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Four profiles help identify kids at risk for suicide
Traditionally, single diagnoses have been linked with risk of self-harm, independent of other comorbidities, but this study gauges risk for a set...
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Disrupted gut microbiome a key driver of major depression?
Investigators found that MDD had specific metabolic “signatures” consisting of 124 metabolites that spanned energy and lipid pathways, with some...
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Psilocybin promising for body dysmorphic disorder
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are the only approved therapies for BDD.
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Steep rise in cannabis-related suicide attempts
“This may speak to both increased access to cannabis as well as poor mental health status during the pandemic period.”
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Telehealth suicide prevention program safe, acceptable
Study participants reported the program was convenient and noted that it decreased the burden of traveling to sessions.
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Physical exercise tied to a reduction in suicide attempts
The analysis was limited because the included studies were “few, underpowered, and heterogeneous.”
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Anger in adults a red flag for childhood trauma
Emotional neglect during childhood was associated with approximately a 40% increased likelihood of subsequent anger.
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Single-dose psilocybin promising for resistant depression
Following the psilocybin session, participants go through a process known as integration, which involves two sessions with a therapist within 2...
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Glutathione a potential biomarker for postpartum suicide
Study found reduced serum GSH levels were significantly lower for those with moderate to high suicide risk than for those without suicide risk.
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Mindfulness-based CBT an ‘important’ option for moderate depression
Mindfulness-based intervention is “more optimized” for people who are experiencing some measure of recovery or remission, said Dr. Zindel Segal....