(November 17, 2021) The gentrification of urban areas in the United States has pushed individuals with serious mental illness toward suburban and rural areas with affordable housing but limited mental health […]
17 November 2021 (November 10, 2021) Individuals with schizophrenia are at a 50% increased risk of dying from cancer, according to a recent review published in the Current Opinion in Psychiatry. Findings indicate that a […]
10 November 2021 (October 28, 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 […]
28 October 2021 (October 20, 2021) Recovery-oriented care has been emphasized for the treatment of individuals with severe mental illness and a key principle of this care is establishing social context in treatment […]
20 October 2021 (October 13, 2021) The grant funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for research into bipolar disorder is lower than funding for other serious mental illness research and focuses heavily on […]
13 October 2021 (October 6, 2021) Women with bipolar disorder-I (BD-I) and schizoaffective disorder-bipolar disorder (SA-BD) are at a high risk of postpartum psychosis, according to a recent study published in the Journal of […]
06 October 2021 (September 29, 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 […]
29 September 2021 (September 22, 2021) People with severe mental illness have a higher risk for serious illness or death from COVID-19, according to multiple research studies. As the Office of Research and […]
22 September 2021 (September 8, 2021) Co-response teams involving both police officers and mental health providers are becoming more widely used for response to crisis calls involving people with mental illnesses. As these programs grow in […]
08 September 2021 (September 1, 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 […]
01 September 2021 (August 25, 2021) Suicide is a significant public health problem. Suicide deaths per capita in the United States have been steadily increasing in the past 30 years, with almost 45,000 individuals dying by suicide in […]
25 August 2021 (August 18, 2021) There are differences in symptoms and treatment outcomes for those experiencing their first episode of psychosis early in life compared to those experiencing an episode of psychosis later in life. […]
18 August 2021 (August 11, 2021) Inpatient care is a vital component of the full continuum of psychiatric care for individuals with serious mental illness who may need such intensive treatment in order […]
11 August 2021 (August 4, 2021) The evidence continues to mount showing that people with severe mental illness are at higher risk of dying from COVID-19. The study, released in JAMA Psychiatry last week, includes […]
04 August 2021 (July 14, 2021) Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for individuals with severe psychiatric disorders. In fact, ECT has been shown to produce remission rates in individuals with […]
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