“You can see this connection [to depression] in the general population, how strong it was, and that it builds up with each additional medication a person uses,” said Dr. Mark Olfson.
"We have a serious, national problem in terms of adequate recognition of psychiatric illnesses and their treatment," said Dr. John Mann. "We're missing most of these cases, that's the bottom line."
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman says 90 percent of people who die by suicide have pre-existing mental disorders, whether they have been diagnosed and treated or not.
Survivors of opioid overdose are at great risk of dying in the year after overdose, but the deaths are not always caused by drug use, a new study reveals.
The Center for Practice Innovations (CPI) supports the New York State Office of Mental Health’s (OMH) mission to promote evidence-based practices (EBPs) to improve mental health services.
Dr. Kathleen Pike writes about five male athletes who have gone public with their mental health challenges and are rewriting the narrative surrounding mental disorders and men.
Dr. Kathleen Pike writes about five male athletes who have gone public with their mental health challenges and are rewriting the narrative surrounding mental disorders and men.
“The point of the story is less about suicide increasing in women but more about being aware,” said Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber. That awareness should focus on the fact that suicide is preventable.
The country needs to take suicide and mental illness more seriously said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, noting that depression and bipolar disorder can be treated successfullyand suicide is often preventable.
