Less than one percent of people in the United States use kratom, a plant-based substance commonly used to manage pain and opioid withdrawal, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. However, ...
Apr 29, 2021
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Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that more than 40% of American adults are classified as obese and 36% report symptoms of anxiety, depression or both. According to Shebani Sethi, MD, ...
Nov 17, 2022
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An expert committee of psychiatrists and geneticists has issued revised guidelines for the use of genetic testing in psychiatric care. The new guidelines, which represent the first complete revision since 2014, address several ...
Mar 11, 2019
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Researchers from the Swinburne Anorexia Nervosa (SWAN) Research Group have discovered what is believed to be the first biomarker for anorexia nervosa. Biomarkers are typically used in the detection and treatment of physical ...
Oct 5, 2021
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Contrary to what many believe, a new study finds that mental illness isn't a factor in most mass shootings or other types of mass murder.
Feb 25, 2021
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A new psychological scale to measure ontological addiction—where someone is addicted to themselves and the way they think they exist—has been developed under the guidance of a leading international expert in Contemplative ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Regular deep meditation, practiced for several years, may help to regulate the gut microbiome and potentially lower the risks of physical and mental ill health, finds a small comparative study published in the open access ...
Jan 17, 2023
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For the first time, the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry and the University Hospital Bonn have been able to directly link a stress factor in the brain to the cell's recycling system and obesity. This could enable a completely ...
Mar 11, 2022
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Some mental illnesses may stem, in part, from the brain's inability to correctly assign emotional associations to events. For example, people who are depressed often do not feel happy even when experiencing something that ...
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Smoking increases the risk of developing schizophrenia by between 53% and 127% and of developing depression by 54% to 132%, a report by academics from the University of Bristol published today has shown. More research is ...
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