Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression, anxiety may be linked to c-section risk among pregnant women
Depression and anxiety in pregnant women may be connected to the type of delivery they have, new research suggests.
Oct 20, 2021
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News tagged with mood disorders
Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID-19 stress may explain new tics in adults
Tics, the repetitive and uncontrollable movements or sounds associated with Tourette syndrome and related disorders, rarely develop out of the blue in adults. But pandemic-related stress could be triggering new tics that ...
Oct 01, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The nine psychological barriers that lead to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and refusal
The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is putting pressure on hospital networks, upsetting many and making vaccine refusals seem foolish. To better understand what leads someone refuse or delay vaccination, it is important ...
Sep 30, 2021
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Medications
More research needed on the connection between the birth control pill and mood disorders
The use of the pill, in combination with genetic factors, can influence experimental psychological research in women. More research is needed into the influence of the pill on mood disorders, concludes psychologist Daniëlle ...
Sep 28, 2021
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Medical research
Study: Exposure to air pollution linked with increased mental health service use
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution is associated with increased mental health service-use among people recently diagnosed with psychotic and mood disorders such as schizophrenia and depression, a study on data from ...
Aug 27, 2021
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Addiction
Recovery from alcohol use disorder: Long-term abstinence accompanied by brain changes and emotional improvements
Interlinked changes in drinking behavior, mood, and the brain among women and men during recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD) have been clarified in a new study in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. AUD recovery ...
Aug 25, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression and insomnia should be treated individually
A common belief that insomnia is a secondary symptom of depression when they co-occur is not supported by scientific evidence, and doctors should direct targeted diagnostic and treatment attention to both disorders, according ...
Aug 16, 2021
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Genetics
Scientists show how light therapy treats depression in mice model
Light therapy can help improve the mood of people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) during short winter days, but exactly how this therapy works is not well understood. A new study by Urs Albrecht at the University of ...
Jul 08, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study links mental health with risk of tuberculosis
New research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) taking place online (9-12 July) shows that individuals affected by mental illnesses including depression and ...
Jul 01, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Risk of autism increases with maternal depression, but not SSRI use: study
Women with depression and other mood disorders are generally advised to continue taking antidepressant medications during pregnancy. The drugs are widely considered safe, but the effect of these medications on the unborn ...
Jun 24, 2021
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