The thing about PTSD symptoms is that they are:
Intrusive
Involuntary
Recurrent
And distressing
That’s one of the reasons why PTSD symptoms are so disabling & why people would do anything to get rid of them…
About 30% of adolescents with depression who are at near-term risk for self-harm or suicide are not detected via PHQ Item 9. Those screened in primary care or with past inpatient hospitalizations with a mental health diagnosis are more likely to be missed. ja.ma/4doBYru
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Suicide attempts often co-occur with psychiatric disorders; prevention focuses on these. Yet 20% of attempts occur absent, or prior to, an apparent diagnosis. If true, expanding screening and psychiatric nosology to increase recognition would be warranted. ja.ma/3Rangfd
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The toll of firearm violence on young people has been particularly devastating. As shared in my new Surgeon General's Advisory, firearm violence is now the leading cause of death among children and teens. Surgeongeneral.gov/firearm-v…
The #ACGME, along with other leading health care and medical associations, released a statement this week in support of #DEI policies in health care, as a means to help improve the health of our nation.
Read the full statement: acgme.org/newsroom/2024/3/st…
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A case-control study in a deeply phenotyped cohort of 97 individuals finds strong gut microbiome associations with schizophrenia mainly driven by treatment-resistance and most likely attributable to clozapine. ja.ma/4a1Bq9c