Mental Health

Digital Edition: Nurse Relies on Talk Therapy to Overcome Her Fear of Hospitals July 22, 2024 By Steve Ford A senior community nurse leader working in East Anglia has thanked her mental health colleagues for helping her overcome symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. You have read 1 of 1 freely accessible articles that are valid for 30 days. For further …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth are more than five times more likely to test positive for suicide risk compared to cisgender women, who tend to test positive at higher rates than cisgender men, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago published in the journal Academic pediatricsIn 78% of …

Recognition of the unique nature of mental health care and measures to address the underlying causes of poor mental health are some of the changes nurses want to see from the next government. The proposals form the latest – and final – chapter of the Manifesto for Nurses, which Nursing Times has been drawing up since October in preparation for …

Digital Edition: Mental health nurse receives award for her courage in saving a baby’s life June 28, 2024 By Edd Church A mental health nurse has been awarded a bravery award by police after her quick actions saved the life of a six-week-old baby. You have read 1 of 1 freely accessible articles that are valid for 30 days. For …

by Aude Bandini, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Pierre-Marie David and Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, The conversation Source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The craze for new drugs in the class of GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide 1) and GIP (Gastric inhibitory polypeptide) analogues, better known by the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, is notable, but not entirely unprecedented in the history of pharmaceutical blockbusters. The number of prescriptions …

Digital Edition: Psychiatric nurses take to skydiving to improve outpatient care for young people August 20, 2024 By Steve Ford Six mental health nurses are part of a group of aspiring paratroopers hoping to raise money to improve facilities for their young clients. You have read 1 of 1 freely accessible articles that are valid for 30 days. For further …

For people diagnosed with HIV (PWH) aged 50 and older, progress on quality of life (QoL) goals is limited, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Linda Beer, Ph.D., of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and colleagues examined progress toward goals to improve quality of life, identified as a priority …

A 12-lead ECG shows atrial fibrillation with about 150 beats per minute. Credit: James Heilman, MD/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a fast, irregular heart rhythm that, if left untreated, can lead to blood clots, stroke, and heart failure. It is the most common type of arrhythmia, a potentially serious condition in which the heart beats too fast, …

Source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People in police custody say police and nurses deny them medicine for their health problems, new research has found. Dr. Stephanie Mulrine interviewed 42 people with physical or mental health problems who had been arrested for alleged minor offenses. Dr Mulrine from Newcastle University recruited the 36 men and six women through charities and support groups …

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Eighteen US states have passed laws that exclude mental health problems or suicide risk as medical reasons why a woman can have an abortion. But women who spoke to CQ Roll Call faced obstacles in finding answers to the question of how to manage mental illness during pregnancy, even if they weren’t considering abortion. The Food …