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Smartphone Intervention Feasible for Severe Mental Illness

For patients with severe mental illness, a smartphone intervention is highly usable and acceptable and improves outcomes.

Concern About School Shootings Tied to Anxiety, Panic in US Teens

Concern, worry, and stress related to school violence or shootings may be risk factors for internalizing problems among U.S. teens.

Suicide Risk Varies Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults are more likely to report suicide-related thoughts, plans, and attempts within the past 12 months compared with heterosexual adults.

Progress Made in Reducing Depression During Internship

From 2007 to 2019, there was an increase in baseline depressive symptoms among first-year resident physicians.

PCPs Not Routinely Recommending Early Behavioral Treatment for ADHD

Most preschool-aged children with ADHD are not offered first-line, evidence-based behavioral treatment,

Depressive Symptoms Increased During Migraine Headache

Patients report increased depressive symptomatology in the migraine headache phase of a migraine attack.

Insomnia Compromises Health, Quality of Life in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder

Investigators report the findings from a study assessing the impact of insomnia on clinical outcomes in patients with major depressive disorder.

Universal School-Based Screening Increases Identification of Depression in Teens

Universal school-based MDD screening increases identification of adolescents with MDD symptoms and initiation of treatment.

Prior Poor Mental Health Tied to More COVID-19 Infections

Prior rates of poor mental health at a county level are associated with a higher burden of COVID-19 infection

Cataracts Associated With Developmental Delay, Anxiety in Children

The risk was especially elevated in those who developed cataracts in the first 3 years of life, according to a report.