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Suicide Rates Have Risen Steadily for Black Girls and Women

FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – Suicide rates for Black women and girls ages 15 to 24 have more than doubled over the past two decades, a new report finds. “Suicides are rapidly increasingly among young, B...

More Than Four Hours of Smartphone Use a Day Harmful to Teens

THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 – More than four hours of smartphone use per day negatively impacts behavioral health outcomes for adolescents, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in PLOS ONE. Jong ...

Acne in Adults Can Bring Stigma at Work and Socially

THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 – Acne can be terribly embarrassing for a teenager, but a new study has found that adults' blemishes might have even greater consequences for their social and professional...

Mind, Body Symptoms Can Precede MS Diagnosis for Years

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Patients in the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis might develop certain symptoms that offer an early clue to the degenerative nerve disease, researchers report....

Cannabis Use Disorder Increasing Among Vets With Psychiatric Disorders

TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – There is an increasing risk for cannabis use disorder among veterans with common psychiatric disorders, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in The American Journal...

Oral Contraceptive Users Have Lower Prevalence of Depression

TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – Women using the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) have reduced prevalence of major depression, according to a study scheduled to be published in the Jan. 1, 2024, issue of the...

Racial Disparities Seen in Unmet Treatment Needs for Pediatric Mental Health

TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – For children with mental health conditions, there are racial and ethnic disparities in unmet treatment needs, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Pediatrics....

Pupillary Light Reflex Can Predict Improvement With rTMS in Depression

MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 – For patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), pretreatment pupillary light reflex (PLR) could predict clinical improvement with repetitive transcranial magnetic...

Maternal Depressive Symptoms Linked to Slower Fetal Growth

MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 – Maternal depressive symptoms are associated with slower fetal growth rate in the critical rapid growth stage (CRGS) before delivery, according to a study published online Dec....

Metabolic Biomarkers May Aid Mood Disorder Diagnosis

FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – Metabolomic profiling may improve the differential diagnosis of mood disorders, according to a proof-of-concept study published online Oct. 25 in JAMA Psychiatry. Jakub ...

Ichthyosis Tied to Increased Risk of Depression, Anxiety

FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – Ichthyosis is associated with increased likelihood of depression and anxiety, according to a research letter published online Oct. 18 in the Journal of the American Academy of ...

Your Personality Might Help Shield You From Dementia

FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – Got a naturally sunny disposition? It might protect you from dementia as the years advance, new research shows. A team at Northwestern University in Chicago report that...

High Levels of Anxiety, Depression Seen in Younger Adults During Pandemic

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Younger adults had high levels of anxiety and depression through the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in JAMA Network...

U.S. Gun Suicides Keep Rising; Now Make Up Half of All Suicides

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – The latest national data show that when it comes to suicide, Americans are increasingly resorting to firearms as their method of choice.  An analysis by researchers at the ...

Aerobic Exercise Efficacious for Preventing, Treating Postpartum Depression

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Aerobic exercise is efficacious for preventing and treating postpartum depression, according to a review published online Nov. 29 in PLOS Medicine. Hao Xu, Ph.D., from the...

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