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Total Injury Death Rate Increased From 2013 to 2021, Followed by Decline
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – The total injury death rate in the United States increased from 2013 through 2021, then declined through 2023, according to a March data brief published by the National...
Why Are Night Owls Prone To Depression?
FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 – Night owls – people who stay up late – have been shown to have an increased risk of depression. And now a new study says why that might be. Dusk dwellers tend to be less...
Depression, Anxiety Common Among Chronic Pain Patients
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 – The blues and the jitters are very common among people battling chronic pain, a new evidence review says. About 40% of adults with chronic pain have symptoms of depression...
Music-Based Interventions May Help Short-Term Depression, Behavior With Dementia
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 – Music-based therapeutic interventions may improve depressive symptoms and overall behavioral problems in the short term for people with dementia, according to a review...
Four in 10 Adults With Chronic Pain Report Depression, Anxiety
FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 – Approximately 40 percent of adults with chronic pain experience depression or anxiety, according to a review published online March 7 in JAMA Network Open. Rachel V. Aaron, ...
Incidence of Suicide Higher for Female Physicians Than Nonphysicians
FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 – Female physicians in the United States have a higher incidence of suicide than female nonphysicians, according to a study published online Feb. 26 in JAMA Psychiatry. Hirsh...
1990 to 2021 Saw Global Decline in Mortality Rate for Suicide
TUESDAY, March 4, 2025 – The age-standardized mortality rate for suicide decreased globally from 1990 to 2021, with variation by age, sex, and geographic region, according to a study published...
Seniors Overlooked By Suicide Prevention Programs
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 – Suicide prevention campaigns are overlooking seniors, even though people 75 and older have the highest rates of suicide for any age group, a new study says. None of the seven...
Physical Activity Linked to Better Mental, Brain Health
FRIDAY. Feb. 28, 2025 – Moving your body helps your brain, a new study suggests. Folks who regularly exercise have better mental and brain health, researchers will report in early April at the...
No Suicide Risk Associated With GLP-1 Drugs
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy don’t increase a person’s risk of suicidal actions or thoughts, a new study has concluded. Earlier research had potentially linked these drugs ...
A Suicide Death Occurs Every 43 Seconds Worldwide
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – A person dies by suicide once every 43 seconds, and it’s more than likely a man, according to a new global assessment of suicide risk. Men die from suicide at twice the r...
Depression Risk Lower With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Versus DPP-4 Inhibitors in Seniors
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 – For older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with a modestly lower risk for depression compared...
Antidepressants Might Accelerate Dementia Decline
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay news) – Antidepressants are frequently prescribed to people with dementia for symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggressiveness and sleeplessness. But a specific...
Vitamin D Deficiency Tied to Depression Risk With Chronic Kidney Disease
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is independently associated with increased depression risk in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online...
Guidance Provided for Safe Use of Ketamine
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – Administration of ketamine for purposes other than acute pain management and procedural sedation should be subject to the same prescribing guidelines as other sedating...
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