Tag: Bipolar disorder
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Better bipolar diagnosis may reduce suicide rate in boys – new research
Suicide rarely occurs in the absence of serious mental health problems. Research shows that psychiatric disorders occurs in up to 90% of young people who die by suicide. In particular, so-called affective disorders, such as major depression and bipolar disorder, occur in 44–76% of cases. This means that severe mental illness is the most influential…
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Early cannabis use linked to non-psychotic mental health disorders and deliberate self-harm, new study says
Denissoff’s study analyzed data from the Northern Finland birth cohort from 1986. In 2001-2002, 15-16-year-old cohort members answered questions about the use of cannabis and other substances. The study followed the participants until they were 33 years old, and their responses were compared with diagnostic data collected from national registries. This is the first population-based…
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A sharp rise in psychiatric diagnoses among young people after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
The nationwide registry study examined the use of specialized medical care by all 0-17-year-olds living in Finland from January 2017 to September 2021. The researchers analyzed diagnoses of psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders in specialized medical care according to gender, age, and place of residence. . In the study, the number of diagnoses received by children…
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Local elections 2021: Click elections – how to stand out
According to a 2021 survey in the political science journal Acta Politica entitled ‘Do campaign posters trigger voting based on appearance?’, An abundance of surveys now suggest that candidates who look more attractive, competent or otherwise appealing win more votes . It may be old news, but the authors Michael Herrmann and Susumu Shikano found…
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The labor inspectorate issues a residence order immediately after the killing of an employee
On Thursday afternoon, it is not possible to elaborate on what the immediate injunctions are exactly. However, they mean that the residence, which is located on Riisvej in Veddinge near Fårevejle, must immediately have the working environment problems in question resolved. The inspection contacted the residence on Wednesday and has been over for an inspection…