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Researchers Say Calls To Major Child Abuse Hotline Increased In The Early Months Of The Pandemic
CNN (5/5, Mascarenhas, Marples) reports researchers found “calls to a major child abuse hotline increased in the early months of the pandemic,” exacerbating “worries that hidden child abuse may have been a consequence of school closings and lockdown measures due to the novel coronavirus.” The findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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— “Child abuse hotline calls and texts rose during the pandemic. Here’s how to help “Lauren Mascarenhas and Megan Marples, CNN, May 5, 2021
US Surgeon General Says US “Still Not Doing Enough” To Address Growing Mental Health Crisis
The Hill (5/5, Coleman) reports US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said the US is “still not doing enough” to address the growing mental health crisis. Murthy spoke during The Hill’s “Future of Healthcare: Bold Bets in Health” event and said he was “deeply concerned” about mental health in the US before the pandemic started.
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— “Surgeon general: US ‘still not doing enough’ to address growing mental health crisis “Justine Coleman ,
Eating Problems May Be More Common In People With Autism, Particularly Among Girls And Women, Small Study Indicates
HealthDay (5/4, Murez) reports research indicates that “autistic traits” may predict “eating problems,” with “the link…more pronounced particularly among girls or women.” Included in the study were “nearly 200 identical and fraternal twins between the ages of 15 and 33, including 28 individuals diagnosed with autism, who were all part of the Roots of Autism and ADHD Twin Study in Sweden.” The findings were presented at the International Society for Autism Research virtual annual meeting.
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— “Eating Issues Common in People With Autism, and Girls Are More Susceptible “Cara Murez, HealthDay, May 4, 2021
Early Portion Of COVID-19 Pandemic Appears To Have Led To “Dramatic Changes” In Psychiatric Care, Researchers Say
Healio (5/4, Gramigna) reports, “The early portion of the COVID-19 pandemic led to ‘dramatic changes’ in psychiatric care, which were primarily linked to the rapid transition to telehealth care,” investigators concluded after analyzing “electronic health records data included in a large, community-based health care system between March 9 to May 31 in 2019 (n = 94,720) and for the same timeframe in 2020.” The findings were published online March 3 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
“ Compared to 2019, psychiatric visits increased significantly (P < .0001) in 2020, with the majority being telephone/video-based (+264%). Psychiatric care volume increased overall (7%), with the greatest increases in addiction (+42%), behavioral health in primary care (+17%), and adult psychiatry (+5%) clinics. While patients seeking care with preexisting psychiatric diagnoses were mainly stable (−2%), new patients declined (−42%). Visits for substance use (+51%), adjustment (+15%), anxiety (+12%), bipolar (+9%), and psychotic (+6%) disorder diagnoses, and for patients aged 18–25 years (+4%) and 26–39 years (+4%), increased. Child/adolescent and older adult patient visits decreased (−22.7% and −5.5%, respectively), and fewer patients identifying as White (−3.8%) or male (−5.0) or with depression (−3%) or disorders of childhood (−2%) sought care.”
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— “Early phase of COVID-19 pandemic led to ‘dramatic changes’ in psychiatric care “Joe Gramigna, Healio, May 4, 2021
Adult Behavioral Profiles Tied To Childhood Emotional Abuse Also Present Proximal To The Trauma Rather Than Only Occurring Later In Life, Researchers Say
HCPlive (5/2, Iopoce) reported researchers have “examined whether personality disorders and personality changes can happen in the short-term and are detectable during early adolescence, or if they develop later in life.” For the study, “investigators analyzed data collected from” 763 “adolescent inpatients in suburban New York, who completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire.” The study revealed that “adult behavioral profiles linked to childhood emotional abuse are also present proximal to the trauma, rather than only occurring later in life.” The findings were presented at the American Psychiatric Association virtual annual meeting.
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— “Personality Disorders Present in Children Following Emotional Abuse “Connor Iapoce, HCPlive, May 2, 2021
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