Psychology & Psychiatry
The different types of depression, explained
An estimated 5% of adults worldwide suffer from depression, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
May 16, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bipolar disorder: What it is, symptoms and treatments
More than 10 million people in the United States are living with bipolar disorder, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
May 16, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers treat depression by reversing brain signals traveling the wrong way
Powerful magnetic pulses applied to the scalp to stimulate the brain can bring fast relief to many severely depressed patients for whom standard treatments have failed. Yet it's been a mystery exactly how transcranial magnetic ...
May 16, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Potential found to counter depression by restoring key brain rhythm
Led by researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and University of Szeged in Hungary, a new study in mice and rats found that restoring certain signals in a brain region that processes smells countered depression.
May 9, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Impaired verbal memory found to increase psychiatric patients' risk of hospitalization
Memory plays a crucial role in people's social and working lives. Now, new research shows that verbal (i.e. linguistic) memory also determines whether psychiatric patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder or depression are ...
May 4, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Exercise can prevent and treat mental health problems, and taking it outside may add another boost to those benefits
Mental health problems affect one in five people every year. The Canadian Mental Health Association estimates that by the age of 40, about half of people will either have had a mental illness or will currently be dealing ...
May 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: People with anxiety and mood disorders experience more severe alcohol symptoms than those without
People with anxiety or major depressive disorders experience more alcohol-related symptoms and problems than people without those disorders, even at the same levels of drinking, according to a large study. This finding might ...
Apr 28, 2023
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Medical research
Major depressive disorder linked to interplay of gut microbiome and blood metabolome
An international team of medical researchers has found a link between major depressive disorder (MDD) and an interplay between the gut microbiome and the blood metabolome. For their study, reported in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, ...
Medications
Psychedelics may treat depression and anxiety symptoms in cancer patients better than prescription antidepressants
In people with advanced cancer, psychedelic drugs like psilocybin, LSD and MDMA may significantly reduce the severity of depression and anxiety symptoms.
Apr 21, 2023
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Medications
Psychiatrist discusses the complexities of ketamine treatment and the risks of at-home use
When administered correctly and under the supervision of a professional, ketamine can be a life-changing treatment for major depression. But following regulatory changes put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic that made ...
Apr 12, 2023
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