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Mental health

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Mental health

Anxiety, depression, suicidal thinking becoming more prevalent among some adolescents

Published March 25, 2020

The number of adolescent girls seeking mental health care each year rose significantly, as did the use of outpatient mental health care services by adolescent girls

Mental health

Mind's best friend

Published Jan 6, 2020

Having a dog in childhood may be associated with lower risk for developing schizophrenia later in life according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine

Occupational health

Cab fever

Published Fall 2019

Long-haul trucking is one of the most dangerous professions in America, and Mona Shattell argues more health professionals should meet truckers where they are—on the road / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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Mental health

Social media use may pose mental health risks for teens

Published Sept 11, 2019

Social media use by adolescents linked to behaviors that may indicate mental health problems such as social withdrawal and difficulty coping with anxiety or depression

Mental health

Psychiatrist: Ketamine isn't an opioid and treats depression in a unique way

Published Aug 2, 2019

In scientific journal letter, Hopkins psychiatrist Adam Kaplin disputes a study claiming ketamine is an opioid

Mental health

Profound experiences linked to lasting benefits

Published April 26, 2019

Majority of people who have reported encountering 'God'—whether spontaneously or triggered by psychedelics—report lasting positive changes to psychological health