Healio (11/2, Gramigna) reports, “Male and female youth with bipolar disorder had similar outcomes, despite substantial literature on sex differences among adults with bipolar disorder,” investigators concluded in a study that sought “to pinpoint potential sex differences in psychiatric comorbidity and mood symptomatology among 199 female and 171 male youth with bipolar 1 disorder, bipolar 2 disorder or operationalized bipolar disorder not otherwise specified according to DSM-4 criteria.” The findings were published online in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

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— “Sex differences not significant for youth bipolar disorder outcomes “Joe Gramigna, Healio, October 2, 2020

MedPage Today (10/30, Dotinga) reported that in a presentation given at the virtual American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) annual meeting, “a team of emergency physicians urged colleagues to cast off their hesitation and start initiating treatment with the opioid withdrawal drug buprenorphine in the emergency department [ED].”

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— MedPage Today (requires login and subscription)

Healio (10/30, Ernst) reported researchers found “SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins triggered a proinflammatory response in brain endothelial cells that may influence a change in the function of the blood-brain barrier.” The findings were published in Neurobiology of Disease.

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— “Spike proteins provide ‘plausible explanation’ for neurological complications of COVID-19 “Julia Ernst, MS, Healio, October 30, 2020

During this election year, many people are feeling stress and anxiety. Taking care of your mental well-being is very important. The American Psychiatric Association has put a page online providing resources to assist you in finding the help you need:

“Address Your Feelings During This Election Cycle and Seek Medical Care if Needed”

It provides four online resources and four crisis and support phone numbers to assist you.

We have added the link to the Featured section of our Links & Publications page, too.

Healio (10/29, Weller) reports, “Stigma and potential career consequences may prevent ED physicians from seeking mental healthcare…poll data discussed during an American College of Emergency Physicians’ teleconference” indicated. Currently, “depression and burnout are common among ED physicians, according to Mark Rosenberg, DO, MBA, FACEP, president-elect of ACEP,” who “cited research indicating about 6,000 ED physicians in the U.S. contemplated suicide and almost 400 had a suicide attempt in 2018.”

Related Links:

— “ED physician’s death by suicide sparks dialogue on culture, policy changes “Madison Weller, Healio, October 29, 2020