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Mental health is in the news every day. Mental Hum filters it for you. New articles land on the front page throughout the day, and join this growing archive of headlines. Topics range from clinical to policy to crisis care (and beyond), all aimed at bringing to light the stories that usually fly under the radar.
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Mental Health · United States
Yesterday
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Shape Care. Our Patients Should Know.
(MedPage Today) — For many patients, taking a controlled medication feels like any ordinary medical decision. You’re prescribed something for sleep, anxiety, ADHD, or pain. You’re counseled on risks and side effects. You pick it up from the pharmacy…
MedPage Today Psychiatry
Research · United States
Yesterday
Genotype-Guided Antidepressant Selection: Has Precision Psychiatry Arrived?
Genetic testing to guide antidepressant selection is already being sold to the public, but the evidence is less than convincing. A new study failed to show efficacy in its primary outcome, its secondary outcomes imply a potential benefit for only 2% of patients, and it…
Mad in America
Policy · United States
Today
Deaths of Despair Drop; FDA Rejects ADHD Drug; Rafael Nadal’s Anxiety Battle
(MedPage Today) — Deaths of despair — fatalities from drugs, alcohol, and suicide — declined by 16% in 2024, according to a report from Trust for America’s Health. Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage — a Medicaid expansion program that conditions…
MedPage Today Psychiatry
Mental Health · Global
Today
Why healing from estrangement doesn’t always mean reconciliation
Experts say healing might involve reducing emotional distress and gaining clarity from the situation.
ABC Australia Health
Mental Health · Global
Today
Family settles action against HSE over daughter’s death by suicide
Maxine Maguire’s family call on Government to implement key recommendations made at inquest
Irish Times Health
Mental Health · United States
Today
More Youths Report Using AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice
(MedPage Today) — Roughly one in five young people used an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for mental health advice last year, a cross-sectional, nationally representative survey showed. Among youths ages 12 to 21, 19.2% said that they had…
MedPage Today Psychiatry
Mental Health · Global
Today
Virgin Media case involving TV footage of dead man with addiction issues goes to hearing
Station argues ‘fly-on-the-wall’ documentary has counterbalancing public interest
Irish Times Health
Youth · Global
Today
Clinical practice guidelines and quality standards for early intervention in psychosis: an AGREE II appraisal and systematic review of service components
BackgroundEarly intervention in psychosis (EIP) is a key component of youth mental health care, yet recommended models of care for individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR-P) and first-episode psychosis (FEP) remain heterogeneous across jurisdictions.
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Research · Global
Today
Treatment outcomes of an integrated treatment model for patients with co-occurring opioid use and schizophrenia spectrum disorders
BackgroundIndividuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders are at elevated risk for developing opioid use disorder and often experience higher substance use rates and morbidity. However, integrated treatment models for such patients remain rare.
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Mental Health · Global
Yesterday
This rapper was having panic attacks on stage, until he transitioned
Poet, rapper, musician, playwright and novelist Kae Tempest is a prodigious polymath. It wasn’t until he affirmed his gender that he connected with his true self.
ABC Australia Health