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How Media & Movies Shape Our Perception Of Serious Mental Illness

On-Demand Webinar May 31, 2018

During this webinar, experts Georgia Stevens, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, Psychiatric Nurse & Director of Partners in Aging & Long-Term Caregiving, and Mary Ann Boyd, PhD, DNS, PMHCNSBC, Professor Emerita at… Read More

Can Sleep Loss Trigger Mood Episodes In Bipolar Disorder?

Article February 8, 2018

Background & Purpose Sleep disturbance has been identified as an early warning sign of impending mood episodes, but there is evidence to suggest that sleep loss may in some cases… Read More

Treating Insomnia May Lead To Improvements In Mental Health Symptoms

Article December 6, 2017

Background & Purpose Individuals with mental disorders often experience sleep difficulties, but traditionally, these have been considered symptoms of the illnesses. As a result, interventions for sleep may be given… Read More

Predicting Relapse With Individual Residual Symptoms In Major Depressive Disorder: A Re-Analysis Of The STAR*D Data

Article November 27, 2017

Key Messages The aim of the present study was to identify which individual residual symptoms, as assessed with both self-report and clinician rating, could predict subsequent relapse in patients with… Read More

Comorbid Medical Illness In Bipolar Disorder

Article September 18, 2017

Key Messages This study measured rates of medical illnesses in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and assessed potential associations between medical disease burden and the clinical course of BD. Compared… Read More

Suicide Risk Screening In Health Care Settings: Identifying Males & Females At Risk

Article September 13, 2017

Key Messages More males than females die from suicide, but females are more likely to consider or think about suicide. The Joint Commission has established suicide risk screening requirements for… Read More

Treatment Patterns For Major Depressive Disorder: What Happens After The First Antidepressant Is Prescribed?

Article September 11, 2017

Background & Purpose Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is among the most common mental health conditions in the United States, with a one-year prevalence of 6.6% of adults. The functional impairment… Read More

Late-Life Depression & Cardiovascular Disease Burden: Examination Of Reciprocal Relationship

Article June 26, 2017

Key Messages Evidence suggests that there are longitudinal, bidirectional relationships between depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older adults. However, individual empirical studies have mostly examined only 1-way relationships. Using… Read More

Risk Factors For Suicide In Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review

Article June 6, 2017

Key Messages Bipolar disorder (BD) has the highest rate of suicide among the major psychological disorders. The risk for death by suicide is approximately 60 times higher for patients with… Read More

Depression & Risk Of Mortality In Individuals With Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis & Systematic Review

Article June 6, 2017

Key Messages Although some studies have reported a link between comorbid depression and increased levels of mortality in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM), this relationship had not been previously systematically… Read More

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