Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression, anxiety may be linked to c-section risk among pregnant women
Depression and anxiety in pregnant women may be connected to the type of delivery they have, new research suggests.
Oct 20, 2021
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Anxiety Disorders
Psychology & Psychiatry
Demand for mental health treatment continues to increase, say psychologists
As the impact of the pandemic on mental health continues, psychologists are reporting a large increase in demand for treatment of anxiety and depression compared with last year, according to a new survey by the American Psychological ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain 'noise' may hold the keys to psychiatric treatment efficacy
It remains a central challenge in psychiatry to reliably judge whether a patient will respond to treatment. In a new study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and ...
Oct 14, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Wrist accelerometers help researchers link sleep quality to psychiatric disease
Multiple measures of sleep patterns and sleep efficiency are associated with lifetime diagnoses of mental illness, according to a new study that used wrist accelerometer data to track sleep. The study is publishing October ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Neuroscience
Protein lactylation is induced in the brain by neural activation and social stress
Being bullied leaves a biochemical footprint in the brain. Protein lactylation is a very recently discovered post-translational modification of protein that involves the addition of a lactyl group to lysine residues. Researchers ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID-19 pandemic led to stark rise in depressive and anxiety disorders globally in 2020: study
Cases of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders increased by more than a quarter worldwide in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the first global estimates of impacts of the pandemic on mental health, ...
Oct 9, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
First brain marker for an anxiety disorder discovered
A University of Otago researcher has discovered a brain signal that will help improve the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders.
Oct 7, 2021
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Neuroscience
New study uncovers brain circuits that control fear responses
Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre have discovered a brain mechanism that enables mice to override their instincts based on previous experience.
Oct 5, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Regular exercise may lower risk of developing anxiety by almost 60%
A quick online search for ways to improve our mental health will often come up with a myriad of different results. However, one of the most common suggestions put forward as a step to achieving wellness—and preventing future ...
Sep 10, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Understanding post traumatic stress disorder—when to get help
Post-traumatic stress disorder can develop when a person experiences a shocking, scary or dangerous event. These events can include violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, combat and various ...
Sep 8, 2021
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