Cedars-Sinai Newsroom (Mental Health,Addiction)
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2023
September
08,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Suicide rates have increased by nearly 40% over the past 20 years but, according to Carletta Vicain, associate director of Employee Assistance at Cedars-Sinai, suicides are preventable.Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10, Vicain spoke w...
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July
19,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
People belonging to racial and ethnic minority groups are less likely than white people to receive mental healthcare.Anna Solt, MD, a Cedars-Sinai psychiatrist, said that reduced access to mental healthcare, cultural stigmas and even stereotypical be...
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May
15,
2023
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Most new mothers experience one or more changes in their mood before childbirth and for two weeks after the baby arrives.Having a child is a major life event accompanied by physiological changes and the stress of caring for a completely dependent lit...
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March
08,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Parents have a new—and deadly—reason to sit down with their tweens and teens for a talk about drug abuse. The reason: fentanyl.Although the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that deaths due to overdoses from the synthetic opioid...
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2022
May
04,
2022
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Nurse education is the key to successfully screening women for postpartum depression, which affects some 15% of mothers, according to a new quality improvement (QI) study from Cedars-Sinai.“Training that helped nurses get comfortable with the topic o...
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February
14,
2022
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08:03 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered a new pathway that helps explain how consuming too much alcohol causes damage to the liver, specifically mitochondrial dysfunction in alcohol-associated liver disease.The discovery, published in the peer-r...
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2021
November
03,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Daylight saving time ends this weekend, signaling the beginning of a season filled with holiday celebrations and family traditions for many. But for some, the time change also marks the beginning of seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as se...
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October
26,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
California’s attorney general recently approved signature gathering for a proposed ballot initiative that seeks to decriminalize psilocybin, the active ingredient in so-called “magic mushrooms,” and to authorize research into the medical use of the c...
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June
07,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit more than a year ago, staying home and limiting social interaction became key tools in the fight against the spread of the virus.Now, as more people get vaccinated, infection rates slow and restrictions loosen across th...
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2020
November
24,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Editor's Note: This story was updated on Oct. 27, 2021 to reflect the pandemic's timeline. Click here to read about how to help children with pandemic-caused emotional issues. Click here for a Newsroom story about managing post-pandemic anxiety.
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October
14,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
In the wake of the opioid addiction crisis that has cost more than 500,000 U.S. lives, medical investigators have focused on finding new methods to help patients control pain. Brennan Spiegel, MD, director of Cedars-Sinai's Health Services Research a...
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August
06,
2020
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09:46 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed or canceled life milestones like leaving home for college, getting married, celebrating graduations and taking summer vacations. The losses, combined with experts' predictions that a widely available COVID-19 (corona...
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July
13,
2020
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
While many expecting and new mothers experience emotions of joy and happiness, others suffer from a range of mental health conditions like depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. But a new Cedars-Sinai program is dedicated to helping w...
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July
10,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will enable the Cedars-Sinai Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences to lead a multi-site study that aims to improve care for hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder.Patie...
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March
30,
2020
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10:10 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Whether it's worrying about the health of a loved one, feeling stressed about job security or being restless after weeks of being cooped up in the house, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is taking a toll on nearly everyone's mental health.
"The...
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February
05,
2020
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06:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
HealthDay, an online health news site, recently interviewed Itai Danovitch, MD, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai, about psychotic symptoms appearing in teenage and young adult patients using marijuana...
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January
22,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Quartz, an online news source focused on topics aimed at business professionals, recently interviewed Eynav Accortt, PhD, about a screening program developed at Cedars-Sinai to identify women who may be at risk for postpartum depression.
The Postp...
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2019
December
05,
2019
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Sitting down to a holiday season meal with friends and family can be fun, but it can also be a recipe for disaster if it serves up political opinions, invasive questions and family gossip.
This time of year can be stressful, and the recent impeach...
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June
24,
2019
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Every year, millions of Americans misuse or abuse prescription medications, sometimes leading to emergency room visits, addiction or even death. The problem has worsened amid the ongoing opioid crisis.To prevent drugs from falling into the wrong hand...
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June
19,
2019
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The Hollywood Reporter recently published a guest column co-written by Rebecca Hedrick, MD, a psychiatrist at Cedars-Sinai, and Brian Yorkey, creator and executive producer for the popular Netflix series13 Reasons Why, based on the best-selling novel...
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June
17,
2019
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
As the opioid epidemic continues to claim lives and shatter families across the nation, a Cedars-Sinai expert is urging physicians and patients to try managing pain without the addictive pills."Today, more than ever before, we have a host of other me...
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May
19,
2019
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
KTLA Channel 5 News recently interviewed Cedars-Sinai patient and comedian Angelina Spicer about her bout with postpartum depression.
Spicer sought help and eventually worked her story into her stand-up routine. And now, the successful comic is us...
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April
15,
2019
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Family physicians play a crucial role in mental healthcare, but many lack the specific training needed to help their patients. Cedars-Sinai aims to close that gap by funding a new yearlong psychiatry fellowship.Through a $650,000 grant, 30 Los Angele...
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2018
September
13,
2018
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09:39 AM
America/Los_Angeles
CBS Newspath reporter Chris Martinez recently interviewed Joseph Tu, MD, a pain specialist with the Cedars-Sinai Medical Group, for a story about how suffering chronic pain can be a risk factor for suicide.
The CBS report zeroed in on a paper publ...
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August
01,
2018
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
In its fourth year of awarding grants to community organizations that work to strengthen the social safety net in Los Angeles, Cedars-Sinai is donating $5.9 million to programs that address the physical and behavioral health needs of Los Angeles' mos...
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May
07,
2018
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12:28 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators, led by Waguih William IsHak, MD,FAPA, professor of Psychiatry and vice chairman for Education and Research, have been awarded $2.6 million to study and compare evidence-based approaches for treating depression in people wi...
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May
03,
2018
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10:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators are examining the risk factors associated with mental health issues experienced by many women after giving birth."Maternal mental health has long been undervalued," said Sarah J. Kilpatrick, MD, PhD, chair of the Cedars-Sin...
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2017
February
27,
2017
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01:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Investigators Get $2 Million Award From Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to Address Opioid Epidemic While Giving Patients a Voice in the ProcessContact Marni Usheroff | Email: marni.usheroff@cshs.orgLos Angeles — Feb. 27, 2017 — Cedars-Si...
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