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More than 30 experts question validity of serotonin/depression study
The authors of the review article stand by their conclusion.
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Agency issues advisory on mental health symptoms of long COVID
This advisory helps to raise awareness, especially among primary care practitioners and clinicians who are often the ones treating patients with...
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Final USPSTF recommendations on anxiety, depression, suicide risk
The authors of an accompanying editorial note that a positive screen result for anxiety “should be immediately followed with clinical evaluation...
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Depression drives metabolic syndrome
The association between baseline depression and development of metabolic syndrome was strongest for those with severe depression.
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Concomitant med use may explain poor antidepressant response
“Many widely prescribed medications ... are associated with depression side effects,” said Dr. Mark Olfson.
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Burnout threatens primary care workforce and doctors’ mental health
“Resiliency is a cringe word for me. In medicine, we’re just expected to be resilient 24/7. I don’t love that culture.”
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Alcohol dependence in teens tied to subsequent depression
There was no evidence that frequency or quantity of alcohol consumption at age 18 was significantly associated with depression at age 24.
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U.S. psychiatrist shortage causing months-long wait times
Telepsychiatry is a potential solution to provider shortages and geographic barriers but does not resolve the shortage of psychiatric outpatient...
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Higher buprenorphine doses help OUD patients stay in treatment
Opioid users stick around when they get more withdrawal relief, addiction clinic finds.
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Peak seasons, times for suicidal thoughts, attempts identified
“Most people incorrectly assume that suicide behaviours peak in winter and are surprised, as I was, when learning about this phenomenon, that...