Psychiatric News (9/27) reports, “Black children brought to an emergency department [ED] for behavioral issues appear less likely to report suicidal thoughts than children of other races,” researchers concluded after analyzing “electronic medical record data from 504 patients aged 8 to 12 years visiting a pediatric” ED “with a psychiatric issue in 2019.” The study also revealed that “Black children were more likely to be brought to the emergency department by police and to be discharged rather than hospitalized for psychiatric care.” The findings were published online Sept. 27 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.

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— “Black Children Less Likely to Report Suicidal Thoughts in Emergency Room, Study Suggests, Psychiatric News, September 27, 2022

Healio (9/26, Downey) reports, “Multimorbidity was associated with a 63% increased risk for incident dementia, with the greatest risk linked to hypertension and diabetes,” investigators concluded findingspublished online in JAMA Network Open. The study also revealed that “the global prevalence of dementia is projected to increase from 57 million to 153 million individuals by 2050 – a threefold increase.” Data from the UK Biobank cohort was used in this study.

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— “Multimorbidity associated with increased risk for dementia “Ken Downey Jr., Healio, September 26, 2022

Healio (9/23, Rhoades) reported, “Physicians suffering from burnout were twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents and four times more likely to see a decrease in job satisfaction, a new study [PDF] published in The BMJ found.” The researchers “reviewed 170 organizational studies comprised of 239,246 physicians, who are ‘twice as likely to experience burnout than any other worker, including other health care professionals,’ they wrote.”

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— “Physicians experiencing burnout twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents “Andrew Rhoades, Healio, September 23, 2022

ABC News (9/23, Ramos, Su, Halsey, Valle) reported, “According to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2020, more than 18% of the Latinx community reported having a mental health condition,” and research available on the CDC’s “website also showed that 40.3% of Hispanic people experienced symptoms of depression, compared to 25.3% of white people.” Additionally, Latinos “face disparities in access and quality of mental health treatment, according to the American Psychiatric Association, which cites language barriers, lack of insurance and ‘lack of culturally tailored services and culturally competent mental health professionals’ among the many contributing factors.”

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— “Mental health crisis among Latinos prompts push for accessible treatment, candid conversations “Stephanie Ramos, Amanda Su, Jilian Fama Halsey, and Alondra Valle, ABC News, September 23, 2022

MedPage Today (9/23, Lopalito) reported, “While patients with major depressive disorder [MDD] and childhood trauma had more severe depressive symptoms, they benefited from treatment as much as those without childhood trauma,” researchers concluded in a 29-study systematic review and meta-analysis that encompassed “6,830 participants.” The findings were published online Sept. 22 in The Lancet Psychiatry. Healio (9/23, Herpen) also covered the story.

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