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Posts about: ## Mental Health Risk ![Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Gallery_2015/Depression/Snip20160302_17-518109-edited.png) [Marijuana Use,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/marijuana-use) [Drug Addiction,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/drug-addiction) [Mental Health Risk](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-risk) ### [Mental Health | Drug use / Binge drinking reach highs 35-50 population](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-drug-use-/-binge-drinking-reach-highs-35-50-population) Thu, Jul 18, 2024 @ 05:30 AM Past-year use of marijuana and hallucinogens, as well as binge drinking rates, for adults between the ages of 35 and 50 reached all-time highs in 2022, according to a report released on Thursday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-drug-use-/-binge-drinking-reach-highs-35-50-population) ![Addiction and Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/man-in-black-shirt-and-gray-denim-pants-sitting-on-gray-1134204.jpg) [Drug Addiction,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/drug-addiction) [Mental Health Risk](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-risk) ### [2/3rds of Adults say they or a family member impacted by Addiction](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/2/3rds-of-adults-say-they-or-a-family-member-impacted-by-addiction) Tue, May 14, 2024 @ 06:00 AM Two-thirds of adults in the US say they or a family member have been addicted to alcohol or drugs, [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/2/3rds-of-adults-say-they-or-a-family-member-impacted-by-addiction) ![Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-brett-sayles-5211385.jpg) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [Mental Health Risk](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-risk) ### [Higher risk for Depression | Social support is important](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/higher-risk-for-depression-social-support-is-important) Fri, Jan 05, 2024 @ 06:00 AM Individuals with a high genomic risk for depression, especially during stressful life periods... ...significantly benefit from supportive social connections, according to study findings published in The American Journal of Psychiatry. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/higher-risk-for-depression-social-support-is-important) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Gallery_2015/Depression/Snip20160302_17.png) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [Mental Health Risk](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-risk) ### [Higher genetic risk for Depression, Social support especially important](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/higher-genetic-risk-for-depression-social-support-especially-important) Fri, Dec 15, 2023 @ 09:30 AM ## Mental Health | Individuals with a high genomic risk for depression, especially during stressful life periods, significantly benefit from supportive social connections... ...according to study findings published in The American Journal of Psychiatry. A University of Michigan Medical School research team examined the importance of social support during stressful times through 2 groups of people: first-year medical residents in the Intern Health Study (IHS), and older adults who had been recently widowed and part of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). “Our data show wide variability in the level of social support individuals received during these stressful times, and how it changed over time,” said first author Jennifer L. Cleary, MS, a University of Michigan psychology doctoral student studying under senior author Srijan Sen, MD, PhD, University of Michigan Medical School. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/higher-genetic-risk-for-depression-social-support-especially-important) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/pexels-wallace-chuck-3109168.jpg) [dementia,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/dementia) [Mental Health Risk](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-risk) ### [Social Isolation | Mental Health risk of Dementia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/social-isolation-mental-health-risk-of-dementia) Thu, May 04, 2023 @ 06:00 AM Mental Health | Social Isolation Linked With Higher Risk of Incident Dementia in US Older Adults Mental Health | Social isolation appears common in community-dwelling older adults in the United States and is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia over 9 years, according to study results published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. [MaryAPRN.com/ Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-com-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/social-isolation-mental-health-risk-of-dementia) ![](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/the-words-mental-health-on-laptop-screen-3958403.jpg) [Covid-19 and our Health,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/covid-19-and-our-health) [Mental Health Risk](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-risk) ### [Mental Health & COVID-19 | Survivors at increased risk of Psych Disorders](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-covid-19-survivors-at-increased-risk-of-psych-disorders) Tue, May 04, 2021 @ 06:00 AM Some 18.1% of patients who tested positive for COVID-19 in the United States were diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 3 months, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry. ## Psychiatric follow-up should be considered for patients who survive COVID-19, researchers advised. 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