Psychology & Psychiatry
Insulin resistance doubles risk of major depressive disorder, study finds
Stanford Medicine scientists have linked insulin resistance to an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder.
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Diabetes
CBT, sertraline insufficient in diabetes and depression
(HealthDay)—For patients with diabetes and depression, improvements in depression are seen with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or sertraline, with a significant advantage for sertraline, but glycemic control remains ...
Feb 26, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Electrical brain stimulation plus drug fights depression, study reports
(HealthDay)—Treating major depression safely and affordably is a challenge. Now, Brazilian researchers have found that two techniques often used individually produce better results when used together.
Feb 6, 2013
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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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Medical research
Researchers uncover brain waves related to social behavior
Researchers at Tohoku University and the University of Tokyo have discovered electrical wave patterns in the brain related to social behavior in mice. They also observed that mice showing signs of stress, depression, or autism ...
Jun 24, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Behavioral risk factors for depression vary with age, study finds
Behavioral risk factors including smoking, obesity, limited physical activity and a less healthy diet strongly predict the likelihood of depression—and that likelihood increases with each additional risk factor a person ...
Oct 30, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Gratitude interventions don't help with depression, anxiety: study
Go ahead and be grateful for the good things in your life. Just don't think that a gratitude intervention will help you feel less depressed or anxious.
Mar 9, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows more than just social media use may be causing depression in young adults
Over the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of depression in adolescents and young adults—and a simultaneous uptick in the inclusion of technology and social media in everyday life. ...
May 29, 2024
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Researchers studying ketamine as suicide prevention drug
(Medical Xpress)—University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers think ketamine, an anesthesia medication in use since the 1970s, might be a valuable tool in treating severe depression and reducing suicidal urges; ...
Mar 27, 2013
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Medications
Psychotherapy ineffective for medicated patients with severe depression, study finds
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 ...
Jun 6, 2022
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