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In South Korea, the rate of suicide is particularly increased among individuals diagnosed with sight-threatening eye disease (STED) between 2010 and 2020, reveals a study.

Patients with a psychiatric disorder tend to suffer from sexual dysfunction as well, with variations in the frequency and phase of reported sexual dysfunction, as shown in a systematic review.

Dysfunctional aspects of psychological functioning, such as distress and immature defense mechanisms, are associated with limitations in the capacity to love, suggests a study. These factors tend to cause problematic sexuality such as hypersexual behavior or sexual addiction.

Differences in social determinants of health (SDoH) tend to trigger racial/ethnic disparities in psychological health and well-being among older adults, suggests a study. Key SDoH include education, income, number of years worked, and insurance parity.

Specialty training appears to improve the ability of community-based primary care clinicians to make accurate diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in most cases, as reported in a study.

For cognitively healthy older adults, meditation and non-native language training do not appear to further enhance cognition, as reported in a study.