More than 6 in 10 (62%) young adults reported they or a friend or roommate experienced mental or behavioral health concerns in the past year, according to UnitedHealthcare’s fourth annual “Young Adult and College Student Behavioral Health Report” conducted by…
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Between the July 2022 launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and December 2024, 35,529 suicides were observed compared to 39,901 expected, representing an 11% reduction, or 4,372 fewer deaths, according to an April 22 research letter published in JAMA. …
About 2.8% of U.S. residents ages 12 and older — roughly 8 million people — reported past-year psilocybin use, according to a study published April 21 in The American Journal of Psychiatry. The drug is a hallucinogenic compound found in…
More than two-thirds — 68% — of substance use and mental health treatment facilities reported using only an EHR with no paper charts, while 25% used a mix of digital and paper records, according to an April report from the…
Mothers prescribed at least one sterol biosynthesis-inhibiting medication — including certain antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, beta-blockers and statins — had a 1.47-fold higher risk of having a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to a study published April 16 in Molecular Psychiatry.…
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As individuals seek more accessible and affordable care options, about 30% of U.S. adults said they have used a self-guided online or digital tool for mental health, including nearly half of those ages 18-44, according to a recent survey. The…
A national “secret shopper” study found private equity-owned residential addiction treatment facilities charge significantly more per day than other for-profit centers, while offering fewer key services in some cases, according to a cross sectional study published in JAMA Health Forum. …
Long-term opioid therapy, defined as prescribed opioid use 90 days or longer, among U.S. patients declined from 5.6 million in 2015 to 4.2 million in 2023 — a 24.3% relative decrease, according to an April 8 research letter published in…
Salt Lake City-based University of Utah researchers outlined a framework for automation — defined as when machines perform tasks humans have previously done — in psychotherapy, identifying varying levels of AI involvement in care delivery. The framework categorizes automation into…
States that adopted Medicaid expansion between 2019 and 2023 saw a 21.1% relative increase in buprenorphine treatment rates — or 28.67 per 100,000 residents — to treat opioid disorder, according to a cross-sectional study published Feb. 18 in JAMA Network…