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Current evidence indicates positive mental health outcomes with gender-affirming care, with studies showing decreased rates of depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation among treated adolescents.

Emergency medicine tops the burnout list again in 2024, with 63% of physicians reporting burnout, while plastic surgery reports the lowest at 37%.

More than 50% of advanced practice providers report signs of burnout, yet nearly 80% do not plan to leave their jobs, highlighting a complex relationship between job satisfaction and burnout.

The study found that frequent use of high-potency cannabis is associated with changes in genes related to mitochondrial and immune function, particularly affecting the CAVIN1 gene.

A new network meta-analysis reveals that high-dose psilocybin may be as effective as escitalopram for treating depressive symptoms, with a standardized mean difference of 0.31 compared to placebo in antidepressant trials.

A 24-year prospective study involving 362 inpatients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) has found that while the prevalence of symptomatic disorders declines over time, the absence of substance use disorders is the strongest predictor of BPD recovery.