Depression
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Nurses, med staff voice their heartache about California nurse suicide
“Nurses are not OK and pizza and pats on the back aren’t going to fix it. This affects all of us.”
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Nap length linked to cognitive changes
Plus: Swiss Army robot does it all, a napping double whammy, and historic parasites.
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Antidepressant study yields controversial findings
Researchers examined the effect of antidepressants on health-related quality of life in adults with depression using data from the U.S. Medical...
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Deep brain stimulation fails to halt depression in Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease patients who underwent deep brain stimulation showed increases in depression subscale scores.
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Mental illness tied to COVID-19 breakthrough infection
“Individuals with psychiatric disorders “should be prioritized for booster vaccinations and other critical preventive efforts.”
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Depression in homeless patients: What can be done?
We need more action to provide appropriate and compassionate care for those who are unhoused and ill.
Conference Coverage
Novel medication tied to better quality of life in major depression
Zuranolone represents the second entry in the new class of neuroactive steroid drugs, which modulate GABA-A receptor activity – but the first to...
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The importance of treating insomnia in psychiatric illness
Sleep disturbances can worsen symptoms of diagnosed mental illness, including substance abuse, mood and psychotic disorders.
Conference Coverage
‘Alarming, unexpected’ rate of suicidal behavior in long-term care residents
These high rates underline the need for clinicians to exercise “extra caution” when assessing elderly people living in a long-term care facility...
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‘Pre-death grief’ is a real, but overlooked, syndrome
It is vital to reduce pre-death grief, experts say, as studies show that the syndrome may “result in higher rates of prolonged grief disorder.”