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Nearly One In Five US Counties May Lack Psychiatrists Or Internet Service, Making Finding Mental Healthcare Difficult, Researchers Conclude
HealthDay (9/20, Collins) reports, “Nearly one in five counties across the United States lack psychiatrists or internet service, making it difficult for around 10.5 million Americans to find mental healthcare,” according to findings published online Sept. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Those “counties examined in the study were more likely to be in rural areas, have higher unemployment rates, and have populations that were more likely to be uninsured and lack a bachelor’s degree.”
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— “Few Doctors, Spotty Internet: Finding Mental Health Care Tough for Many Americans,”Sarah D. Collins, HealthDay , September 20, 2023
Study reveals fewer differences in health care utilization when virtual and in-person options are available
mHealth Intelligence (9/19, Vaidya) reports a “study revealed fewer differences in health care utilization by race and ethnicity and preferred language when a mix of virtual and in-person care options was available to patients versus when only in-person care was available.” The study, published in JAMA Network Open, “aimed to examine rates of change in in-person and telehealth visits and between-visit interactions over time, as well as key patient characteristics associated with visits and between-visit interactions.”
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— “Hybrid Care Could Help Curb Disparities in Healthcare Utilization,”Anuja Vaidya, mHealth Intelligence , September 19, 2023
Article Examines Why Patients With SMI May Be Overlooked For Palliative Care
Psychiatric News (9/19) reports, “Researchers have long known that people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) tend to die at younger ages than those who do not have these conditions – likely due to their higher risk of chronic illnesses that tend to be more severe and diagnosed later in life,” but an “article in JAMA Psychiatry examines why these patients may have been overlooked for palliative care and a few simple steps that psychiatrists can take to help connect patients to end of life care when needed.” The researchers wrote, “This population faces disparities at the patient, health care professional, and system levels, which are worsened by the prevalent stigma associated with major mental illness. The ensuing fragmentation impedes care integration and raises the likelihood of poor health outcomes.”
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— “Palliative Care Said to Help Patients With Serious Mental Illness, Psychiatric News , September 19, 2023
Umbrella Review Provides Breakdown Of Associations Between Cannabis, Health Outcomes
Healio (9/19, Bascom) reports, “An umbrella review published” online in The BMJ and including 101 meta-analyses “provided a breakdown of the associations between cannabis and health outcomes, highlighting the uncertain potential for clinical use.” The umbrella review found that “cannabis-based medications seem to be effective for those with chronic pain, multiple sclerosis and more.” Among “the general population,” however, “cannabis worsened cognition, psychotic symptoms and psychiatric symptoms.”
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— “Umbrella review reveals what the benefits and risks of cannabis are and for whom,”Emma Bascom, Healio, September 19, 2023
Factors Previously Tied To Short-Term Risk For New-Onset BD May Also Be Associated With Significantly Higher Risk After More Than 10 Years Of Follow-Up, Small Study Indicates
Healio (9/19, Cooper) reports, “Factors previously associated with short-term risk for new-onset bipolar disorder also were associated with significantly higher risk after more than 10 years of follow-up,” investigators concluded after tracking the “long-term association between bipolar at-risk…criteria – which includes subthreshold mania, cyclothymic features, subthreshold depression and family history of bipolar disorder (BD) – and the development of BD” in a study that included 60 participants. The findings were published online Sept. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
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— “Patients at risk for bipolar disorder would benefit from long-term monitoring and support,”Justin Cooper, Healio, September 19, 2023
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