To our knowledge, this is the first review of its kind to explore the association between diet quality and patterns and mental health in children and adolescents. This study showed that, indeed, a Mediterranean diet did protect against cardiac events and this important finding was published in the NEJM. Highest tertile of snack dietary pattern… Read More: The relationship between diet and mental health »
Nearly a third of hospitalized Covid-19 patients experienced some type of altered mental function — ranging from confusion to delirium to unresponsiveness — in the largest study to date of neurological symptoms among coronavirus patients in an American hospital system. And patients with altered mental function had significantly worse medical outcomes, according to the study,… Read More: Nearly One-Third of Covid Patients in Study Had Altered Mental… »
By Kelsey Waddill September 08, 2020 – Under a newly revised bill from the California state legislature, California health plans will have to cover mental health conditions to the same extent they do medical services in an effort to achieve mental healthcare parity. The California Mental Health Parity Act—passed in 1999—already required health plans and disability… Read More: CA Legislature Expands Behavioral, Mental Healthcare Parity Law – HealthPayerIntelligence.com »
Social distancing and managing community health is such a balancing act. What’s already obvious during this pandemic is the nation’s mental as well as physical health has come under worrying pressure. And several groups of people may be more vulnerable than others to the effects of the crisis – effects such as isolation, troubled family… Read More: ‘Being locked down has put a huge strain on the… »