by Brenda Mooney
Authors of a new study strongly urged that patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who have a history of suicide attempt and are younger than 59 or obese, should be monitored closely during the COVID-19 pandemic. They warned of the possibility of symptom exacerbation in those patients when they have severe COVID-19 since postmortem examination of brains in that cohort have revealed infection-related impaired brain neurotransmission.
by Brenda Mooney
Nearly 70% of bipolar patients are initially misdiagnosed and a third or more still haven’t gotten an appropriate diagnosis a decade later. Making the situation even more troubling is that many bipolar patients are being treated for major depressive disorder and receiving antidepressants alone – therapy that is suspected of actually destabilizing mood.
by Brenda Mooney
While alcohol use disorder is common among U.S. veterans, it often doesn’t stand alone. Instead, AUD is frequently found as a co-morbid condition with other psychiatric diagnoses or post-traumatic stress disorder. The combinations make the condition riskier and harder to treat.
by Mary Anne Dunkin
American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in the general population have the highest rates of suicide of all race groups in the United States, as well as the most rapidly growing suicide rates, according to a new study.
by Jennifer Marquez
In the 20th century, military servicemembers were found to be healthier than the average individual, with lower mortality rates than their U.S. civilian counterparts.
