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Study reveals rising risk of mental health problems among COVID-19 health care professionals

The daily toll of COVID-19, as measured by new cases and the growing number of deaths, overlooks a shadowy set of casualties: the rising risk of mental health problems among health care professionals working on the frontlines of the pandemic.

12 Jan 2021

Metabolites may be predictive indicators of patients at risk for recurrent major depression

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Dutch scientists, have found that certain metabolites -; small molecules produced by the process of metabolism -; may be predictive indicators for persons at risk for recurrent major depressive disorder.

12 Jan 2021

Clinicians at leading cardiac center report burnout and high levels of distress

More than half the clinicians surveyed at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre reported burnout and high levels of distress according to a series of studies published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal Open.

12 Jan 2021

UW investigators and Talkspace collaborate to study patient experiences with telepsychotherapy

As Americans come to grip with a mental health crisis worsened by the pandemic, smartphone and other digital-health applications are getting more scrutiny.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers demonstrate link between inferior physical fitness and elevated risk of psoriasis

In a major register-based study, scientists at University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now demonstrated a connection between inferior physical fitness in young adults and elevated risk of the autoimmune disease psoriasis. For the male recruits to compulsory military training who were rated as the least fit, the risk of developing psoriasis later was 35 percent higher than for the fittest.

12 Jan 2021

Mindfulness training program could be used to prevent police suicide

The Labpsitec laboratory of the University of Valencia, in collaboration with the H-Policía association has put the effects of a police-specific mindfulness training programme to the test.

12 Jan 2021

Study shows a 25% increase in food insufficiency during COVID-19 pandemic

A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found a 25% increase in food insufficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic. Food insufficiency, the most extreme form of food insecurity, occurs when families do not have enough food to eat.

12 Jan 2021

COVID-19 taking a disproportionate toll on female healthcare workers

Women in the healthcare workforce seem to be suffering stress and burnout in the current pandemic situation, disproportionately when compared to men, suggests a new preprint research paper published on the medRxiv server.

11 Jan 2021

Study aims to halt further isolation of people aging with HIV during COVID-19 pandemic

The School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside, has received a grant aimed at halting further isolation of people aging with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic.

11 Jan 2021

Family history of suicide attempt linked to lower neurocognitive functioning in youth

hildren and adolescents with a family history of suicide attempts have lower executive functioning, shorter attention spans, and poorer language reasoning than those without a family history, according to a new study by researchers from the Lifespan Brain Institute of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.

11 Jan 2021

New machine learning workflows for better prediction of psychosis

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, led by Nikolaos Koutsouleris, combined psychiatric assessments with machine-learning models that analyze clinical and biological data.

11 Jan 2021

Study: Many patients want virtual mental health care even after the pandemic subsides

A year ago, trying to find patients who would agree to see their University of Michigan mental health provider through a video screen felt like pulling teeth.

8 Jan 2021

Study reveals six-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital

More than three quarters of COVID-19 patients have at least one ongoing symptom six months after initially becoming unwell, according to research published in The Lancet.

8 Jan 2021

Mount Sinai launches new center for psychedelics research

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a new center for psychedelics research.

7 Jan 2021

RNA sequencing data reveals three major molecular subtypes of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified three major molecular subtypes of Alzheimer's disease (AD) using data from RNA sequencing.

7 Jan 2021

Study finds associations between functional seizures and psychiatric disorders, stroke

In a large-scale study of electronic health records, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have determined the prevalence of functional seizures and characterized comorbidities associated with them.

7 Jan 2021

Study highlights an important link between dietary fiber intake and depression

Fiber is a commonly recommended part of a healthy diet. That's because it's good for your health in so many ways--from weight management to reducing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and some types of cancer.

6 Jan 2021

Huntington’s disease mutant gene affects brain and body growth in childhood

There is growing evidence to support the hypothesis that there is a neurodevelopmental component to the late-onset neurodegeneration occurring in the brain of huntingtin gene (HTT gene) mutation carriers, and that this increased susceptibility to brain cell death begins during childhood.

6 Jan 2021

Children’s hospitals grapple with wave of mental illness

Krissy Williams, 15, had attempted suicide before, but never with pills.

6 Jan 2021

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may protect patients against depressive relapse

Findings from a recent study of individuals with depression suggest that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can improve how patients feel about themselves in difficult situations in ways that may help protect against relapse of depressive symptoms.

6 Jan 2021

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Study reveals rising risk of mental health problems among COVID-19 health care professionals

Metabolites may be predictive indicators of patients at risk for recurrent major depression

Clinicians at leading cardiac center report burnout and high levels of distress

UW investigators and Talkspace collaborate to study patient experiences with telepsychotherapy

Researchers demonstrate link between inferior physical fitness and elevated risk of psoriasis

Mindfulness training program could be used to prevent police suicide

Study shows a 25% increase in food insufficiency during COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 taking a disproportionate toll on female healthcare workers

Study aims to halt further isolation of people aging with HIV during COVID-19 pandemic

Family history of suicide attempt linked to lower neurocognitive functioning in youth

New machine learning workflows for better prediction of psychosis

Study: Many patients want virtual mental health care even after the pandemic subsides

Study reveals six-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital

Mount Sinai launches new center for psychedelics research

RNA sequencing data reveals three major molecular subtypes of Alzheimer's disease

Study finds associations between functional seizures and psychiatric disorders, stroke

Study highlights an important link between dietary fiber intake and depression

Huntington’s disease mutant gene affects brain and body growth in childhood

Children’s hospitals grapple with wave of mental illness

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may protect patients against depressive relapse

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