Mental disorders and gender

Prevent Child Abuse America Awarded $1M CDC Grant to Examine Public Policy Impact on Reducing Child Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Articles, Crimes, Violence against men, Violence against women, Crime, Domestic violence, Child abuse, Violence, Abuse, Intimate partner violence, Mental disorders and gender

Violence against children and youth, including child maltreatment and exposure to IPV, is common in communities across the United States and internationally.

Key Points: 
  • Violence against children and youth, including child maltreatment and exposure to IPV, is common in communities across the United States and internationally.
  • A successful public health approach to the prevention of child maltreatment and IPV prioritizes strategies that can have the greatest impact on the most people, explained Dr. Melissa Merrick, president and CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America and co-principal investigator of the grant.
  • Through effective public policy, we can create the conditions for health, well-being, and prosperity for children and families and can prevent violence in the home before it occurs.
  • Prevent Child Abuse America is a leading champion for all children in the United States.

New Study Finds More Severe Eating Disorders Among LGBT Individuals

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Eating disorders, Human behavior, Psychiatry, Abnormal psychology, Behavioural sciences, Behavioral neuroscience, RTT, Transgender, Healthcare and the LGBT community, Mental disorders and gender

LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders finds that eating disorder patients who identify as LGBT have more severe eating disorder symptoms, higher rates of trauma history, and longer delays between diagnosis and treatment than heterosexual, cisgender patients.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders finds that eating disorder patients who identify as LGBT have more severe eating disorder symptoms, higher rates of trauma history, and longer delays between diagnosis and treatment than heterosexual, cisgender patients.
  • The causes of eating disorders are not clear but both biological and environmental factors are thought to play a role.
  • The facilities were operated by Center for Discovery, a U.S. healthcare provider specializing in the treatment of eating disorders.
  • "Delays in accessing treatment are especially widespread for transgender and nonbinary individuals with eating disorders.

Oregon, West Virginia and Maine have the highest rates of depression

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Thursday, December 26, 2019
Depression, Psychiatric diagnosis, RTT, Articles, Health, Psychiatry, Bipolar spectrum, Major depressive disorder, Mental health, Mental disorders and gender, Postpartum depression

Massachusetts had the second-best access to mental healthcare and saw a 16% decrease in depression rates over a five year period.

Key Points: 
  • Massachusetts had the second-best access to mental healthcare and saw a 16% decrease in depression rates over a five year period.
  • On the opposite end, states with low ratings to mental health care access mostly saw increases in depression rates from 2014 to 2018.
  • Oregon, West Virginia and Maine have the highest rates of depression.
  • Also included is the percentage change in depression rates from 2014 to 2018 to show to increase and decrease of depression rates in each state.