Depression
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Mothers may play role in depression link between fathers and daughters
“Overall, these findings highlight the importance of ... considering both parents when one parent presents with depression.”
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Atopic dermatitis associated with increased suicidality
The disease is associated with high levels of proinflammatory cytokines, which have been isolated in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients who have...
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New PTSD prevention guidelines released
BARCELONA – “We’re really struggling from a pharmacologic perspective to know what to do,” said Dr. Jonathan I. Bisson, chair of the ISTSS...
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Comorbid TBI & PTSD raise the risk for sleep disturbances, pain
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Comorbid depression, anxiety linked to doubled risk of diabetes
“This study provides further support for the notion that depression with comorbid anxiety symptoms might represent a group...
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Sandy Hook Promise: Four programs help people recognize signs of a threat
ORLANDO – Mass shootings don’t happen out of the blue, and
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Adjunctive testosterone may reduce depressive symptoms in men
“Large, preregistered RCTs of good quality investigating testosterone treatment’s effect in men on depression as the primary outcome” are needed...
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Atopic dermatitis hits mental health, quality of life
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Ask depressed patients about hypersomnia to screen for mixicity
BARCELONA – Hypersomnia suggests a mixed state in the setting of a major depressive episode.
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Physical activity tied to lower depression risk among older adults
“Meeting WHO recommended [physical activity] levels could be recommended ... to prevent the onset of depression.”
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Lay counseling effective for reducing late-life depression
Results showed that 4.4% of participants in the intervention group had a major depressive episode, compared with 14.4% of those in the usual care...