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Study finds link between pandemic-related income loss, financial strain and depression

Researchers have found an independent association between COVID-19-related income loss and financial strain and depression, according to the latest study from the COVID-19 Resilience Project, run by the Lifespan Brain Institute of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine.

6 May 2021

Mental health may influence a person's recovery after heart attack

Young and middle-aged adults who reported severe psychological distress--such as depression or anxiety--after suffering a heart attack were more than twice as likely to suffer a second cardiac event within five years compared with those experiencing only mild distress, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 70th Annual Scientific Session.

6 May 2021

Experts debate on the true incidence and overdiagnosis of PTSD

Some clinicians are concerned that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis has risen throughout Western society since the late 1980s. Is this correct? And if so, has the true incidence of PTSD really spiralled out of control, or has it simply become overdiagnosed?

6 May 2021

ICU survivors have increased risk of suicide and self-harm, study finds

Admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with a small increased risk of future suicide or self-harm after discharge compared with non-ICU hospital admissions, finds a study published in The BMJ today.

6 May 2021

Many cancer patients are experiencing loneliness and social isolation during COVID-19 pandemic

Loneliness and social isolation, which can have negative effects on health and longevity, are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than half of surveyed adults with cancer have been experiencing loneliness in recent months, according to a study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

6 May 2021

Majority of Black Canadians show severe depressive symptoms, study finds

The first mental health study of Black communities in Canada has found the majority of Black Canadians display severe depressive symptoms - women, even more so - with racial discrimination confirming the appearance of these signs for nearly all.

5 May 2021

UIC researcher finds potential new way to treat chronic migraine

By discovering a potential new cellular mechanism for migraines, researchers may have also found a new way to treat chronic migraine.

5 May 2021

Brain thinning in youth associated with psychosis

Subtle differences in the shape of the brain that are present in adolescence are associated with the development of psychosis, according to an international team led by neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

5 May 2021

Understanding body clock gene networks could help turn early birds into night owls or vice versa

How body clocks work could lead to science that can turn an early bird into a night owl or vice versa as well as other advances, like helping crops grow all year long.

4 May 2021

$Mild depression may predict postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing hip fracture repair$

Mild depression may predict postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing hip fracture repair

Screening for even mild depressive symptoms before hip fracture repair may be helpful in predicting which patients are at higher risk of developing delirium after emergency surgery, according to results of a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine.

4 May 2021

Neuroimaging technology used to study how brain stimulation works for treatment of depression

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, was FDA approved in 2008 as a safe and effective noninvasive treatment for severe depression resistant to antidepressant medications. A small coil positioned near the scalp generates repetitive, pulsed magnetic waves that pass through the skull and stimulate brain cells to relieve symptoms of depression.

4 May 2021

Pioneering neural recordings lay the groundwork for personalized Parkinson's treatments

Pioneering neural recordings in patients with Parkinson's disease by UC San Francisco scientists lays the groundwork for personalized brain stimulation to treat Parkinson's and other neurological disorders.

4 May 2021

Partners to people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder also meet diagnostic criteria for mental disorder

Almost half of the parents who have children together with a parent with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, are themselves burdened by psychological issues. This can affect family life and the children. This is shown in the research result from the major Danish psychiatry project iPSYCH.

4 May 2021

A primary care physician for every American, science panel urges

The federal government must aggressively bolster primary care and connect more Americans with a dedicated source of care, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warn in a major report that sounds the alarm about an endangered foundation of the U.S. health system.

4 May 2021

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Study finds link between pandemic-related income loss, financial strain and depression

Mental health may influence a person's recovery after heart attack

Experts debate on the true incidence and overdiagnosis of PTSD

ICU survivors have increased risk of suicide and self-harm, study finds

Many cancer patients are experiencing loneliness and social isolation during COVID-19 pandemic

Majority of Black Canadians show severe depressive symptoms, study finds

UIC researcher finds potential new way to treat chronic migraine

Brain thinning in youth associated with psychosis

Understanding body clock gene networks could help turn early birds into night owls or vice versa

Mild depression may predict postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing hip fracture repair

Neuroimaging technology used to study how brain stimulation works for treatment of depression

Pioneering neural recordings lay the groundwork for personalized Parkinson's treatments

Partners to people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder also meet diagnostic criteria for mental disorder

A primary care physician for every American, science panel urges

Critical care nurses in poor physical and mental health report more medical errors

Real-life social support linked to better overall mental health

Study underscores the importance of mental health screening in adolescents with hearing loss

Uncertainty during first COVID-19 lockdown had negative impact on mental health

Social cognition may exert a central role in the daily lives of MS patients

Disparities exist in colorectal cancer screenings, study finds

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