Healio (12/3, Herpen) reported, “Survivors of childhood cancer had increased risk for long-term psychiatric disorders compared with their siblings or peers, according to a register-based cohort study.” The findingswere published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
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— “Survivors of pediatric cancer at increased risk for psychiatric disorders “Robert Herpen, Healio, December 3, 2021
Psychiatric News (12/2) reports the American Psychiatric Association (APA) commissioned “a nationwide poll[PDF]” revealing that 41% “of Americans said their level of stress increases during the holidays, compared with just 7% percent who said it diminishes.” Respondents were concerned about “contracting COVID-19 during gatherings (38%) and finding (40%) and affording (46%) gifts.” The poll, which was “conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of APA, was fielded between November 17 to 21 among a nationally representative sample of 2,119 adults.” APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, MD, MPA, stated, “While we are pleased to be rejoining our families and friends, depending on who you are or where you work, stress may be a bigger factor.”
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— “APA Poll Reveals COVID-19 and Other Worries During Holiday Festivities, Psychiatric News, December 2, 2021
Healio (12/1, Gramigna) reports, “Healthcare professionals experienced fear of infection, short staffing and inadequate protective equipment during the pandemic in 2020, resulting in emotional distress,” researchers concluded in a study that “recruited healthcare professionals to answer a survey in two phases of five weeks each: April 24, 2020, to May 30, 2020 (phase one; n = 335; 86% women), and October 24, 2020, to Nov. 30, 2020 (phase two; n = 1,009; 90.5% women),” receiving “responses from 1,831 individuals on demographic questions and assessments for moral injury, intrinsic religiosity and burnout.” The findings were published online Nov. 24 in JAMA Network Open.
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— “Health care workers faced moral injury during pandemic “Joe Gramigna, Healio, December 1, 2021
Psychiatric News (12/1) reports, “Patients with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to die from COVID-19 than those without the disorder, even though they appear to have lower rates of infection,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data from the electronic health records (EHRs) of more than 2.5 million patients in the Optum COVID-19 Electronic Health Record database.” Additionally, the study revealed that “while patients with mood disorders and anxiety were found less likely to die from COVID-19 than those with schizophrenia, they still died at higher rates from the virus than those without mental disorders.” The findings were published online Nov. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
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— “COVID-19 Most Deadly for Patients With Schizophrenia, Study Suggests, Psychiatric News, December 1, 2021
Psychiatric News (11/30) reports, “Child and adolescent survivors of cancer – particularly those experiencing cognitive problems – may be at higher risk of suicidal thoughts than other youth their age,” researchers concluded in a study recruiting “youth who had been diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 6 and 19 and were receiving care at a pediatric neuropsychology clinic.” Researchers found that 17.5% “of the 166 pediatric cancer patients in the analysis…had experienced suicidal ideation.” The findings were published online Nov. 19 in the journal Psycho-Oncology.
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— “Young Cancer Survivors May Experience Cognitive Problems, Suicidal Thoughts, Psychiatric News, November 30, 2021
HealthDay (11/30, Preidt) reports research indicates that “people with psychiatric disorders often have to deal with…higher rates of type 2 diabetes [T2D] than the general population,” researchers concluded in an umbrella review encompassing “32 reviews based on 245 studies that included people with 11 categories of psychiatric disorders: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, substance use disorder, anxiety disorder, eating disorder, intellectual disability, psychosis, sleep disorder, dementia and a mixed group with different types of disorders.”
Medwire News (11/30, Cowen) reports, “The prevalence of” T2D “in people with psychiatric disorder…often substantially exceeds global population-based estimates of 6% to 9%,” the umbrella review revealed. For example, “people with schizophrenia had a” T2D “prevalence of 10.1%, while the rates were 10.0%, 9.1%, and 8.1% in those with a mixed group of psychiatric disorders, depression, and an intellectual disability, respectively.” The findings were published online Nov. 29 in the journal Diabetologia.
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— “Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, November 30, 2021
Reuters (11/29, Rapaport) reports, “Many female U.K. military veterans experience sexual trauma, emotional bullying and physical assault during their service that has long-term negative health consequences,” researchers concluded in a survey study that “examined data from online surveys completed by 750 female veterans.” The study revealed that “overall, more than one in five women said they experienced sexual harassment (22.5%) and emotional bullying (22.7%) in the military,” while others “also experienced sexual (5.1%) and physical (3.3%) assault.” In particular, PTSD “was significantly associated with emotional bullying,” as were sexual harassment and sexual assault. The findings were published online in BMJ Military Health.
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— Medscape (requires login and subscription)
Psychiatric News (11/29) reports pediatric healthcare professionals “made more calls to two state programs seeking advice on how to treat youth with mental illness, especially those with comorbid conditions, during the COVID-19 pandemic than before the pandemic,” investigators concluded after examining “trends in the types of calls received by” the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access programs supporting “PCPs in Maryland and Mississippi between January (Maryland) or September (Mississippi) 2019 and March 2021.” The study revealed that “both programs experienced an uptick in call volume starting in April 2020, when the pandemic took hold in the United States, especially calls involving depression and anxiety.” The findings were published online Nov. 29 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
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— “PCPs Sought Advice More Often on Youth Mental Illness First Year of Pandemic, Psychiatric News, November 29, 2021
Healio (11/24, Gawel) reported, “Depression after childbirth can affect the economic welfare and financial stability of mothers up to 15 years later,” researchers concluded in a study that “examined 4,362 women in the U.S. enrolled in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study who had delivered between 1998 and 2000 and were followed until 2017.” The investigators then “combined interview data with the mothers’ medical records and analyzed them at three, five, nine, and 15 years after delivery.” The findings were published Oct. 22 online ahead of print in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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— “Maternal depression linked with long-term economic instability “Richard Gawel, Healio, November 24, 2021
Healio (11/24, Gramigna) reported, “Patients with major psychiatric disorders appeared to have higher rates of medical comorbidities linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from 2,535,098 unique individuals, of whom 3,350 had schizophrenia, 26,610 had mood disorders and 18,550 had anxiety disorders.” The findings of the “cross-sectional study” were published online Nov. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
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— “Major psychiatric disorders may worsen COVID-19 outcomes “Joe Gramigna, Healio, November 24, 2021