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A new study published in JAMA Network Open looked at temperature exposure and psychiatric symptoms in adolescents. “Our study is about trying to understand how exposure to temperature, both cold and heat, could be related to psychiatric symptoms in a young adult population based in the Netherlands and Spain,” study author Esmée Essers told us. “We were hoping to gain a deeper understand of how the relationship between climate change and mental health might manifest in the context of mental health symptomatology.” [More]

Female physicians have a higher rate of suicide than females in the general population. Research published in JAMA Psychiatry found that female physicians had a 53% increased risk of suicide compared to their female counterparts who weren’t physicians. [More]

Those experiencing an eating disorder are more harshly judged than those with other mental health conditions. Research from the University of South Australia found the social stigma associated with eating disorders could make it harder for people to seek help. [More]

Those living with multiple sclerosis who are pregnant have a greater chance of experiencing mental illness during pregnancy and in the first few years following birth. Research published in Neurology found that pregnant people with MS had a 26% increased risk of mental illness during pregnancy when compared with pregnant people without MS and a 33% increased risk of mental illness after birth. [More]

A new study published in the Journal of Nature aimed to understand the neural code of stress to control anhedonia. “The goal of the study was to understand what drives reduced reward-seeking in individuals who are susceptible to traumatic stress,” study author Mazen A. Kheirbek told us. “We were hoping to identify patterns of activity in the brains of mice that may be related to this process of anhedonia, and patterns that are associated with resiliency to developing anhedonia.” [More]

A new study published in the Journal of Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology looked at the frequency of self-reported persistent post-treatment genital hypoesthesia among past antidepressant users in Canada and the US. “In my counselling practice, I specialize in working with people with Post Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), which is a type of sexual dysfunction where sexual function does not return to normal upon discontinuation of commonly prescribed antidepressants such as SSRIs, Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs), and some tricyclic antidepressants,” study author Yassie Pirani told us.he [More]

A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine looked at increasing trends in alcohol related mortality in the United States. “We sought to explore whether there have been increases in U.S. alcohol related mortality,” study author Alexandra Matarazzo told us. “We were hoping to find out whether there were increases and, if so, whether they are occurring at younger ages.” [More]

A new study published in JAMA Open Network looked at the the comprehensiveness of state insurance laws and perceived access to pediatric mental health care. “Our study investigated the association of the comprehensiveness of state mental and behavioral health insurance laws with caregiver perception of access to mental and behavioral health care for children in the United States,” study author Ashley A. Foster told us. “We also assessed the association of comprehensiveness of state mental and behavioral health insurance laws with caregiver perception of adequacy of mental and behavioral health insurance coverage.” [More]

COVID-19 vaccination mitigates adverse effects of SARS-CoV-2 on mental illness. Research published in JAMA Psychiatry found that the COVID-19 vaccination may help protect against the adverse mental health impacts of the virus by preventing severe infection. [More]

Even as little as ten minutes spent in nature can have short term benefits for adults living with mental illness. Research published in Ecopsychology found that any form of nature exposure, including to urban nature, could have benefits. [More]