Healio (10/31) reports, “Seventeen percent of Americans reported a decline in trust between employer and employee, with those respondents posting a mental health score well below the national average,” according to findings from the LifeWorks monthly Mental Health Index for September. That “online survey was taken by 5,000 respondents in the U.S. who had been employed for the last six months.” In addition, the index “found that the mental health of U.S. workers remained significantly strained, and workplace culture had the largest impact.” The findings were disclosed in an Oct. 25 press release.

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— “US workers’ mental health strained, employer relations cited as significant factor “Shenaz Bagha, Healio, October 31, 2022

Healio (10/28, Herpen) reported, “The likelihood of retention over six, 12 and 24 months was significantly higher for patients engaged in care for opioid use disorder [OUD], compared with those who were not,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from electronic health records of a multisite buprenorphine clinic network across eight states from January 2011 through April 2019, to include 19,487 individuals.” The findings were published online Oct. 26 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.

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— “Patients engaged in care for OUD more likely to continue care up to 24 months “Robert Herpen, Healio, October 28, 2022

Psychiatric News (10/28) reported, “Compared with children taken to a psychiatric emergency” department (ED) “by family, those taken by police after a 911 call were more likely to be male, older, and Black,” researchers concluded in the findings of a 339-child study, the findings of which were published online Oct. 27 in the journal Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.

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— “Study Highlights Children Most Likely to Be Taken to Psychiatric ER By Police After 911 Call, Psychiatric News , October 28, 2022

The Wall Street Journal (10/30, Petersen, Subscription Publication) reports on the difficulties faced by families of children diagnosed with mental illness in getting needed treatment resources

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— “More Kids Are Being Screened for Anxiety, Depression. But Then What? ” Andrea Petersen, The Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2022

The New York Times (10/29, Caron) reported, “A number of mental health” clinicians “say that they are seeing an uptick in teenagers and young adults who are diagnosing themselves with mental illnesses…after learning more about the conditions online.” Should teens come “to their parents to discuss something they’ve seen on TikTok or another social media platform, it’s best to remain open and curious, experts say.” Anish Dube, MD, Chairman of the Council on Children, Adolescents and Their Families at the American Psychiatric Association, stated, “Take that as an opportunity to engage them and find out more about your teenager and some of the challenges and struggles that your teenager is going through.” Because “the information presented on social media can be inaccurate or overly simplistic…Dr. Dube also recommended pointing kids toward reliable sources like the A.P.A.’s directory of mental health topics.”

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— “Teens Turn to TikTok in Search of a Mental Health Diagnosis “Christina Caron, The New York Times, October 29, 2022