion services.”

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— “APA Issues Statement Opposing Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Psychiatric News, June 24, 2022

Healio (6/24, Herpen) reported, “Prevalence of depression in parental dyads was greatest during…the postnatal interval, while persistent throughout the perinatal period,” investigators concluded in a 23-study systematic review and meta-analysis encompassing “29,286 couples.” The findings were published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open.

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— “Parental depression greater in postnatal period, study finds “Robert Herpen, Healio, June 24, 2022

The Washington Post (6/23, McGinley) reports Juul “was grounded Thursday by federal regulators who ordered all of its e-cigarette products off the market, a move they blamed on ‘inconsistent and conflicting data’ on safety.” Also, the FDA “said it was denying Juul’s applications to continue selling the company’s e-cigarette device and pre-filled cartridges in menthol and tobacco flavors.” Furthermore, “the agency said the company failed to provide sufficient information proving the products were safe – for people of any age.”

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According to Health IT Analytics (6/23, Kennedy), research indicates that “a new Kaiser Family Foundation… analysis reveals that the national suicide death rate increased 12 percent from 2010 to 2020, with rates rising fastest among people of color and younger individuals.” The analysis utilized the CDC’s WONDER database to look at “trends in suicide rates over time and by race and ethnicity, sex, age, and state.”

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— “Suicide Death Rates Spiked Over Decade, Especially Among People of Color ” Shania Kennedy, Health IT Analytics, June 23, 2022

HealthDay (6/23, Norton) reports, “Hate crime laws that protect gay, lesbian and transgender people may have an unexpected benefit: fewer teen suicide attempts, among kids of all sexual orientations,” investigators concluded in a study revealing that “teen suicide attempts dipped by an average 16%, compared to rates before the laws.” Included in the study were “responses from more than 679,000 U.S. high school students who took part in a federal health survey between 1991 and 2018.” The findings were published online June 23 in the journal Psychology, Public Policy, and Law.

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— “Youth Suicide Attempts Drop in U.S. States With Hate Crime Laws “Amy Norton, HealthDay, June 23, 2022