Los trastornos mentales, neurológicos y por consumo de sustancias (MNS) son muy frecuentes y representan una gran carga de enfermedad y discapacidad a nivel mundial. Subsiste una amplia brecha entre la capacidad de los sistemas de salud y los recursos disponibles, entre lo que se necesita...
We started webinar series on various topics including mental health and substance use disorder. Objective of this webinar was to help participants learn about the basic about technology assisted used in mental health services. Further its objective was to help participants understand interpersonal dynamics in technology-assisted counseling this webinar.
Source: Deif R and Salama M (2021). Depression From a Precision Mental Health Perspective: Utilizing Personalized Conceptualizations to Guide Personalized Treatments. Front. Psychiatry 12:650318. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.650318 Modern research has proven that the “typical patient” requiring...
Source: Marín-Tejeda, M., Martínez-Martínez, K., & Santillán Torres-Torija, C. (2021). Quality of attachment, trauma, psychopathology, and frequency of non-suicidal self-injury in Mexican adolescents suffering from psychosocial vulnerability: Description of a risk profile. Salud Mental, 44(2), 53-63...
Leonard Bickman, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University February 2, 2021 This presentation describes the current state of mental health services, identifies critical problems, and suggests how to solve them. I focus on the potential contributions of artificial intelligence and precision mental health to...
Seminario Salud Mental y Psiquiatría "APPs de salud mental en mujeres embarazadas durante la COVID-19 y la trasmisión de riesgo de depresión entre familias" Impartido por la Ing. Mec. Nora Kelsall, TH Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
La Organización Panamericana de la Salud. (2018). en su reporte sobre la carga de los trastornos mentales en la Región de las Américas, señala que del 19% de Trastornos Mentales, Neurológicos y Suicidio de los Años de Vida Ajustados en función de la Discapacidad, los Trastornos debidos al consumo de sustancias corresponden al 1,46% y los Trastornos debidos al consumo de alcohol al 0,80%. Asimismo, del 34% de los Años Perdidos por Discapacidad, los Trastornos debidos al consumo de sustancias corresponden al 1,84% y los Trastornos debidos al consumo de alcohol al 0,94%.
Source: Franck MC, Monteiro MG, Limberger RP. Perfil toxicológico dos suicídios no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 2017 a 2019. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2021;45:e28. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2021.28 RESUMO Objetivo. Descrever o perfil toxicológico de todas as vítimas de suicídio no Rio Grande do Sul...
A recent World Health Organisation (WHO) survey has found that 93% of countries worldwide have experienced significant disruption to mental health services.
With a rise in demand for these services, these worring findings suggest there is an urgent need for for increased mental health investments in the wake of COVID-19.
The survey, which was conducted from June to August 2020, included data from 130 countries across WHO’s six regions.
Source: Catalano, R., Goldman-Mellor, S., Bruckner, T.A. et al. Sildenafil and suicide in Sweden. Eur J Epidemiol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-021-00738-4 Abstract Much theory asserts that sexual intimacy sustains mental health. Experimental tests of such theory remain rare and have not...
Fuente: Sapag JC, Álvarez Huenchulaf C, Campos A, Corona F, Pereira M, Véliz V, et al. Programa de Acción Mundial para Superar las Brechas en Salud Mental (mhGAP) en Chile: aprendizajes y desafíos para América Latina y el Caribe. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2021;45:e32. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP...
Scientists from the National Institute on Drug Abuse answer common questions teens ask about drug use and addiction. The episode Can Using Drugs Help Me Deal with Anxiety and Depression? highlights the long-term health risks of misusing prescription medications or other substances and shares options...
Source: Meisters, R., Westra, D., Putrik, P., Bosma, H., Ruwaard, D., & Jansen, M. (2021). Does Loneliness Have a Cost? A Population-Wide Study of the Association Between Loneliness and Healthcare Expenditure. International Journal of Public Health, 66, 2. Objectives: Loneliness has been associated...
Taylor, G. M., McNeill, A., Farley, A., Lindson, N., Aveyard, P., & Group, C. T. A. (2020). Smoking cessation for improving mental health. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020(1).
People with mental health issues are more likely to smoke compared to the general population. They are also more likely to experience severe withdrawals and are less responsive to treatment. Indeed, some people believe that quitting smoking can worsen individuals mental health difficulties.
However, research suggests that there may be biological reasons why smoking may worsen mental health through neuroadaptations, in which case smoking cessation may help to improve, rather than worsen, mental health.
Researchers from the Addiction and Mental Health Group (AIM) conducted a systematic review...
Source: Navarro MC, Ouellet-Morin I, Geoffroy M, et al. Machine Learning Assessment of Early Life Factors Predicting Suicide Attempt in Adolescence or Young Adulthood. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(3):e211450. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1450 Key Points Question Can early life factors (ie, in-utero...
Source: https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/SAMHSA_Digital_Download/pep20-06-04-005.pdf Suicide is a serious public health problem that ranks as the tenth leading cause of death in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). Death by suicide is tragic, and has...
Please answer the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wfmh2021theme Voting will close on Sunday 21st February 2021 The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) invites you to participate in choosing the theme for World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2021. WFMH was launched in 1948 with the aim...
🎙 Durante la tercera temporada de IPSICA-Podcast, presentamos: 🗣🌐 PsicoTendencias, un espacio para conversar sobre lo más popular de la semana. En este episodio y en compañía de las Psicoterapeutas Ivonne Santos y Miriam Ríos conversamos sobre: ✅ DÍA MUNDIAL DE LA LUCHA CONTRA LA DEPRESIÓN
Source: Faust JS, Shah SB, Du C, Li S, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Suicide Deaths During the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Advisory in Massachusetts, March to May 2020. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(1):e2034273. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34273 Many policy makers believe that shelter-in-place or stay-at-home...
