Findings seen for older adults with dementia
Higher rates of health care utilization, unmet medical care needs, mental health care utilization persisted after adjustment for demographics
Benefits seen for disordered eating and psychological distress, but no change seen in short-term weight outcomes versus standard care
Most common individual symptoms included depressive mood, irritability, and greater severity of sleep problems
However, authors say more studies are needed to quantify magnitude of risk
More than 50 percent of those with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases had never/rarely reported mental health symptoms to clinicians
New rules would require insurers to assess if customers have the same medical and mental health benefits and fix any disparities if they do not
Children and adolescents living in food-insecure households have greater use of outpatient and acute care contacts
6.7 percent increase seen in youth with any mental health emergency department visit, and larger increase (22.1 percent) seen for female teens
Top stress-relieving activities include music, puzzles, singing, dancing, and art