Mental Health

January 25, 2023

In a recent study, the association between poor prenatal diet and adiposity outcomes in children was directly impacted by prenatal psychosocial stress.

January 23, 2023

In what investigators are calling the largest study of its kind ever conducted in the US, results of the 2-year study, which included more than 300 transgender or nonbinary youth, underline the positive benefits seen with receipt of gender-affirming hormone therapy among this patient population.

January 19, 2023

Nearly $245 million was awarded in Bipartisan Safer Communities Act funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services to help health care workers support mental health in youths and families.

January 03, 2023

A recent study found that children were 7.5 times more likely to visit behavioral health services after positive screening for adverse childhood experiences.

December 14, 2022

Workplace factors play major role in determining job satisfaction, intention to leave.

December 08, 2022

The REACH Institute announced that they have granted the Pediatric Mental Health Training Award to El Rio Health.

December 02, 2022

Visits to primary care centers for mental health disorders saw an overall increase during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to a prepandemic period.

December 01, 2022

This brain imaging study was the first to look at the position of depression and systemic inflammation in brain measures while including the largest sample of patients with psoriasis to date.

November 29, 2022

Alex, an 18-year-old male, presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of paranoia, agitation, and disorganized behavior. He had no psychiatric history or prior mental health contact and no known medical conditions.

November 22, 2022

The burden of sleep disorders is high among the transgender or gender-nonconforming population and this study evaluated the role of gender-affirming therapy on that relationship.