MFP/ANA e-Newsletter: June 13, 2025

MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND NURSING ARTICLES

Sixers Guard Jared McCain Highlights NBA Finals Experience (opens new window)

Earlier this season, Jared McCain burst on the scene in a big way for the Philadelphia 76ers. Though still recovering from a season-ending knee injury, the former first-round pick still found himself on the game's biggest stage this week. Read more (opens new window)

More Hospitals Turning to Nurse Practitioners. Here’s Why (opens new window)

Every evening, nurse practitioner (NP) Arnold Facklam arrives at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Georgia, an hour before his two physician counterparts. As an NP nocturnist, a hospitalist who works overnight, Facklam’s role is to supplement the care provided by the physicians on his team. Read more (opens new window)

Women and Health: Uncovering Health-Care Disparities (opens new window)

Despite comprising half of the global population, women’s health issues are underreported, underrepresented, and underprioritised. Women's health research receives a disproportionate share of funding. Contrary to popular belief, obstetrics and gynaecology alone do not encompass women’s comprehensive health needs. Women’s health encompasses all aspects of health care and research. Read more (opens new window)

Division and integration (opens new window)

There is a tension inherent to sciences of the mind between the value of specialisation and that of connecting to the rest of medicine, of focusing on one facet of health or treating the whole person. As science and medicine became specialised, disciplines competed for authority over shared subjects. Initially, 19th-century specialisation was organised around local clinical research and training, whereas in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, specialisation became the dominant form of medical practice, organised and regulated at a national level. Read more (opens new window)  (opens new window)

GABA, Postpartum Depression, and the Psychedelic Resurgence (opens new window)

Dr. Correll and Dr. Thase take a look at psychedelic-assisted therapy, dosing strategies, the regulatory challenge of unblinding, MDMA’s setbacks, and the emergence of ultra-short psychedelic experiences. Read more (opens new window)

The Self-Diagnosis Epidemic in Teens (opens new window)

"I was looking for people who had the same viewpoint, politically and socially. I was also looking for queer people online to see their experiences because there weren't many queer people in my high school." Read more (opens new window)

Is AI an Option for Managing Loneliness? — Tech may help but it cannot constitute the whole solution (opens new window)

The epidemic of loneliness poses a grave threat to public health, just as obesity, social media, or substance abuse does. Occasional loneliness is usually not problematic, as almost everyone experiences loneliness from time to time. However, chronic loneliness is associated with depression, anxiety, and declining physical health. 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)