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