Mental Health

Generalized anxiety disorder was the most commonly diagnosed mental health condition in 2022, according to data from Definitive Healthcare. 

Ohio lawmakers have proposed a bill that would create a mental health assistant license, Washington Examiner reported May 31. 

In 2022, 28 percent of American adults went without some form of medical care because they could not afford it, and 10 percent skipped mental healthcare for the same reason, a Federal Reserve report released in May found.

Psychiatry is tied for the second-highest incidence of suicidal thoughts among clinicians across all specialties, with 12 percent of the field having reported suicidal thoughts, according to Medscape's ''Physician Burnout Report" published March 3.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, issued a warning about social media's effects on mental health in adolescents, according to a May 23 news release.

Here are five athletes, leagues and teams taking action on mental health Becker's has reported on since April 7:

The University of South Florida is offering a free online course to educate managers and employees on addressing mental health within their organizations.

Emergency room visits for mental health conditions, suicide-related behaviors and drug overdoses among adolescents decreased from 2021 to 2022, according to a report published May 12 by the CDC. 

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin posted a statement on mental health to her Instagram account on Mental Health Action Day May 18.

When it comes to talking to patients about mental healthcare, clinicians don't have to go it alone. The Joint Commission launched a patient safety campaign May 17, a new part of its "Speak Up" program, to help healthcare professionals teach…