Depression
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Fear of Cancer Recurrence Can Persist for Childhood Survivors
Overall, 16.6% of adult survivors of childhood cancer reported clinically significant fear that their cancer would recur, and an additional 15.7%...
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DIY Brain Stimulation Is Growing in Popularity, but Is It Safe, Effective?
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Suicide Screening and Safety Plans Moved Needle on Attempts and Deaths Moving the Needle
“For those who are considering investing in doing this work, it is good news because it is going to have an effect.”
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FDA Antidepressant Warnings Tied to Increase in Suicidality
The totality of evidence supports “reevaluation and possible replacement” of the FDA black box warning with routine warnings in product labeling...
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Ghost Fat: The Unseen Consequences of Weight Loss
The body dissatisfaction of some people who lose weight may be long-standing, predating the weight loss, or may be new because weight loss has...
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How Psychedelic Drugs Can Aid Patients at the End of Life
Depending on the clinical picture, end-of-life patients facing existential crises and psychological suffering will likely benefit from psychedelic...
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Antidepressants Linked to Improved Verbal Memory
The clinical effect may be linked to changes in serotonin 4 (5-HT4) receptor levels in the brain.
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An Rx for Burnout, Grief, and Illness: Dance
Studies find dance could reduce depression and improve emotional well-being better than any other type of exercise.
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Heightened Amygdala Activity Tied to Postpartum Depression
“Pregnant women with higher amygdala activity were less able to regulate their emotions successfully compared to those with less amygdala activity...
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Treatment-Resistant Depression Linked to Increased Mortality
Mortalities caused by suicides and accidental poisonings were almost double in the treatment-resistant depression group, compared with the non–...
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Genetically Driven Depression Tied to Increased MS Disease Activity
This study increases awareness of the link between depression and MS.