The IAA One Minute Blog

A new three digit emergency hotline (similar to 911) is now available to take calls across the nation. Emergency Hotline The number of the new hotline is 988 and anyone experiencing an urgent mental health crisis can call for free and confidential pr… more »

  Children as young as eight years old should be screened for anxiety, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends.   New Draft Guidance   Written by the USPSTF, the guidance suggests children and adolescents between ages… more »

  Artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to screen people for mental health disorders without the need for a specialist’s assessment, a new study found.   New Screening Tool   In the analysis, the machine learning approach developed by researcher… more »

  When antidepressants fail to help hard-to-treat depression, the anesthetic known as “laughing gas,” might be a safe and effective alternative, new research suggests.   Laughing Gas as an Alternative Treatment   The findings follow work with 28 pa… more »

  Botox injections may alleviate depression, a new study confirms.   Botox and Depression   Botox is a drug made from a toxin produced by bacterium clostridium botulinum. It works by weakening or paralyzing specific muscles or by blocking certain… more »