MFP/ANA e-Newsletter: May 9, 2025

MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND NURSING ARTICLES

Bipartisan group of lawmakers launch new mental health caucus (opens new window)   (opens new window)

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday launched a new bipartisan Mental Health Caucus. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than one in five Americans struggle with a mental illness. It’s something these lawmakers have seen firsthand. Read more (opens new window)

Women With Serious Mental Health Conditions Likely Ill-Equipped For Menopause Transition: Study (opens new window)

Many women struggle to find resources to help manage their menopause symptoms. For women living with a serious mental illness, the need for additional support and education during the menopause transition is even greater.  Read more (opens new window)

Can Ozempic Help People Recover From Substance Addiction? (opens new window)

You’re probably all too familiar with Ozempic and other diabetes medications that are commonly used as weight-loss drugs. Diet culture is in the spotlight again, and public figures like Elon Musk and Oprah Winfrey have shared that they’ve taken the medication (or a similar one). Read more (opens new window)

Psychotherapy Trends in the United States (opens new window)

The authors investigated recent national trends in outpatient mental health care and psychotherapy. Read more (opens new window) 

Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Routine Depression Screening for Adolescents in Primary Care (opens new window)

What is the cost-effectiveness of universal routine depression screening for adolescents and young adults as performed in pediatric primary care settings compared with usual care? Read more (opens new window)

Conversion Therapy Exposure and Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk (opens new window)

Are exposures to sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts (SOGICE) associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease? Read more (opens new window)

New York makes it easier to commit people with severe mental illnesses (opens new window)

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul shored up her public safety agenda this week when state lawmakers agreed to loosen the legal standard for involuntary commitment of the mentally ill — a major victory for the Democrat and a sign that political winds on the issue are shifting to the center. Read more (opens new window)

Reporting and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in Clinical Trials of Pharmacotherapy for Mental Disorders (opens new window)

This meta-analysis based on data from 1683 RCTs that included 375 120 participants found significant underreporting of race and ethnicity and underrepresentation of specific racial and ethnic groups, particularly in geographic locations other than the US and in small studies in some continents. Read more (opens new window)

Dangerous nonsense’: AI-authored books about ADHD for sale on Amazon (opens new window)

Amazon is selling books marketed at people seeking techniques to manage their ADHD that claim to offer expert advice yet appear to be authored by a chatbot such as ChatGPT. Read more (opens new window)

HOTLINE RESOURCES

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (opens new window) or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) 

The Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (opens new window) provides COVID-19 guidance and resources to assist individuals, providers, communities and sates across the country. The website is updated daily.

The National CLAS Standards

The National CLAS Standards are a set of 15 action steps intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities by providing a blueprint for individuals and health and health care organizations to implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services. View the standards here (opens new window)