Psychiatric News (6/28) reports, “Despite evidence to the contrary, nearly three of four pregnant women in the United States do not characterize regular cannabis use as a great risk,” researchers concluded in a study based “on survey responses of more than 15,000 pregnant women aged 12 to 44.” The findings were published online June 16 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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— “Pregnant Women Don’t Perceive Regular Cannabis Use to Be of Great Risk, Survey Suggests, Psychiatric News, June 28, 2022

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