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Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Crises Rise When School Term Begins
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 – While the start of the school year can give kids and teens the chance to reconnect with friends and enjoy school sports and activities, it can also trigger stressors that...
Higher Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods May Increase Risk for Later Depression
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 – Greater ultraprocessed food (UPF) intake is associated with an increased risk for depression, according to a research letter published online Sept. 20 in JAMA Network Open....
Suppressing Negative Thoughts Can Sometimes Be Healthy, Study Contends
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – A longstanding core belief of mental health maintains that people must confront their fears to ease the anxiety and depression stemming from those negative thoughts. Now a...
More Than 10 Million U.S. Adults Live in Counties Without Psychiatrists, Broadband
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – More than 10 million people lived in U.S. counties without psychiatrists and broadband coverage in 2020, according to a research letter published online Sept. 14 in JAMA...
Few Doctors, Spotty Internet: Finding Mental Health Care Tough for Many Americans
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 – Nearly one in five counties across the United States lack psychiatrists or internet service, making it difficult for around 10.5 million Americans to find mental health...
Could Artificial Sweeteners in Processed Food Raise Depression Risk?
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – Highly processed packaged foods and drinks may be quick, cheap and tasty, but new research suggests they’re also likely to up your risk for depression. Among big consumers ...
Parkinson's Patients Often Battle a Hidden Foe: Stigma
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 – Patients with Parkinson’s disease already face poorer mental and physical health, but now a new study shows they also suffer from decreased levels of hope and self-esteem d...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Tied to Fewer Suicide Attempts
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 – Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is effective for decreasing suicide attempts among adolescents with bipolar spectrum disorder, according to a study published online...
Doctors Often Wary of Asking Patients About Guns in the Home
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 – It's an important health topic, but both adult patients and their primary care doctors shy away from discussing firearms and gun safety, a new survey finds. While they may...
Study Debunks Notion That Antidepressant, Fluvoxamine, Might Ease COVID Symptoms
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 – A clinical trial designed to test repurposed medications for their impact on fighting COVID-19 has found no benefit to taking the antidepressant fluvoxamine (Luvox) to ease...
Online Peer-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Aids Postpartum Depression
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – Online peer-delivered group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective for treating postpartum depression (PPD) and anxiety, according to a study published online...
Seniors With Digestive Disease More Likely to Have Loneliness, Depression
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – Older adults with a digestive disease are more likely to report loneliness and moderate-to-severe depression, both of which are associated with poor-to-fair health,...
Tobacco, Cannabis Use Tied to High Rates of Self-Reported Mental Health Issues
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 – Use of tobacco and/or cannabis, particularly co-use of both substances, is associated with poor mental health, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in PLOS ONE....
Digestive Diseases Can Take Toll on Seniors' Mental Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – A lot of older adults have digestive diseases that can be debilitating. They can also be linked to loneliness and depression, a new study says. “These conditions are very c...
Testosterone Therapy Tied to Better Mental Health
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – Testosterone therapy significantly decreases gender dysphoria, depression, and suicidality in transgender and gender-diverse individuals desiring testosterone therapy,...
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