Psychology & Psychiatry
Know the signs of postpartum depression
(HealthDay)—Having a baby is a unique joy, yet it can also bring profound sadness to some women.
Jun 14, 2018
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Neuroscience
Virtual brain gives insights into memory deficits in depression
During a depressive episode, the ability of the brain to form new brain cells is reduced. Scientists of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum examined how this affects the memory with a computational model. It was previously known ...
Jun 11, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Federal officials urged to increase perinatal depression treatment in minority women
Despite Latinas' and African-American women's increased risks of perinatal depression and the availability of reliable screening tools and national awareness campaigns, research has shown that these women are significantly ...
Mar 30, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Transcranial direct current stimulation promising for bipolar
(HealthDay)—Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) appears to be effective and safe as an add-on intervention for adults with bipolar depression, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Jan 5, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression treatment needs overhaul
The way depression is diagnosed and treated needs a major overhaul, say authors of a new review article in the scientific journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
Nov 3, 2017
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Depressed patients who are treated with antidepressants do worse in the long run
In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a new analysis discloses insights into the long term effects of antidepressant drugs. Major depressive disorder (MDD) is more often chronic or recurrent in clinical ...
Oct 25, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study links brain inflammation to suicidal thinking in depression
Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) have increased brain levels of a marker of microglial activation, a sign of inflammation, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry by researchers at the University of ...
Sep 21, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleep deprivation is an effective anti-depressant for nearly half of depressed patients
Sleep deprivation—typically administered in controlled, inpatient settings—rapidly reduces symptoms of depression in roughly half of depression patients, according the first meta-analysis on the subject in nearly 30 years, ...
Sep 19, 2017
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Pediatrics
Rate of suicide among teen girls reaches 40-year high
In 2015, five girls out of every 100,000 between the ages of 15 and 19 committed suicide in the United States.
Aug 23, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds more evidence why depressed dads should seek help
New research from BYU social work professor Kevin Shafer shows that a dad's depression can have a specific impact on his parenting.
May 3, 2017
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