Stark new data collected from LGBTQ+ youth reveals that the mental health crisis among this demographic in the United States is rapidly intensifying. According to a newly published analysis by The Trevor Project, psychological distress among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth has reached alarming new heights over the past year. The findings
A worrisome rise in young individuals experiencing specific mental health issues has been linked to the Covid-19 epidemic, according to Vivek H. Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General. Dr. Whitney Brammer, a clinical psychologist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, said she was relieved to read the surgeon general's warning to raise awareness of this problem. She
An alarming study from the Journal of Psychiatric Research has found that 26% of psychiatric patients misuse their prescriptions of benzodiazepines. A highly addictive medication, doctors often prescribe them as anti-anxiety medications to help people cope with mental health symptoms or medical conditions. Psychiatrists prescribe benzos to people who suffer from mental health disorders and
