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Mixed Reality Feasible for Reducing Anxiety in Blood Donors
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Mixed reality (MR) is feasible and safe and may reduce anxiety among blood donors, according to a study published online Jan. 29 in Transfusion. Suchitra Pandey, M.D., from ...
Black Americans Lose Sleep After High-Profile Police Killings
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Police killings of unarmed Black people are robbing the Black community of a precious commodity – sleep. Black adults across the United States suffer from sleep problems after ...
High School Kids Who Use Weed, Alcohol Face Higher Risks for Suicidal Thoughts
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – High school students who smoke, drink or use weed are more likely to be emotionally troubled and have suicidal thoughts, a new study finds. Teens who turn to nicotine,...
Looking for a Good Therapist? Experts Offer Guidance
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – If you decide to see a therapist, finding one who’s right for you presents one of the biggest early hurdles. “The field of psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy has adv...
Treating Loneliness in the Obese May Lower Risk of Early Death
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 – Loneliness can be a killer, but it can be particularly deadly for obese people, who are markedly more likely to experience social isolation. Luckily, a new study shows that...
Depression Can Strike Patients With Heart Failure, But Two Therapies Help
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Depression affects half of the 6 million Americans who struggle with debilitating heart failure. Now, research shows that two leading modes of treatment – antidepressants ...
Depression Can Strike Patients With Heart Failure, But Two Therapies Help
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Depression affects half of the 6 million Americans who struggle with debilitating heart failure. Now, research shows that two leading modes of treatment – antidepressants ...
Bidirectional Link ID'd for Autoimmune Disease, Perinatal Depression
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – There is a bidirectional association between autoimmune disease (AD) and perinatal depression (PND), according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Molecular Psychiatry....
Psychotherapy, Meds Effective to Treat Depression in Patients With Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – For individuals with heart failure and depression, behavioral activation psychotherapy (BA) and antidepressant medication management (MEDS) reduce depressive symptoms,...
Quick Withdrawal From Antidepressants Can Take Emotional, Cognitive Toll
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – People coming off antidepressants often struggle with emotional and social turmoil, especially if they quit their meds cold turkey, a new study reports. Challenges reported...
Increased Suicide Attempts Seen in Parents With a Child Diagnosed With Cancer
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – There is an increased risk for parental suicide attempt during the first years after a child's cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online Jan. 16 in PLOS ...
Individual Variation in Depressive Symptoms Tied to Subsequent Weight Gain
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 -- Individuals with overweight or obesity are more vulnerable to short-term weight gain following individual increases in depressive symptoms, according to a study published ...
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...
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