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Loneliness is a Threat to Public Health, Surgeon General Says; Most Physicians See Declining Mental Health in their Patients: CVS Health · Becker's Healthcare Behavioral Health

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  This is Randy Homan with Becker's Behavioral Health Podcast.
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  Here's your daily industry news brief for May 3rd. First,
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  in an advisory issued yesterday, surgeon General, Dr.
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  Vivek says,
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  experiencing loneliness poses a greater risk than obesity and physical
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  inactivity.
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  The advisory mentions half of the US adult population reported experiencing
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  loneliness. This is emphasized by the pandemic. Dr.
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  Murphy stresses the importance of relationship building and community efforts to
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  create feelings of connectedness. The advisory notes,
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  the importance of social connection.
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  It also addresses the benefits of forming relationships and communities to
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  address feelings of isolation. Dr.
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  Mur encourages the government to prioritize policies that promote social
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  connection, like walkable cities and healthcare screenings for loneliness.
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  Second, Dr. Ryan Wade is appointed medical director of the Freedom Institute,
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  which is an addiction treatment center in New York City. Dr.
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  Wade is a psychiatrist who specializes in treating co-occurring disorders.
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  He also serves as the Director of Addiction Services at Silver Hill Hospital in
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  New Cannon, Connecticut.
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  He also holds academic positions at the Yale University School of Medicine,
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  and at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Dr.
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  Wade will oversee the center's clinical team.
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  Third,
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  A C V S Health and Harris Poll survey shows the mental health crisis in America
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  could be growing worse.
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  60% of respondents age 80 to 32 say they're concerned about their own mental
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  health.
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  67% say they know a lot of people struggling with mental health in their
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  community.
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  Over half of physicians report deteriorating mental health among their patients.
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  While 42% of respondents say they're concerned about their mental health.
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  Only 12% regularly see a mental health professional.
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  95% of respondents aged 57 and older say mental health should be taken
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  more seriously by society. Similarly,
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  83% of those aged 18 to 32 say mental health should be taken
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  more seriously.
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  58% of 18 to 32 year olds say social media has made their mental health
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  worse.
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  Only 22% of those 57 and older say the same when compared to those
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  57 and older.
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  Those aged 18 to 32 are six times more likely to rely on the internet
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  or social media for mental health information. Thanks for listening.
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