Psychology & Psychiatry

Researcher looks at new treatment for military personnel with PTSD

Military deployment can be associated with increased risk of mental health problems for military service members and veterans as well as psychological distress in the spouses and children of the deployed, a risk that increases ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Anxiety and depression linked to migraines

In a study of 588 patients who attended an outpatient headache clinic, more frequent migraines were experienced by participants with symptoms of anxiety and depression. In the Headache study, poor sleep quality was also found ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Post-op PTSD tied to reduced elective lumbar fusion benefit

(HealthDay)—Postoperative posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are strongly correlated with reduced clinical benefit from elective lumbar spinal fusion, according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue of Spine.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Taking care of the young caregivers

Adolescent caregivers in the UK were more at risk of experiencing psychological distress and poor mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic than their non-caregiver peers. The finding, by Tohoku University researchers ...

Surgery

High levels of burnout, stress for U.S. surgical residents

(HealthDay)—Surgical residents have high levels of burnout, which is associated with high stress, depression, and suicidal ideation, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

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