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Patients with persistent depressive or cognitive symptoms after an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection have elevated gliosis – a secondary event to brain injury – and inflammation as shown in a case-control study.

Use of cannabis among Singaporeans usually starts during teenage years, primarily because of peer influence, reveals a study. Later in life, these users may progress to other illicit drugs such as heroin.

Emergency department (ED)–initiated safety planning intervention (SPI) significantly reduces subsequent suicide behaviours in the 12 months following patients’ initial ED visit, the ED-SAFE 2 trial has shown.

Smoking cessation does not appear to worsen the mental health and may even improve it for smokers with and without psychiatric disorders, as reported in a study.

Sustaining healthy eating habits as people age yields cognitive and psychosocial benefits in very late life, as shown in a study from Singapore.

An increased risk of overdose events in the next 24 weeks is seen in patients with opioid use disorder seeking medication treatment who fail to initiate or discontinue medication and those who report using benzodiazepine at baseline, reports a study.