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Air Pollution Exposure Increases Risk for Postpartum Depression
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – Long-term exposure to air pollution, during pregnancy and after, is associated with higher postpartum depression (PPD) risk, according to a study published online Oct. 18...
Depression Rates Rising Among College Students, and Race Matters
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – Many college kids are depressed and anxious, especially when they are a minority on campus or the first in their family to go to a university, a new study finds. These...
Virtual Mental Health Care Tied to Fewer Psychotherapy Disruptions
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Adoption of virtual psychotherapy technology led to fewer disruptions to care than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in Psychiatric...
Americans Can Expect to Spend Half Their Lives Taking a Prescription Drug
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Americans born in recent years can likely count on taking prescription drugs for about half their life, according to new research. For males born in 2019, it’s about 48% of t...
Women Face Higher Odds of Depression After Head Injury Than Men
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Women are more likely to develop depression after suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a new study shows. The analysis of nine published studies included nearly 700,000...
Graded Association ID'd for Depressive Symptoms With Mortality Risk
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Depressive symptoms in adults are associated with mortality in a graded association, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Zefeng Zhang, M.D.,...
Among Adolescents, Major Depressive Disorder Prevalence Varies by Race, Ethnicity
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – The rates of major depressive disorder (MDD) vary from 14.5 to 26.5 percent among adolescents by race and ethnicity, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA...
MS-Specific Internet-Based Therapy Program Can Cut Depressive Symptoms
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – A multiple sclerosis (MS)-specific internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) program can reduce depressive symptoms among patients with MS, according to a study...
Stress, Depression Common Among Women With Myocardial Infarction
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 – For women with myocardial infarction (MI), stress and depression are common at the time of MI and two months later, according to a study published in the Oct. 24 issue of the...
Some Antidepressants Take Weeks to Kick In, and Scientists May Now Know Why
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – Most folks know that certain antidepressants have to be taken for a few weeks before people start seeing improvement, and now a new study sheds light on that delay....
Women With Acne Bear Another Burden: Stigma
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – Adult acne can significantly change how women are perceived in social settings, a new study finds. And where the acne is located on the face changes the onlooker’s p...
FDA Warns of Dangers of Compounded Ketamine for Psychiatric Use
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about risks of using compounded versions of the drug ketamine, often taken for psychiatric disorders. Compounded...
Want Your Child to Have Empathy? Stay Close
MONDAY, Oct. 9, 2023 – Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up to be kind, caring and considerate. These kids may also have fewer mental health problems during early...
Running vs. Meds: Which Works Best to Beat Depression?
MONDAY, Oct. 9, 2023 – Exercise has been dubbed "nature's antidepressant" by doctors for years, and now a new study confirms the notion. The finding follows a four-month look at the impact that...
Ketamine Nasal Spray Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – A nasal spray containing a ketamine derivative appears to beat one of the standard drugs used for people with difficult-to-treat depression, a new clinical trial has found....
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