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MRI-Guided Brain Zaps Ease Severe Depression for 6 Months

TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – Magnetic zaps to the brain can significantly help people with severe depression, if the procedure is guided using MRI brain scans, a new clinical trial has concluded. On...

Bigger Families Could Mean Poorer Mental Health for Kids

MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – A crowded house may not be the best for the mental health of a family’s kids, a new study has found. Teens from larger families tend to have poorer mental health than those w...

FDA Finds No Link to Suicide With Drugs Like Wegovy, Ozempic

FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, which have become a wildly popular way to lose weight or battle diabetes, show no link to suicidal thoughts or actions, the U.S. Food and Drug...

Perinatal Depression Triples Risk for Suicidal Behavior

FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Mothers with clinically diagnosed perinatal depression (PND) had a three times higher risk for suicidal behavior than mothers without perinatal depression, according to a...

Vicious Cycle: Depression and Weight Gain Often Go Together

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – A bout of depression can trigger a bump in body weight among people struggling with obesity, a new study has found. People who had an increase in symptoms related to...

Pregnancy-Linked Depression Tied to Shorter Life Spans for Women

THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – Women are far more likely to suffer an early death if they develop depression during or after pregnancy, a new Swedish study has found. Women who developed what's known as...

Pregnancy-Linked Depression Could Have Links to Autoimmune Diseases

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – Could the immune system play a role in why some women become depressed during and after a pregnancy?   Swedish researchers have uncovered a "bidirectional relationship" ...

Black Teens Gain Mental Health Boost From 'Connectedness' at School

TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – "School spirit" appears to provide long-lasting mental health benefits for Black teens, new research finds. School connectedness – the degree to which students feel like part ...

Pregnancy-Linked Depression Raises Odds for Suicide Years After Delivery

TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – Depression that emerges around the time of pregnancy raises a woman's risk for suicide sharply and for many years, new Swedish research shows. The study found that a new...

Integration of Medicaid Physical, Mental Health Does Not Aid Outcomes

MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – Financial integration of mental and physical health care at the managed care organization level is not associated with significant changes in most measures of utilization,...

Psychologists Face Challenges of Increased Demand, Patient Severity

FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – The ongoing mental health crisis is causing significant challenges for many psychologists as they grapple with both heightened demand and patients presenting with increasingly...

New Side Effects Reported for GLP-1 RA Weight-Loss Drugs

THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – In a quarterly report issued this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is investigating cases of hair loss, aspiration, and suicidal ideation in people who...

Better Mental Health in '24? Try Mindfulness + Exercise

FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – Combining mindfulness with exercise could be the key to managing stress during a potentially turbulent 2024, a new review argues. People who exercise and practice mindfulness...

Study Shows No Sign Ozempic, Wegovy Raise Odds for Suicidal Thoughts

FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – Folks who take Ozempic or Wegovy for diabetes and weight loss need not worry about a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or feelings while on the medications, a new, large review...

Problem-Solving Skills Training Can Improve Parental Psychosocial Outcomes

TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – For parents of children with chronic health conditions (CHCs), problem-solving skills training (PSST) is associated with improvement in parental, pediatric, and family...

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