Healio (6/19, Welsh) reports, “At 2 months postpartum, about one in 11 women with cesarean deliveries at 34 weeks’ gestation or longer developed PTSD symptoms, according to study results published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.” However, “women with immediate skin-to-skin contact with their newborn had a lower PTSD risk (aOR = 0.66; 95% CI, 0.46-0.98), the researchers reported.”

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— “Nearly 10% of women with cesarean delivery experience PTSD at 2 months postpartum,”Erin T. Welsh, Healio, June 19, 2024

Psychiatric News (6/13) says, “For every 22 extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) issued in Connecticut, one suicide is prevented, according to a report in JAMA Network Open. ERPOs, also known as red flag gun laws, allow firearms to be removed from people at high risk of self-injury or injury to others.” Researchers concluded, “As policymakers attempt to learn how to use ERPOs most effectively and equitably, the heterogeneous U.S. landscape presents an opportunity for future studies to identify and learn more about the effect of different ERPO implementation approaches, which, in turn, could help guide policy and legislative decisions.”

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— “About 1 in 20 Risk Protection Orders To Remove a Firearm Prevent a Suicide, Researchers Find, Psychiatric News, June 13, 2024

The New York Times (6/13, Rosenbluth) says, “Many firearm owners in the United States do not securely store their guns, even when the weapon is kept loaded and there are children in the home, according to a report released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” The report “found that many gun owners kept weapons unlocked and loaded in their homes despite rising rates of suicides involving guns and firearm fatalities among children.” In all eight states where people were surveyed, “about half of respondents who reported having loaded firearms in their homes said that at least one loaded gun was kept unlocked, a finding consistent with similar studies about firearm storage behavior.”

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HealthDay (6/13, Thompson ) reports, “Bipolar disorder doesn’t have to be a lifelong challenge, a new study says. Nearly 1 in 4 people with bipolar disorder wind up achieving complete mental health, researchers found.” Additionally, “more than 2 in 5 become free from bipolar symptoms over time, results show.” The findings were published in the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports.

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— “Nearly 1 in 4 People With Bipolar Disorder Achieve Complete Mental Health,”Dennis Thompson, HealthDay, June 13, 2024

The Washington Post (6/14, Ortega) reported, “Black adolescents’ experiences with racial discrimination may put them at higher risk of depression and anxiety, according to a study published [last] week in JAMA Network Open that sheds light on the long-term impact of racism.” For the study, researchers “pulled data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, a nationwide project funded by the National Institutes of Health that collects data on children’s health and brain development.” In addition to reviewing surveys collected from these participants, researchers used fMRIs of their amygdalas “to better understand the role it plays in Black youths’ responses to threats such as racism.” They “found a correlation between youths whose amygdala shut down in response to negative stimuli and increased reporting of internalizing symptoms – including anxiety and depression.”

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