“The first and most important step toward public mental health reform to take is to eliminate the IMD Exclusion,” according to a new report released by the Manhattan Institute this […]
03 March 2021 (February 24, 2021) Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about severe mental illness and summarizes […]
24 February 2021 (February 10, 2021) Research consistently indicates that people with serious mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are at significantly increased risk of death by suicide compared to the general […]
10 February 2021 (February 2, 2021) People with schizophrenia are at a substantially elevated risk of dying from COVID-19, according to new research. Published in JAMA Psychiatry this January, the study found that […]
02 February 2021 (January 20, 2021) Biomarkers are powerful clinical and public health tools. They can be diagnostic, inform treatment decisions, or help determine disease risks if prevention measures are needed. At a […]
20 January 2021 (January 6, 2021) Having a serious mental illness poses an increased risk of infection, hospitalization and death from COVID-19. Several factors contribute to this increased risk including the generally poorer […]
06 January 2021 (December 9, 2020) People with severe mental illness die up to 25years earlier than people in the general population, in part due to high levels of comorbid physical health conditions such as […]
09 December 2020 (December 2, 2020) The relationship between schizophrenia and inflammation in the body has been the subject of much research in recent decades. A growing body of evidence suggests that inflammation is […]
02 December 2020 (November 25, 2020) Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about severe mental illness and summarizes […]
25 November 2020 (November 11, 2020) In honor of Veteran’s Day, this week’s blog highlights research on the high risk of suicidal behavior among Veteran’s with severe mental illness to bring awareness to the […]
11 November 2020 (November 4, 2020) While life expectancy for the general population has broadly increased in the past two centuries, from around 30 years old to about 80 years old, there is a significant mortality […]
04 November 2020 Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about severe mental illness and summarizes recently published research […]
30 October 2020 Women with serious mental illness are disproportionately affected by sexual violence. The repercussions on the women who experience this type of violence include physical illness and injury, as well as high […]
30 October 2020 Alternative models of crisis intervention to responding to individuals in psychiatric crisis are being considered in municipalities throughout the country. Providing a mental health response to someone in a mental health crisis […]
30 October 2020 (October 7, 2020) When people know more about a subject and have a greater understanding, their beliefs and attitudes regarding that subject are likely to change as well. Understanding the signs and symptoms associated with […]
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