Mental Health
Conference Coverage
Mental health risks higher among young people with IBD
“Anxiety and depression will not be a surprise to most of us. But we also saw changes for eating disorders, PTSD, and sleep changes.”
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Childhood nightmares a prelude to cognitive problems, Parkinson’s?
Compared with children who never had distressing dreams between ages 7 and 11 years, those who had persistent distressing dreams were 76% more...
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Even mild COVID is hard on the brain
New study results suggest a severe pattern of changes in how the brain communicates as well as its structure in people with anxiety and depression...
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Daily socialization may extend lifespan in elderly
The benefit of daily socialization was detected regardless of person’s health status at baseline.
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Distinct suicidal thought patterns flag those at highest risk
New research indicates that ideation and cognition “may act as independent risk factors for suicidal behavior.”
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Encephalitis linked to psychosis, suicidal thoughts
“The clinical care of persons with encephalitis is challenging because these patients suffer from acute and severe mental health disturbances,”...
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Thyroid hormones predict psychotic depression in MDD patients
Regular thyroid function tests may help with early identification and intervention of PD.
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Any level of physical activity tied to better later-life memory
Those who exercised to any extent in adulthood had significantly better cognitive scores later in life, compared with their peers who were...
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Beyond the psychedelic effect: Ayahuasca as antidepressant
Some acute measures assessed during ayahuasca dosing moderated the improvements in MDD biomarkers 2 days after a treatment session.
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Statin disappoints for treatment-resistant depression
“Clinical trials of other statins ... have also been congruent with our results,” said Dr. M. Ishrat Husain.
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Ketamine plus psychotherapy ‘highly effective’ for PTSD
A new study “demonstrates the potential feasibility of this treatment model and corroborates previous work.”