public health Archives - Gateway Psychiatric Excellent Psychiatric Care Sat, 09 Jun 2018 17:51:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/favicon2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 public health Archives - Gateway Psychiatric 32 32 70562394 Deaths of Despair – Suicide & Self Injury Crisis in US https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/deaths-of-despair-suicide-self-injury-crisis-in-us/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/deaths-of-despair-suicide-self-injury-crisis-in-us/#respond Sat, 09 Jun 2018 17:51:21 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=15144 The news of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade’s death by suicide as well as the CDC’s report on increasing suicide rates in the US reminds us of a larger public health crisis that was given the name “deaths of despair” by researchers Case and Deaton (see below). We have been collecting information on this topic in preparation for an effort ...

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]]> https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/deaths-of-despair-suicide-self-injury-crisis-in-us/feed/ 0 15144 Depression Screening Recommended https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/depression-screening-recommended/ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 23:35:14 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=9772 Although it seems like nothing more than common sense, we were very pleased to see that the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which is the major organization responsible for guidelines for public health interventions in the United States, added depression screening for adults, in particular for pregnant women and women who recently given birth, to its short list of ...

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