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Having a pet dog or cat during early childhood is associated with a reduced risk of mental illnesses in adolescence, a retrospective cohort study in the US has shown.

Healthcare professionals (HCPs) may find benefits in participating in a creative arts therapy (CAT) program, which a recent study has shown to be not only feasible and acceptable but also effective in minimizing psychological distress and reducing turnover intention.

People using antidepressants show a wide range of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), pointing to a need for healthcare professionals to take HRQoL into consideration before prescribing these medications, a recent study has found.

Mindfulness training appears to be effective in reducing pain, and such benefit points to different neural pathways depending on extent and context of practice, a study has shown.

Patients show significant functional improvements following a psychiatrist-led postoperative hip fracture inpatient rehabilitation program in an acute hospital (AH), reports a Singapore study. In addition, the program boasts of a high discharge-to-home rate and low in-hospital mortality.

Use of fluoroquinolones for the treatment of pneumonia or urinary tract infection (UTI) does not appear to markedly increase the risk of hospital admission or emergency department visits due to suicidality compared with azithromycin or combined trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, a study has shown.