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Nursing researchers urge primary healthcare providers to screen for depression and suicide risk in teens

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A new paper from nursing researchers with The University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Woman’s University finds that depression and suicide risk screening can assist healthcare providers in preventing suicides in teens.  Sharolyn K. Dihigo, a pediatric nurse practitioner and clinical associate professor in the UTA College of Nursing and Health Innovation, and Barbara Gray, an associate professor of nursing at TWU, recently examined available research to determine what screening tools nurse practitioners and others in primary care settings should access during well

UT Arlington School of Social Work wins grant to educate Hispanic patients about depression, reduce barriers to treatment

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A University of Texas at Arlington researcher hopes to dispel myths about depression and its treatment, as well as reduce the stigma associated with receiving mental health care among Hispanics.  Katherine Sanchez, assistant professor in the School of Social Work , recently won a two-year $200,000 grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to screen Hispanic patients for depression and educate them about the disease and the treatment options available. The highly competitive Hispanic Health Services Research Grant

University of Texas at Arlington receives $1.4 million to combat mental health, substance abuse worker shortage in U.S.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The University of Texas at Arlington has received a $1.4 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to help increase the number of mental health and substance abuse workers in the United States. Tens of millions of Americans suffer from mental health or substance abuse illness. But there are not enough practitioners to treat what the DHHS considers a major public health concern for the nation. The funding from the agency’s Health Resources and Services Administration will support stipends for UT Arlington School of Social Work students who are

Quick test can help spot depressed teenagers, UT Arlington nursing researcher finds

A few minutes spent filling out a widely accepted mental health assessment in a health care provider’s waiting room could make a big difference for some teenagers suffering from depression, according to new study from a UT Arlington nursing researcher. Sharolyn Dihigo, a nurse practitioner and clinical assistant professor in The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing, recently examined available research to determine whether nurse practitioners and others in primary care settings should add a mental health screening to well visits for teenage patients. Her conclusion was

Youth more likely to be bullied at schools with anti-bullying programs, UT Arlington researcher finds

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Anti-bullying initiatives have become standard at schools across the country, but a new UT Arlington study finds that students attending those schools may be more likely to be a victim of bullying than children at schools without such programs. The findings run counter to the common perception that bullying prevention programs can help protect kids from repeated harassment or physical and emotional attacks. “One possible reason for this is that the students who are victimizing their peers have learned the language from these anti-bullying campaigns and programs,”

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