Reuters (7/13, Carroll) reported, “Today’s moms-to-be are more likely than women from their mothers’ generation to become depressed while pregnant,” researchers concluded after comparing “2,390 women who had babies in the early 1990s to 180 women of the next generation who were either daughters of the original group or were partners of sons of the original group.” Investigators found that “among the older generation, 408, or 17 percent, had high scores on depression screening tests, as compared to 45, or 25 percent, of the current generation.” The findings were published online July 13 in JAMA Network Open.

Also covering the study are MedPage Today (7/13, Monaco) and HealthDay (7/13, Norton).

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— “More women may be experiencing depression during pregnancy, “Linda Carroll, Reuters, July 13, 2018.

Healio (7/12, Demko) reports, “Of more than 7,700 youths with a new episode of” post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) “in 2012, about 60% received psychotherapy, about 6% received pharmacotherapy and more than one-third received neither therapy nor medication,” researchers concluded. The findings were published online July 2 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.

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— “More than a third of youth with PTSD did not receive treatment in 2012, “Savannah Demko, Healio, July 12, 2018.

Healio (7/12, Demko) reports that even though “the national screening rate for depression rose significantly after 2009, screening remains low among adults without a depression diagnosis in the” US, researchers concluded after examining “national screening rates from 2005 to 2008 (prerecommendation period), 2010 to 2011 (immediate post-recommendation period) and 2012 to 2015 (late post-recommendation period).” The findings were published online July 9 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.

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— “Depression screening rate low in US, “Savannah Demko, Healio, July 12, 2018.

MedPage Today (7/12, George) reports researchers found that college athletes with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) “may have greater risks of depression and anxiety after concussion.” The findings are scheduled to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s Sports Concussion Conference later this month.

HealthDay (7/12, Norton) reports the researchers evaluated “nearly 1,000 college athletes,” and determined that “those with both” AD/HD and “a history of concussion scored higher on measures of depression and anxiety,” compared “to athletes without” AD/HD “and those with the disorder but no history of concussion.”

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— “Concussion Tied to Anxiety, Depression in College Athletes with ADHD,”Judy George , MedPage Today , July 12, 2018.

The NPR (7/11, Chatterjee) “Shots” blog reports that following a suicide attempt, “a simple intervention conducted by staff in emergency departments can reduce the risk of future suicide attempts,” research indicates. This “intervention involves creating a safety plan for each patient and following up with phone calls after discharge.” Included in the study of the Safety Planning Intervention were “1,200 patients at five Veterans Affairs hospitals around the” US.

Healio (7/11, Demko) reports, “Adults who received the intervention plus follow-up were less likely to engage in suicidal behavior compared with those who received usual care during six-month follow-up,” the study revealed. What’s more, “patients receiving the intervention had more than two times the odds of attending at least one outpatient mental health visit.” The findings were published online July 11 in JAMA Psychiatry. Also covering the story are MedPage Today (7/11, Smith) and MD Magazine (7/11, Hoffman).

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— “A Simple Emergency Room Intervention Can Help Cut Suicide Risk, “Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, July 11, 2018.