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Of all mental health facilities that serve youth in the U.S., only 28% offered #LGBTQ-specific #mentalhealth services in 2020. "I would have expected to see us doing better... but that was not actually the case." -@kristenrchoi @MedPagePsych bit.ly/3NtQnsj

Many teens who died by firearm suicide grew up in gun-owning families, reported @paulnestadt of @HopkinsPsych at #APAAM23. "I think this is a really vital discussion." -- @DrHowardLiu #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth @MedPagePsych bit.ly/421Yq3J

"We believe it indicates that pediatricians are rising to the challenge of caring for children with anxiety and depression." -- Talia Lester, MD, of @Stanford, on #antidepressant prescribing by #primarycare #pediatricians. medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/gen… @MedPagePsych

"What this study shows is that you need good sleep to have good mental health, period." -- Karen Pierce, MD, of @NUFeinbergMed, about the connection between poor sleep and worse #mentalhealth among kids and adolescents. medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/sle… @MedPagePsych @MedReporterMike

"Until we have anti-racist staff, who truly treat all children with empathy and compassion, Black children will continue to lack informative diagnoses." --@AmandaJoyMD Read the #OpEd: bit.ly/3KsRl5w @MedPagePsych

"There's a shortage of child psychiatrists." -- @JacobSBallonMD, commenting on the surge of pediatric hospitalizations for #mentalhealth diagnoses, most of which involved self-injury or attempted suicide. medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/gen… @MedReporterMike @MedPagePsych

The @US_FDA approved the first over-the-counter (OTC) #naloxone (#Narcan) product for treating #opioid overdose on Wednesday. medpagetoday.com/publichealthpo…

Integrating recent molecular, cellular, and anatomical findings in schizophrenia, this article hypothesizes why there is too much glutamate in the disordered hippocampus, a hypothesis that can explain clinical symptoms and guide novel drug discovery. ja.ma/3EOfLo5

The recent news cycle has focused on the deaths of three young children in Boston, allegedly at the hands of their own mother, Lindsay Clancy. This tragedy has sparked conversation around #postpartumpsychosis. #PsychTwitter #MedTwitter bit.ly/42DibA4

Study finds measurable differences in neural and vascular integrity of the retina in patients with #schizophrenia. Oculomic biomarkers may serve as potential adjunctive outcomes in future research. ja.ma/3lyJ2N6 #oculomics

Opinion | The Unmatched Need Not Suffer Alone medpagetoday.com/opinion/second… @medpagetoday @AlexGuMD @Inside_TheMatch @drjessigold @KMirza

I said the exact same thing. I love celebrity self disclosure and lived experience more than most people, but I am so hopeful for a world of both/and, not either/or. It’s why I worked with mtv and the storytelling initiative to make this: mentalhealthmediaguide.com

A new study shows an elevated risk of dementia among elite soccer players in Sweden at every position but goalie, providing even more evidence that headers are the cause. I spoke with @medpagetoday about why it's time to #StopHittingKidsintheHead. #EndCTE medpagetoday.com/neurology/deme…

"What happens when patients explicitly ask providers for support in reducing drinking?" ask @KatieWitkiewitz and @HannahCarlon of @UNMCASAA. "In our experience, this is where the medical community has failed the millions of Americans who drink alcohol." bit.ly/3ZPsYF4

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD, (1926-2004) made monumental contributions to the #psychiatry field. She is best known for her Five Stages of Grief, or the Kübler-Ross model, and helped shape modern-day conversations about death, dying, and grief. #InternationalWomensDay #MedTwitter

"When prescription medication is no longer available from pharmacies and trusted sources, people who depend on these pills are often left feeling abandoned and desperate," writes @ekutscher. Read the #OpEd: bit.ly/41zrFff #AdderallShortage #MedTwitter @MedPagePsych

It is incredibly hard to ask for help. Especially publicly. But, post stroke depression is common, and people will feel seen and less alone because of his experience. I hope he gets the help he needs.

Inside Medicine -- Voices: Dr. Reuben Strayer on a paradigm shift for treating alcohol use disorder patients in ERs. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/voices-dr-re…

The CDC is reporting increases in the rates of sadness, hopelessness, violence, and #suicidal ideation among teen girls. "This is truly alarming," said @ethierka, director of @CDC_DASH. Read the full article: bit.ly/40STn6m @MedPagePsych

“These were seriously mentally ill people, often with long-standing substance use problems. And they said, "I really could use a place of my own,” said CFTH Co-founder Kim Hopper. @Medpagetoday @EmAndEdits   medpagetoday.com/publichealthpo…