Clinical Psychologist & Intervention Researcher: Psychosis, Aging, Exercise. Alum @UNCPsych. Retired tennis player. Dog and human mom. Views are my own.
Meta-analysis found that adults meeting physical activity recommendations had 25% lower risk of #depression compared with adults reporting no #physicalactivity. https://t.co/LITlo954lB
Over 20 years in the making! Today, we publish a landmark study investigating, in First Episode Psychosis, the relationships between delays to treatment and outcome at 6 timepoints over 20 yrs in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
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The #mentalhealth crisis hotline offers people experiencing mental distress a different option that is not routed through law enforcement.
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Excellent study showing that about 80% of real-world patients with schizophrenia are ineligible for RCTs and have higher hospitalization rates
Representation and Outcomes of Individuals With Schizophrenia Seen in Everyday Practice https://t.co/Rh5xtqlo2M via @JAMAPsych
Older persons often become disabled after hospitalization. Nice follow up study provides more evidence that exercise programs during hospitalization might prevent disability.
Just say NO to bedrest! https://t.co/p3ze8l200v @JAMAInternalMed
Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) are just as likely as #veterans without SMI to be vaccinated against #COVID-19, according to a study published this week in Psychiatric Services in Advance.
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This cohort study found that the #mentalhealth and wellbeing of older adults in England continued to deteriorate as the pandemic progressed in 2020, compared with pre-pandemic levels, and socioeconomic inequalities persisted https://t.co/LZUmlYsW0l