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October 14, 2024

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Mental Health App Could Help Prevent Depression in Young People at High Risk

Oct. 8, 2024 — A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression in young people who are at high risk -- and could be implemented as a cost effective public ...

When Detecting Depression, the Eyes Have It

Sep. 30, 2024 — It has been estimated that nearly 300 million people, or about 4% of the global population, are afflicted by some form of depression. But detecting it can be difficult, particularly when those affected don't (or won't) report negative feelings to ...

Specially Designed Video Games May Benefit Mental Health of Children and Teenagers

Sep. 24, 2024 — Scientists conclude that some video games created as mental health interventions can be helpful -- if modest -- tools in improving the mental well-being of children and teens with anxiety, depression ...

Common Brain Network Detected Among Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury Could Protect Against PTSD

Sep. 24, 2024 — Researchers analyzed 193 patients from the Vietnam Head Injury Study with penetrating traumatic brain injury to determine if the location of shrapnel damage to their brains influenced risk of ...

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Study of Former NFL Players Finds 1 in 3 Believe They Have CTE

Sep. 23, 2024 — A study of nearly 2,000 former NFL players shows one-third believe that they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Those individuals were more likely to report cognitive symptoms, and 25% of ...

Mental Health Concerns Are a Huge Part of Primary Care Practice

Sep. 19, 2024 — An examination of millions of patient visits to primary care physicians shows that mental health concerns are second only to musculoskeletal complaints in everyday care. One in nine patients was ...

Ultra-Low-Dose Ketamine Can Curb Opioid Withdrawal

Sep. 17, 2024 — A pilot study showed that a small amount of ketamine can reduce or eliminate the withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting ...

Wildfire Smoke Exposure Boost Risk of Mental Illness in Youth, Study Suggests

Sep. 12, 2024 — Each additional day of exposure to wildfire smoke and other extreme forms of dirty air boosts risk of mental illness in youth a little more, ...

Anxiety and Depression Linked to Chronic Pain in Children

Sep. 9, 2024 — Young people with chronic pain are three times more likely than their peers to also have clinical anxiety or depression, a new review has ...

COVID-19 Lockdowns Prematurely Aged Teenage Brains, Study Shows

Sep. 9, 2024 — New research has found that lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unusually accelerated brain maturation in adolescents. This maturation was more pronounced in ...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Enhances Brain Circuits to Relieve Depression

Sep. 6, 2024 — Scientists found that certain changes in neural activity predicted which patients would benefit from a type of cognitive behavioral ...

Tracking Depression

Sep. 6, 2024 — Serotonin in depression is highly relevant in diagnosis, treatment, and drug development. To better study this area, a team has now developed a fluorescent probe for imaging processes that is highly ...

Brain Scanning Approach Shows Wiring of Depression

Sep. 4, 2024 — By repeatedly scanning the brains of a small group of patients for a year and a half, researchers have identified a distinct pattern of neuronal interactions that appears to predispose some people to ...

Ketamine Clinics Vary Widely in Pregnancy-Related Safeguards

Sep. 3, 2024 — With ketamine for depression & PTSD growing rapidly in use, but with concerns about potential impact on a fetus, a study shows wide variation in pregnancy testing & contraception guidance at clinics ...

Digital Biomarkers Shedding Light on Seasonality in Mood Disorders

Sep. 25, 2024 — Wrist-based activity sensors worn by individuals with depression and those without over the course of two weeks provided evidence for the relationship between daily sunlight exposure and physical ...

Crucial Insights on Loneliness and Death Ideation Among Older Adults

Aug. 28, 2024 — New research highlights the growing problem of death ideation and the increasing rates of both loneliness and suicidal thoughts among older individuals. The study explores the critical issue of ...

Knowing You Have a Brain Aneurysm May Raise Anxiety Risk, Other Mental Health Conditions

Aug. 26, 2024 — Even if the risk is small, the potential of a debilitating brain vessel rupture may be a psychological burden, finds new ...

Placebos Reduce Stress, Anxiety, Depression -- Even When People Know They Are Placebos

Aug. 23, 2024 — A study found that nondeceptive placebos, or placebos given with people fully knowing they are placebos, effectively manage stress -- even when the placebos are administered ...

Mental Health and Chronic Diabetes Complications Strongly Linked Both Ways

Aug. 22, 2024 — When a person has chronic diabetes complications -- such as heart attack, stroke and nerve damage - they are more likely to have a mental health disorder, and vice versa, according to a study. ...

Just 10 Minutes of Mindfulness Daily Boosts Wellbeing and Fights Depression

Aug. 22, 2024 — New research reveals how short bursts of daily mindfulness can boost wellbeing, combat depression and anxiety, and inspire healthier lifestyle ...

Inflammation During Childhood Linked to Onset of Mental Health Issues in Early Adulthood

Aug. 21, 2024 — Children who have persistently raised inflammation are at a higher risk of experiencing serious mental health disorders including psychosis and depression in early ...

Study of 18 Million People Finds Increased Mental Illnesses Incidence Following Severe COVID-19, Especially in Unvaccinated People

Aug. 21, 2024 — A new study that examined health data on 18 million people reveals higher incidence of mental illnesses for up to a year following severe COVID-19 in unvaccinated ...

Nurses Play Key Role in Addressing Mental Well-Being for People After a Stroke

Aug. 19, 2024 — The latest research indicates that 16% to 85% of people recovering from a stroke experience at least one psychosocial symptom, including depression, anxiety, stress, fatigue and/or decreased quality ...

Alzheimer's Cognitive Decline Predicted by Patient's Age, Sex, and Irregular Heart Rhythm

Aug. 14, 2024 — Older age, female sex, irregular heart rhythms, and daily activity levels can help to predict how much Alzheimer's Disease patients' cognitive function will decline, and how much they will ...

Adding a 9th Psychological Health Metric to Life's Essential 8 Enhances the Cardiovascular Health Construct for Predicting Mortality Risk

Aug. 12, 2024 — A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and ...

Your Best Friend from High School? Here's Why Their Genes Mattered

Aug. 7, 2024 — The genetic makeup of adolescent peers may have long-term consequences for individual risk of drug and alcohol use disorders, depression and anxiety, a groundbreaking study has ...

Study Finds Gaps in Mental Health Care for People With Chronic Pain

July 29, 2024 — A new study found that adults with chronic pain are more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression than people without chronic pain, yet they access mental health care at lower rates ...

New Clues Point Towards How Exercise Reduces Symptoms of Depression

July 29, 2024 — The processes in the brain and body through which physical exercise reduces depressive symptoms have been ...

Stroke Recovery: It's in the Genes

July 24, 2024 — New research has found that specific genes may be related to the trajectory of recovery for stroke survivors, providing doctors insights useful for developing targeted ...

Brain Care Score for Dementia and Stroke Also Predicts Late-Life Depression

July 23, 2024 — Researchers have shown that a higher Brain Care Score is also associated with a lower risk of late-life depression. The findings provide further evidence of shared biological risk factors for stroke, ...

Bipolar Disorder and Alcohol: It's Not as Simple as 'Self-Medication'

July 23, 2024 — Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of 'self medication' to ease bipolar's life-altering symptoms ...

Boosting Fruit Intake During Midlife Can Ward Off Late-Life Blues

July 22, 2024 — In a large Singapore cohort study involving over 13,000 participants spanning close to 20 years, higher consumption of fruits during midlife was found to be associated with lower odds of depressive ...

Your Therapist Wants You to Go Outside

July 18, 2024 — A meta-analysis of existing research shows exposure to nature, even as little as 10 minutes, could benefit those with diagnosed mental ...

Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Have Higher Frequency of Mental Health Symptoms Which Can Precede Memory Problems, Study Finds

July 17, 2024 — Decline in memory and other thinking abilities is the most well-known result of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, many individuals with this condition also experience mental health symptoms ...