Mental Health

A combined death rate from alcohol, substance use and suicide in the U.S. decreased in 2024, but whether this progress will continue depends on sustained public health investments, according to a Trust for America’s Health, or TFAH, report.

ORLANDO — Adults with vs. without pulmonary arterial hypertension had a significantly heightened risk for developing a new mental health condition in the 12 months following diagnosis, according to a poster presented here.

Pediatric physical health can’t be treated in a vacuum.

In this episode, Physicianary host, Hansa Bhargava, MD, speaks with Krysti Lan Chi Vo, MD, about developing safety guardrail technologies for companion AI chatbots, as well as healthy habits for patient and physician well-being.

In this episode, Physicianary host, Hansa Bhargava, MD, speaks with Jennifer Shannon, MD. They discuss AI’s role in the current mental health landscape, as well as the benefits and risks of AI use in medicine.

National Mental Health Awareness Month, which is observed in May, serves as a good time to remind physicians that sleep can be a major contributor to mental health outcomes.

CHICAGO — Prolonged seizures led to work productivity loss and caused worrying and anxious/depressed feelings in patients with epilepsy and their caregivers, according to data presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.

Online searches for gun-related harm are more prevalent in youth and young adults with poorer mental health or socioeconomic disadvantages, a study published in JAMA Network Open showed.

In this video, Kristin Sokol, MD, MPH, FAAAAI, FACAAI, shares advice for new allergy residents seeing patients with chronic itch/atopic dermatitis.

Mental health in the first year after a cancer diagnosis can have a significant impact on mortality.