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13 papers
This study followed a nationally representative group of U.S. children who started kindergarten in 1998–99 to track ADHD diagnosis from kindergarten through eighth grade. It found that racial and ethnic minority children were less likely than white children to be diagnosed by kindergarten and that these differences continued through eighth…
In healthy adults from the general population, we found a significant and robust association between depression and anemia. Further studies are needed to assess the longitudinal relationship between both conditions and determine the mechanisms underlying this association.
This meta-analysis of observational studies found that higher exposure to green space was linked with slightly lower odds of depression and possibly lower odds of anxiety. A 10% increase in the amount of green space was associated with lower odds of depression (OR 0.963; 95% CI 0.948–0.979) and with a…
Self-reported history of iron-deficiency anemia was associated with self-reported history of depression. Furthermore, self-reported history of iron-deficiency anemia was associated with higher psychological distress.
This large U.S. survey of nearly 34,000 LGBTQ young people (ages 13–24) found very high levels of mental health needs, discrimination, and barriers to care. Many youth reported thinking about or attempting suicide, high rates of anxiety and depression, and trouble getting the mental health care they wanted. Transgender and…
This questionnaire study (2016–2017) compared a representative Czech sample (n = 1800, mean age 46.6, 48.7% male) and a clinical sample of patients with anxiety or adjustment disorder (n = 67, mean age 40.5, 18.0% male). People who reported childhood emotional abuse, emotional neglect, or physical neglect had higher odds…
This systematic review and meta-analysis pooled seven randomized trials with 1760 adults seen in emergency departments (search to 21 May 2021). It found no clear difference in short-term pain scores between intranasal (IN) ketamine and IV analgesics or placebo at 5, 15, 25, 30, and 60 minutes. The need for…
This review pooled evidence from 25 studies and a meta-analysis of 9 studies with 26,916 people. It found that people with burnout had higher odds of cardiovascular problems: about 21% higher after statistical adjustment (OR 1.21) and about 27% higher using crude numbers (OR 1.27). Burnout was strongly linked to…
Researchers studied 1004 people with bipolar I disorder who had at least one depressive episode. They found that people who received antidepressant treatment were more likely to have a manic episode within eight weeks after their depression got better. A genetic marker (rs10262219) showed a strong signal in the first…
This paper combined nine studies with 81,234 children to look at screen time and ADHD. Children who had screen time of 2 hours a day or more had higher odds of ADHD than those with less than 2 hours (odds ratio 1.51, 95% confidence interval 1.20–1.90). The authors reported a…
This study looked at 1,447 older adults (65+) in Quebec. People who said they had anemia but had no record of anemia treatment were more likely to have symptoms of depression. People who had anemia and had treatment did not have higher odds of depression. The study was cross-sectional, used…
