(December 5, 2018) Over half of hospitalizations for homeless individuals in recent years were due to mental illness or substance use disorders, according to a study of Florida, California, and […]
05 December 2018 (November 20, 2018) Latino caregivers of relatives experiencing first-episode psychosis (FEP) have low understanding of symptoms of serious mental illness and mental health literacy, according to new research. This has […]
20 November 2018 (November 14, 2018) The genetic terms for schizophrenia are extremely complex and heterogeneous, with hundreds of genes and thousands of variants implicated in disease development. Known environmental components, such as […]
14 November 2018 (November 6, 2018) Previous federal government studies have reported that 18% of Asian Americans have some form of mental distress and 3% have a serious mental illness. However, new research […]
06 November 2018 (October 30, 2018) Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about serious mental illness […]
30 October 2018 (Oct. 24, 2018) After experiencing the first onset of psychotic symptoms, individuals and their families may feel worried, confused, or alone and wonder, “What’s next?” But what if that […]
24 October 2018 (Oct. 17, 2018) Emergency departments are our country’s health care safety-net. They are a place where the lives of the sickest individuals with the most urgent needs are saved, including […]
17 October 2018 (Oct. 9, 2018) As we wrote last week, the association between cannabis use, commonly known as marijuana, and serious mental illness is controversial. In that post, we examined research concerning […]
09 October 2018 (Oct. 2, 2018) The association between the use of cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, and serious mental illness is controversial. The controversy transcends multiple related concerns, including marijuana’s applicability as […]
02 October 2018 (Sept. 26, 2018) On Monday, the Treatment Advocacy Center released its newest report, Grading the States: An Analysis of Involuntary Treatment Laws. The report represents the culmination of a year-long project […]
26 September 2018 (Sept. 4, 2018) Mobile phone-based health interventions, or mHealth apps, are innovative health delivery tools available via an individual’s smart phone. Such mobile health applications have been shown to be […]
04 September 2018 (August 28, 2018) Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about serious mental illness […]
28 August 2018 (Aug. 22, 2018) Individuals with serious mental illness have chronic physical conditions at rates significantly higher than the general population, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and are less likely […]
22 August 2018 (Aug. 14, 2018) According to new research published in this month’s edition of Psychiatric Services, individuals in the United States are willing to pay an annual $50 increase in taxes […]
14 August 2018 (Aug. 7, 2018) This week’s Research Weekly is written by Bethany Yeiser, author, mental health advocate and founder of Comprehensive Understanding via Research and Education into Schizophrenia (CURESZ) Foundation, an organization dedicated […]
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