{"title":"Study finds helpful treatment for antidepressant nonresponders","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34172","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34172","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Although repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an effective treatment for depression, little is known about the comparative effectiveness of rTMS and other treatment options, such as antidepressants, researchers stated in a new study published in the September issue of the <i>American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP)</i>. To address this objective, researchers used rTMS as a treatment for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142158513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Model aims to help recovery process following suicide attempt","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34170","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Observing an important need to help people on their journey of recovery following a suicide attempt, researchers have developed a new model for recovery that could help those individuals find meaning in their lives again. The article, “The Transtheoretical Model of Change and Recovery from a Suicidal Episode,” is published in the September issue of <i>Archives of Suicide Research</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142158652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DOJ: Kentucky in violation of ADA for lack of community-based services","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34168","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Kentucky has failed to provide adequate community-based services to prevent the hospitalization of adults with serious mental illness, resulting in unnecessary segregation in psychiatric hospitals in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area, according to a new report released last month by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142158594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34174","url":null,"abstract":"<p>JED Campus, a four-year, technical assistance program that provides colleges and universities with expert support, evidence-based recommended practices and data-driven guidance, has been added to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's (SPRC) Best Practices Registry (BPR), a JED news release stated. The SPRC is the only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and it is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Programs and interventions added to the registry are expert-assessed to ensure that they are consistent with the most recent suicide prevention guidance and have proven efficacy in preventing suicide or directly addressing the variables that influence it. “The addition of JED Campus to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's Best Practices Registry is an important recognition reflecting the past decade's worth of programming efforts in protecting and prioritizing youth mental health, reaching more than 6.5 million students in partnership with almost 500 higher education institutions,” said John MacPhee, JED CEO. “Youth suicide is complex, but preventable. The JED Campus program demonstrates that data-driven and evidence-based approaches are effective. We look forward to continued collaboration with higher education institutions in support of student mental health.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142158511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of jail populations reveals jump in mental health prescribing","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34169","url":null,"abstract":"<p>New data published in the <i>Journal of Correctional Healthcare</i> suggest a steadily increasing need for behavioral health services in jail settings and a growing presence of psychotropic medication treatments in response.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142158595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"VA, Ad Council PSA urges vets to lean on loved ones, seek help","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34171","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Declaring that “seeking help is an act of bravery,” both the Veterans Administration (VA) and the Ad Council are continuing their ongoing partnership to help veterans who are struggling. In observance of September as Suicide Prevention Month, both organizations have launched new public service advertisements (PSAs) for their national campaign, “Don't Wait. Reach Out.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142158512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coming Up…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34173","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Mental Health America</b> is holding its annual meeting, “Disrupt. Reform. Transform,” <b>Sept. 19–21</b> in <b>Washington, D.C.</b> Visit https://www.mhanational.org/annual-conference for more information.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142158588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Key skills for therapists: Empathy, awareness, self-care","authors":"Joshua M. Eudowe Psy.D.","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34162","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sarah, a single mom and therapist who's been in practice for 11 years has been struggling with her daughter's depression. Sarah's once vibrant personality has dulled as she feels emotionally drained from her situation at home. She now finds herself merely going through the motions in sessions with her patients and not as engaged as she once was.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142045291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Annual Alaska survey of teens finds increase in mental health problems","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34165","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Alaska teens are more likely to be depressed and have suicidal thoughts than were teens a decade ago, and some mental health problems have increased notably among girls, according to results from the state's most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the <i>Alaska Beacon</i> reported Aug. 21. Administered in 2023 to nearly 1,200 high school students around the state, the survey found numerous negative trends. Of the respondents, 19% reported attempting suicide at least once over the past year, compared to 8.7% in the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The number who reported they had considered suicide came in at 23%, compared to 14.5% in 2011. And 43% reported feeling sad or hopeless for such extended periods that they were not able to carry out some of their usual activities, compared to 25.9% who reported feeling that way in the 2011 survey. In many mental health measures, girls reported more problems than boys. Among female respondents in 2023, 56% reported feeling too sad to engage in their usual activities, versus 32% for male respondents. While 20% of all respondents reported being cyberbullied — up from 15% in 2011 — 25% of the girls said they had been victimized that way. Alaska's Youth Risk Behavior Survey is administered to students every two years, though 2021 was skipped because of the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures. Results from the 2023 survey were released this month by the Alaska Division of Public Health.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142045297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34167","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Eating an anti-inflammatory diet of whole grains, fruits and vegetables instead of an inflammatory diet focused on red and processed meats and ultra-processed foods; such as sugary cereals, sodas, fries and ice cream; lowered the risk of dementia by 31%, a new study found. That benefit held true even for people with existing diagnoses of cardiometabolic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke, said Abigail Dove, MSc., lead author of the study published Aug. 12 in <i>JAMA Network Open</i>. In fact, people living with type 2 diabetes, stroke or heart disease who ate the most anti-inflammatory foods “developed dementia two years later than those with cardiometabolic diseases and a pro-inflammatory diet,” she added. Brain scans of those who followed an anti-inflammatory diet also showed significantly lower levels of brain biomarkers of neurodegeneration and vascular injury, Dove said. The study analyzed the dietary patterns of over 84,000 dementia-free adults older than age 60 with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and/or heart disease or stroke who were part of the U.K. Biobank, a longitudinal study that includes participants from England, Scotland and Wales. Brain scans found people with cardiometabolic diseases who ate the most anti-inflammatory foods had larger gray matter volume — indicating less neurodegeneration — and lower white matter intensities, which are signs of vascular injury in the brain, compared with people who ate an inflammatory diet.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142045299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}