Individuals with cocaine use disorder exhibit gene expression changes in two brain regions: the nucleus accumbens, a region associated with reward, and the caudate nucleus, a region mediating habit formation, according to ...
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(HealthDay)—Millennials struggling with depression aren't being helped by their use of Facebook, Instagram or Snapchat, a new study reports.
Jan 10, 2019
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UNC School of Medicine researchers have shown that brain scans can predict which patients with clinical depression are most likely to benefit from a specific kind of talk therapy.
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For people with psychiatric disorders, comorbidity—or the presence of two or more disorders in a single patient—is quite common. One of the most common comorbidities is alcohol use disorder and major depressive disorder. ...
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Antidepressants are the first-choice treatment for severe depression. Antidepressant use is often supplemented by psychotherapy. Now, a major ongoing international study has shown that adding psychotherapy treatment to antidepressant ...
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The study, published in Translational Psychiatry this month, found that the mind and body combination – done twice a week for only two months – reduced the symptoms for a group of students by 40 percent.
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Major depressive disorder—referred to colloquially as the 'black dog' – has been identified as a genetic cause for 20 distinct diseases, providing vital information to help detect and manage high rates of physical illnesses ...
Sep 4, 2019
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment reserved for the most severe cases of depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Positive results are not guaranteed.
Oct 31, 2022
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Researchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with the condition.
Oct 25, 2023
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Just as computer devices acting differently can hint at the possibility of malware lurking in the background, changes in brain patterns that shape trust behavior can warn of depression even if symptoms are still in stealth ...
Mar 6, 2023
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