When should kids be learning about mental health, and who should be teaching it to them?— A question often asked as we face what many are saying is a mental health crisis.We went to Jeannette Myhre Elementary, to find out what steps schools are taking. Schools all across the nation are taking mental health more […]

Conflict with mothers is an “important predictor” of depression among girls aged between nine and 13, according to a new study, which finds that boys having bad relations with their fathers puts them at a greater risk. The report – the latest tranche of the Economic and Social Research Institute and Trinity College Dublin’s Growing

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many women have depression symptoms after giving birth, but for some postpartum depression hangs on for years, a U.S. government study finds. Of nearly 4,900 new mothers researchers followed, one-quarter had depression symptoms at some point in their child’s first three years. And

Michelle Obama tackles the stigma around depression in new video  Shelbynews

The study findings were published March 2 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Lynn Bufka is senior director of practice transformation and quality with the American Psychological Association. She said, when targeting depression, “it’s unclear if exercise alone is sufficient, or if exercise is best when incorporated with more traditional

People with psoriasis, a long-lasting autoimmune skin condition, often experience another complication: mental health concerns. In fact, having both psoriasis and mental health conditions is so common that it’s expected, says Dr. Anthony Fernandez, MD, PhD, director of medical and inpatient dermatology at the Cleveland Clinic. The connection between psoriasis and mental health is multilayered.

Former first lady Michelle Obama spoke candidly in an interview published Wednesday about her struggles with low-grade depression during the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges of 2020, encouraging Americans to speak more openly about their mental health.

The FDA approved Azstarys, a new once-daily combination serdexmethylphenidate and immediate-release d-methylphenidate stimulant medication, for ADHD in patients ages 6 and older, KemPharm announced. Should ADHD get a moniker overhaul? (Scientific American) Monitoring dynamic changes in suicidal thoughts during a hospitalization was better at predicting post-discharge suicide attempts than only using baseline admission data. (JAMA

A new systematic review of 65 studies from around the world involves a total of 97,333 health care workers and finds that 1 in 5 have experienced depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Yufei Li, Nathaniel Scherer, and colleagues at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, U.K., present these findings

March 10, 2021 2 min read Source/Disclosures Disclosures: Dwyer reports receiving research support from the AACAP Junior Investigator Award, the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation and the NIMH, as well as having served as a consultant for Axsome Therapeutics. Please see the study for all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC