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Multiple Instruments Can Best Assess Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Success

FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 – Symptom burden during repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) may be most accurately assessed through use of...

Losing Sleep Makes for Unhappy, Anxious Days

FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 — An exhaustive review of sleep research spanning five decades underscores the importance of getting your Zzzzzs. Sleep loss undermines emotional functioning and increases a p...

Scent of a Woman's Tears Could Lower Anger Levels in Men

FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 – A man becoming incredibly uncomfortable when a woman starts crying – to the point he’ll do anything to make her stop – is a reliable old chestnut in TV and movies. But there a...

Could Spinal Cord Stimulation Ease Depression?

THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – Believe it or not, your spinal cord may be a pathway to better mood and even an end to depression, new research suggests. Investigators at the University of Cincinnati...

'Magic Mushroom' Psilocybin Can Ease Depression in Cancer Patients: Study

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 – Long left to the fringes of the recreational drug culture, psilocybin – the hallucinatory ingredient in "magic mushrooms" — has recently been making inroads as a l...

1999 to 2020 Saw Increase in Suicide Rates Across All Racial Groups

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 – From 1999 to 2020, there were increases in suicide rates in the United States across all racial groups, with the highest rates among White and American Indian/Alaska...

Psilocybin Effective for Reducing Depression in Patients With Cancer

TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 – For patients with cancer and major depressive disorder, psilocybin is effective for reducing depression severity and is acceptable from the patient perspective, according to...

Negative Life Events in Childhood Tied to Depressive Symptoms in Young Adulthood

TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 – Negative life events (NLE) in childhood and early adolescence predict depressive symptoms in young adulthood and may be identifiable before symptoms through structural...

Guidelines Updated for Pediatricians in Relation to Suicidality

MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – Guidelines have been updated in relation to addressing suicide and suicide risk among adolescents, according to a clinical report published online Dec. 11 in Pediatrics....

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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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