Reuters (1/27, Carroll) reports that “more than a third of gynecologists don’t screen for” depression in perimenopausal women, according to a study published in Menopause, “even though studies have shown that some 40% of women experience depression as they go through menopause.” Researchers surveyed gynecologists and found that “while most of the gynecologists surveyed said they believed they could recognize depression in perimenopausal women, almost half did not feel confident in their ability to treat depressed patients.” The article mentions that the researchers sent survey invitations to 500 members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and 206 participated.

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— “Depression common in lead-up to menopause, but few gynecologists screen for it, “Linda Carroll, Reuters, January 27, 2020

HealthDay (1/27, Preidt) reports research indicated that “children and teens in U.S. areas with greater levels of poverty face a higher risk of suicide.” Researchers arrived at that conclusion after having “analyzed federal government data on suicides in children and teens aged 5 to 19 that occurred from 2007 to 2016.” What’s more, the study revealed that “youth suicide by guns was 87% more likely in areas with the highest poverty levels.” The findings were published online Jan. 27 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

Psychiatric News (1/27) also covers the study.

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— “Poverty Could Drive Up Youth Suicide Risk, ” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, January 27, 2020

Medscape (1/27, Anderson, Subscription Publication) reports, “Early life adversity including neglect and physical, emotional, and sexual abuse is the single biggest risk factor for psychiatric disorders,” researchers concluded in “what has been described as a seminal review.” The findings of the review paper were published in the January issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.

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— “Top Risk Factor for Mental Disorders Identified, “Pauline Anderson, Medscape, January 27, 2020

Healio (1/24, Gramigna) reported, “Adolescents who were cyberbullied experienced greater psychiatric symptom severity, including for depression and PTSD,” researchers concluded after collecting and analyzing “data on the prevalence of social media utilization and cyberbullying victimization from 50 inpatients aged 13 to 17 years.” The findings of the “questionnaire-based study” were published online Jan. 14 in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

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— “Victims of cyberbullying report higher levels of depression, PTSD, “Joe Gramigna, Healio, January 24, 2020

STAT (1/24, Thielking) reported, “Sometimes, in especially intense moments in the emergency” department, “a staffer might have to take the drastic step of physically restraining a patient who is in mental health crisis.” ED “staffers themselves have described it as an exceedingly difficult process, rife with the tension between providing good care and feeling physically threatened.” But, “how does a patient feel during the experience, and how does that affect a person’s care and recovery?”

MD Magazine (1/24, Rosenfeld) reported, “Patients with behavioral disorders who were physically restrained in the emergency department reported distrust in the healthcare system and psychological distress,” researchers concluded after interviewing “25 adults who were physically restrained during” a visit to the ED. The study team “found three major themes from the interviews: harmful experiences of restraint use and care provision; diverse and complex personal contexts affecting visits to the emergency department; and challenges in resolving their experiences which resulted in worsened well-being.” The findings were published online in JAMA Network Open.

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— “‘Traumatic as hell’: Patients describe what it’s like to be restrained in the ER, “Megan Thielking, STAT, January 24, 2020